40 Best colleges for International Business in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in International Business. A graph of 364K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 40 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. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For International Business

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For International Business

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. University of California - Davis

Davis

For International Business

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For International Business

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For International Business

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For International Business

#43 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For International Business

#48 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For International Business

#57 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

9. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For International Business

#77 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For International Business

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

11. University of San Diego

San Diego

For International Business

#126 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For International Business

#127 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For International Business

#128 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For International Business

#130 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

15. Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

For International Business

#151 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

16. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Business

#164 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

17. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For International Business

#166 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

18. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For International Business

#173 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

19. San Jose State University

San Jose

For International Business

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

20. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Business

#203 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For International Business

#204 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

22. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For International Business

#213 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For International Business

#217 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

24. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For International Business

#228 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For International Business

#230 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

26. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For International Business

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

27. Chapman University

Orange

For International Business

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

28. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For International Business

#251 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

29. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For International Business

#258 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

30. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For International Business

#267 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

31. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For International Business

#294 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

32. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For International Business

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

33. Pomona College

Claremont

For International Business

#301 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

34. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For International Business

#307 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For International Business

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

36. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Business

#317 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

37. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For International Business

#318 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

38. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For International Business

#327 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

39. University of the West

Rosemead

For International Business

#332 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

40. University of California - Merced

Merced

For International Business

#333 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

Closest to California states to learn International Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	55
Utah	3	84
Washington	4	32
Colorado	5	38
Nebraska	3	105
Kansas	4	78
Texas	19	33
Oklahoma	3	67
Iowa	3	41
Missouri	7	70
Louisiana	4	94
Wisconsin	4	21
Illinois	15	8
Mississippi	4	122
Indiana	7	40
Michigan	9	4
Tennessee	5	58
Alabama	3	96
Kentucky	4	61
Ohio	13	37
Georgia	7	39
South Carolina	4	42
North Carolina	13	17
Virginia	10	30
Pennsylvania	14	7
Florida	12	45
District of Columbia	6	12
Maryland	9	15
New York	29	3
New Jersey	7	11
Vermont	3	186
Connecticut	6	6
Massachusetts	20	2
New Hampshire	3	23
Rhode Island	4	107
Maine	3	236

Closest to California states to learn International Business

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