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 152K citations received by 2.93K 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
- $17,998
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
4. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
5. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,564
- Enrollment
- 19,764
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
8. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $11,311
- Enrollment
- 36,062
9. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $10,441
- Enrollment
- 26,848
10. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $49,651
11. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $11,498
- Enrollment
- 23,908
12. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
13. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,732
- Enrollment
- 26,068
14. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $5,459
- Enrollment
- 39,241
15. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,600
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
16. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $52,216
17. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $44,104
18. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Net Price
- $54,471
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,575
Closest to California states to learn Entrepreneurship
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 110 |
| Utah | 3 | 58 |
| Arizona | 3 | 26 |
| Washington | 3 | 32 |
| Colorado | 4 | 41 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 72 |
| Kansas | 2 | 123 |
| Texas | 14 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 47 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 12 |
| Missouri | 4 | 49 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 22 |
| Illinois | 11 | 35 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 62 |
| Indiana | 6 | 7 |
| Michigan | 6 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 84 |
| Alabama | 2 | 63 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 59 |
| Ohio | 7 | 11 |
| Georgia | 6 | 14 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 71 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 17 |
| Virginia | 8 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 8 |
| Florida | 11 | 37 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 15 |
| Maryland | 6 | 10 |
| New York | 14 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 46 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 61 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 1 |