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

For Game Design and Development

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

2. University of Southern California

For Game Design and Development

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

3. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Game Design and Development

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Game Design and Development

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Game Design and Development

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

6. University of California - Irvine

For Game Design and Development

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

7. University of California-San Diego

For Game Design and Development

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

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Game Design and Development

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

9. Naval Postgraduate School

For Game Design and Development

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

10. University of California - Davis

For Game Design and Development

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

11. San Diego State University

For Game Design and Development

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

For Game Design and Development

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

13. California Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

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

14. San Jose State University

For Game Design and Development

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

15. University of California - Merced

For Game Design and Development

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

16. Palo Alto University

For Game Design and Development

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Game Design and Development

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 United States Flag 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