16 Best colleges for Game Design and Development in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 191K citations received by 4.72K academic papers made by 16 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 Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
3. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,732
- Enrollment
- 26,068
4. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
5. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
7. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
8. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,564
- Enrollment
- 19,764
9. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,600
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
10. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $5,459
- Enrollment
- 39,241
11. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
12. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,126
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
13. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $23,397
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
- Average Aid
- $60,201
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $11,311
- Enrollment
- 36,062
15. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $24,868
- Enrollment
- 9,147
16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $12,707
- Enrollment
- 22,485
Closest to California states to learn Game Design and Development
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 145 |
| Utah | 3 | 39 |
| Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Colorado | 4 | 86 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 100 |
| Kansas | 2 | 147 |
| Texas | 14 | 29 |
| Missouri | 3 | 40 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 113 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 97 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 16 |
| Illinois | 7 | 11 |
| Indiana | 5 | 12 |
| Michigan | 5 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 49 |
| Alabama | 3 | 87 |
| Ohio | 8 | 43 |
| Georgia | 5 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 |
| Virginia | 5 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 9 |
| Florida | 10 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 74 |
| Maryland | 5 | 30 |
| New York | 12 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 14 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 45 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 8 |