100 Best colleges for Economics in California, US

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 102 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 Economics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

4. University of Southern California

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

5. University of California-San Diego

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

6. University of California - Davis

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

7. University of California - San Francisco

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

8. University of California - Irvine

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

10. California Institute of Technology

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

12. University of California - Riverside

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

13. San Diego State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

14. Santa Clara University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,469

15. San Jose State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

16. California State University - Fullerton

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$9,215
Enrollment
40,738

17. San Francisco State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,586
Enrollment
26,899

19. Naval Postgraduate School

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

21. Loyola Marymount University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$40,180

22. University of San Francisco

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,825

23. Claremont Graduate University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,953
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

24. California State University - Northridge

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,882
Enrollment
40,108

25. California State University - Los Angeles

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,909
Enrollment
27,513

26. University of San Diego

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$34,155
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$34,413

27. Chapman University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,451

28. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$5,988
Enrollment
22,231

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,769
Enrollment
32,498

30. Claremont McKenna College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,663

31. California State University - Fresno

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,314
Enrollment
25,047

32. University of California - Merced

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$21,623
Enrollment
9,093

33. Pepperdine University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$40,945

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,025
Enrollment
29,456

35. California State University - San Bernardino

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,157
Enrollment
19,514

36. Loma Linda University

For Economics

Enrollment
4,390
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

37. Humboldt State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$9,716
Enrollment
5,908

38. California State University - Chico

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$8,691
Enrollment
15,702

39. University of the Pacific

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$21,311

40. Palo Alto University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,149
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1975

41. Pomona College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,000

42. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,180
Enrollment
17,837

43. California State University - San Marcos

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,298
Enrollment
16,255

44. California State University - East Bay

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$8,540
Enrollment
15,189

45. Sonoma State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,547
Enrollment
7,371

46. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,425
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

47. Occidental College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,047

48. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$26,470
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$10,193

49. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$9,097
Enrollment
7,503

50. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

51. Mills College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1396
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,283

52. University of Redlands

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$21,578

53. California State University - Bakersfield

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,725
Enrollment
10,972

54. University of the West

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,225
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$5,975

55. Western University of Health Sciences

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,788
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

56. Saint Mary's College of California

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$25,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,096

57. Azusa Pacific University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1116
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,112

58. Harvey Mudd College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,838

59. Fielding Graduate University

For Economics

Enrollment
1,146
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1974

60. California State University Maritime Academy

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$7,663
Enrollment
925

61. West Los Angeles College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$6,319
Enrollment
9,481

62. California State University - Stanislaus

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,785
Enrollment
10,481

63. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
132
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1970

64. California Western School of Law

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
758
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1924

65. Whittier College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$22,091

66. Pitzer College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$19,153
Receiving Aid
48%
Average Aid
$39,399

67. University of La Verne

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,538

68. California State University - Channel Islands

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,261
Enrollment
6,966

70. Scripps College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,770

71. Biola University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1226
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,123

72. Touro University California

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,248
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1997

73. Antioch University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Enrollment
815
Male:Female
26:74

74. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1969

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Economics

Enrollment
2,191
Male:Female
52:48

76. Keck Graduate Institute

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
573
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

77. Dominican University of California

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1169
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$45,001

78. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
61%
Net Price
$48,752
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$6,934

79. Saybrook University

For Economics

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1971

80. Graduate Theological Union

For Economics

#1000 in North America
Enrollment
194
Male:Female
50:50

81. Northcentral University

For Economics

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
12,648
Male:Female
24:76

82. Soka University of America

For Economics

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1303
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$10,586

83. California Lutheran University

For Economics

#1019 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,065

84. United States University

For Economics

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

85. Trident University International

For Economics

#1025 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

86. Samuel Merritt University

For Economics

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
2,048
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1909

87. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Economics

#1042 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
1,833
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1968

88. Menlo College

For Economics

#1048 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$35,658
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$29,409

89. California Baptist University

For Economics

#1092 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$23,494
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,083

90. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Economics

#1094 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$34,851

91. Southwestern Law School

For Economics

#1095 in North America
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
952
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1911

92. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Economics

#1100 in North America
Acceptance Rate
37%
Net Price
$33,638
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,389

93. Woodbury University

For Economics

#1105 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,293
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,275

94. Ashford University

For Economics

#1128 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,585
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$4,803

95. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Economics

#1157 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,427

96. La Sierra University

For Economics

#1249 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,230

97. Master's University and Seminary

For Economics

#1269 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Net Price
$30,748
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$12,713

98. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Economics

#1279 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
729
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1904

99. Westmont College

For Economics

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,554

100. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Economics

#1286 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,273
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$2,117

Closest to California states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 146
Oregon 17 93
Utah 10 52
Arizona 7 29
Idaho 6 230
Washington 19 8
Colorado 17 62
New Mexico 6 99
Montana 4 192
Nebraska 10 94
South Dakota 8 323
Kansas 10 75
Texas 66 23
Oklahoma 14 100
North Dakota 5 134
Minnesota 25 18
Iowa 19 45
Missouri 27 48
Arkansas 15 160
Louisiana 22 91
Wisconsin 30 13
Illinois 54 6
Mississippi 11 172
Indiana 25 41
Michigan 26 2
Tennessee 27 44
Alabama 20 84
Kentucky 20 68
Ohio 50 15
Georgia 34 43
West Virginia 12 111
South Carolina 21 63
North Carolina 36 17
Virginia 37 35
Alaska 4 283
Pennsylvania 91 5
Florida 39 30
District of Columbia 8 42
Maryland 25 24
New York 115 7
New Jersey 21 19
Vermont 7 135
Hawaii 6 118
Connecticut 20 10
Massachusetts 60 1
New Hampshire 10 65
Rhode Island 9 67
Maine 9 238
Puerto Rico 9 571