18 Best colleges for Entrepreneurship in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 159K citations received by 2.97K academic papers made by 18 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
4. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
5. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
- Average Aid
- $22,774
- Enrollment
- 19,938
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
8. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $12,353
- Enrollment
- 37,661
9. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $53,883
10. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $11,833
- Enrollment
- 27,636
11. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $12,996
- Enrollment
- 22,563
12. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
13. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $24,695
- Enrollment
- 26,133
14. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Average Aid
- $12,053
- Enrollment
- 41,137
15. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,441
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
16. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $66,585
17. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $59,926
18. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $45,443
Closest to California states to learn Entrepreneurship
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 109 |
| Utah | 3 | 60 |
| Arizona | 3 | 23 |
| Washington | 3 | 33 |
| Colorado | 4 | 43 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 74 |
| Kansas | 2 | 124 |
| Texas | 14 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 46 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 11 |
| Missouri | 4 | 48 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 22 |
| Illinois | 11 | 35 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 62 |
| Indiana | 6 | 7 |
| Michigan | 6 | 28 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 85 |
| Alabama | 3 | 63 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 59 |
| Ohio | 7 | 12 |
| Georgia | 6 | 15 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 72 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 17 |
| Virginia | 8 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 8 |
| Florida | 11 | 37 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 14 |
| Maryland | 6 | 10 |
| New York | 14 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 44 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 61 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 1 |