35 Best colleges for Marketing in California, US

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 609K citations received by 7.33K academic papers made by 35 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 Marketing

#14 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Marketing

#18 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Marketing

#30 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Marketing

#36 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

5. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Marketing

#71 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Marketing

#74 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

7. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Marketing

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 72%

8. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Marketing

#120 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 78%

9. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Marketing

#133 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

10. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Marketing

#135 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,284

11. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Marketing

#141 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 61%

12. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Marketing

#156 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

13. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Marketing

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

14. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Marketing

#178 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 78%

15. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Marketing

#184 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $48,758

16. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Marketing

#194 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

17. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Marketing

#195 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $42,801

18. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Marketing

#196 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Marketing

#210 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

20. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Marketing

#216 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

21. Chapman University

Orange

For Marketing

#235 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,327

22. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Marketing

#237 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 73%

23. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Marketing

#240 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Marketing

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 85%

25. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Marketing

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

26. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Marketing

#257 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $46,550

27. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Marketing

#258 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Net Price: $37,547
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $33,074

28. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Marketing

#272 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 67%

29. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Marketing

#274 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 87%

30. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Marketing

#284 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 74%

31. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Marketing

#288 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

32. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Marketing

#294 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 89%

33. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Marketing

#302 in the United States

#337 in North America

Enrollment: 2,866
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

34. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Marketing

#318 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 83%

35. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Marketing

#335 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,780

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	3	94
Utah	4	77
Arizona	4	4
Idaho	2	197
Washington	6	23
Colorado	7	51
Nebraska	3	84
Kansas	3	60
Texas	19	6
Oklahoma	3	49
Minnesota	5	5
Iowa	4	17
Missouri	7	41
Arkansas	3	52
Louisiana	7	73
Wisconsin	8	27
Illinois	14	11
Mississippi	4	91
Indiana	7	12
Michigan	8	3
Tennessee	8	29
Alabama	7	63
Kentucky	4	59
Ohio	14	20
Georgia	8	38
South Carolina	3	34
North Carolina	13	21
Virginia	9	22
Pennsylvania	17	2
Florida	16	26
District of Columbia	5	56
Maryland	8	16
New York	19	10
New Jersey	10	33
Connecticut	7	50
Massachusetts	15	1
Rhode Island	4	164

35 Best colleges for Marketing in California, US

1. University of California - Berkeley

2. Stanford University

3. University of Southern California

4. University of California - Los Angeles

5. University of California - Davis

6. University of California - Irvine

7. San Jose State University

8. San Francisco State University

9. University of California-San Diego

10. Santa Clara University

11. San Diego State University

12. California State University - Fullerton

13. California State University - Long Beach

14. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

15. Loyola Marymount University

16. University of California - Riverside

17. University of San Francisco

18. University of California - San Francisco

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

20. University of California - Santa Barbara

21. Chapman University

22. Sonoma State University

23. Alliant International University - San Diego

24. California State University - Sacramento

25. Claremont Graduate University

26. Pepperdine University

27. University of San Diego

28. University of California - Santa Cruz

29. California State University - Northridge

30. California State University - Chico

31. California State University - Fresno

32. California State University - San Bernardino

33. Naval Postgraduate School

34. California State University - San Marcos

35. University of the Pacific

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