17 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 133K citations received by 4.17K academic papers made by 17 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
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
2. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
3. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
4. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
5. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
6. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
7. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
8. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
9. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,670
- Male:Female
- 78:22
- Founded
- 1909
10. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
11. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
12. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
13. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $9,210
- Enrollment
- 35,751
15. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $25,868
- Enrollment
- 9,103
16. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,129
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1975
17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $10,065
- Enrollment
- 22,000
Closest to California states to learn Game Design and Development
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 140 |
| Utah | 3 | 36 |
| Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Colorado | 4 | 88 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 102 |
| Kansas | 3 | 134 |
| Texas | 14 | 25 |
| Missouri | 3 | 48 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 100 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 104 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 13 |
| Illinois | 7 | 11 |
| Indiana | 5 | 32 |
| Michigan | 6 | 17 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 44 |
| Alabama | 3 | 95 |
| Ohio | 8 | 43 |
| Georgia | 5 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 9 |
| Virginia | 5 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 7 |
| Florida | 8 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 75 |
| Maryland | 5 | 28 |
| New York | 12 | 16 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 18 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 40 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 45 |