18 Best colleges for Risk Management in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Risk Management. A graph of 230K citations received by 4.13K 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

Stanford

For Risk Management

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Risk Management

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Risk Management

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Risk Management

#25 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Risk Management

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Risk Management

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Risk Management

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

8. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Risk Management

#56 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Risk Management

#68 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

10. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Risk Management

#109 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Risk Management

#122 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

12. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Risk Management

#146 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

13. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Risk Management

#152 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Risk Management

#153 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. Chapman University

Orange

For Risk Management

#168 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

16. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Risk Management

#171 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

17. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Risk Management

#174 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

18. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Risk Management

#185 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

Closest to California states to learn Risk Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	3	86
Utah	3	53
Arizona	2	28
Washington	3	23
Colorado	5	37
Texas	14	21
Oklahoma	2	78
Missouri	3	62
Louisiana	3	76
Wisconsin	3	15
Illinois	10	6
Indiana	4	34
Michigan	3	13
Tennessee	3	50
Alabama	2	117
Ohio	9	20
Georgia	5	29
South Carolina	3	54
North Carolina	7	10
Virginia	8	33
Pennsylvania	9	5
Florida	8	11
District of Columbia	3	57
Maryland	3	14
New York	14	1
New Jersey	5	18
Connecticut	3	27
Massachusetts	13	7

Closest to California states to learn Risk Management

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