100 Best colleges for Economics in California, US

For Economics

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of Southern California

For Economics

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

5. University of California-San Diego

For Economics

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Economics

#34 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

7. University of California - San Francisco

For Economics

#36 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Economics

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Economics

#59 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Economics

#79 in the United States

#92 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Economics

#89 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Economics

#107 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

13. San Diego State University

For Economics

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Economics

#166 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Economics

#167 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Economics

#181 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Economics

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Economics

#194 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

19. San Francisco State University

For Economics

#200 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

20. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Economics

#221 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

21. University of San Francisco

For Economics

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

22. Loyola Marymount University

For Economics

#243 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

23. Claremont Graduate University

For Economics

#252 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

24. University of San Diego

For Economics

#255 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Economics

#256 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

26. California State University - Northridge

For Economics

#260 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

27. Pomona College

For Economics

#264 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

28. Chapman University

Orange

For Economics

#265 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

29. California State University - Los Angeles

For Economics

#276 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

30. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Economics

#284 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

31. Claremont McKenna College

For Economics

#290 in the United States

#325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,895

32. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Economics

#303 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

33. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Economics

#309 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

34. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Economics

#310 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

35. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Economics

#311 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

36. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Economics

#316 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

37. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Economics

#322 in the United States

#358 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

38. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Economics

#369 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

39. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Economics

#371 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

40. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Economics

#413 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

41. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Economics

#423 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

42. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Economics

#431 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

43. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Economics

#449 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

44. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Economics

#462 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

45. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Economics

#470 in the United States

#518 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

46. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Economics

#479 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

47. Occidental College

For Economics

#498 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Economics

#506 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 3,098
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1901

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Economics

#509 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

50. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Economics

#525 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

51. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Economics

#542 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

52. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Economics

#555 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

53. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Economics

#560 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

54. Mills College

Oakland

For Economics

#562 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

55. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Economics

#568 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

56. University of the West

Rosemead

For Economics

#571 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

57. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Economics

#573 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

58. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Economics

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

59. Harvey Mudd College

For Economics

#635 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

60. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Economics

#640 in the United States

#701 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

61. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Economics

#648 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

62. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Economics

#653 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

63. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Economics

#706 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

64. Scripps College

For Economics

#716 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

65. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Economics

#719 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

66. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Economics

#732 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $37,456
Receiving Aid: 100%

67. Pitzer College

For Economics

#734 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $34,979
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $51,487

68. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Economics

#740 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $5,857
Enrollment: 9,255

69. Whittier College

Whittier

For Economics

#753 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,101
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,176

70. California Western School of Law

For Economics

#768 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

71. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Economics

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

72. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Economics

#800 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1997

73. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Economics

#807 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

74. Biola University

La Mirada

For Economics

#808 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Economics

#817 in the United States

#887 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

76. Antioch University

Culver

For Economics

#835 in the United States

#905 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 910
Male:Female: 32:68

77. Menlo College

Atherton

For Economics

#851 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $32,563
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,174

78. United States University

For Economics

#852 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

79. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Economics

#858 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 262
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1969

80. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Economics

#869 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

81. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Economics

#873 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

82. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Economics

#879 in the United States

#950 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

83. Trident University International

Cypress

For Economics

#899 in the United States

#970 in North America

Net Price: $13,916
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $4,188

84. Brandman University

Irvine

For Economics

#902 in the United States

#973 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,346
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $3,616

85. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Economics

#917 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,774

86. Ashford University

For Economics

#927 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

87. Keck Graduate Institute

For Economics

#931 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 622
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1997

88. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Economics

#958 in the United States

#1030 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

89. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Economics

#961 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

90. Northcentral University

For Economics

#964 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

91. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Economics

#965 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

92. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Economics

#971 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,926
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1909

93. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Economics

#973 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

94. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Economics

#1003 in the United States

#1077 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $23,286
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,847

95. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Economics

#1027 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

96. Southwestern Law School