100 Best colleges for Economics in California, US

For Economics

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

4. University of Southern California

For Economics

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Economics

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Economics

#34 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

7. University of California - San Francisco

For Economics

#36 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Economics

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Economics

#51 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Economics

#80 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Economics

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Economics

#110 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

13. San Diego State University

For Economics

#122 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Economics

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

15. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Economics

#174 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Economics

#177 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Economics

#191 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

18. San Francisco State University

For Economics

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Economics

#210 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

20. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Economics

#213 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

21. University of San Francisco

For Economics

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

22. Loyola Marymount University

For Economics

#235 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

23. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Economics

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

24. University of San Diego

For Economics

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

25. California State University - Northridge

For Economics

#256 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

26. Claremont Graduate University

For Economics

#261 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

27. Chapman University

Orange

For Economics

#267 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

28. California State University - Los Angeles

For Economics

#269 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

29. Claremont McKenna College

For Economics

#297 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

30. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Economics

#300 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

31. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Economics

#307 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

32. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Economics

#310 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

33. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Economics

#323 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

34. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Economics

#325 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

35. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Economics

#326 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

36. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Economics

#340 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

37. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Economics

#362 in the United States

#402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

38. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Economics

#373 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

39. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Economics

#409 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

40. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Economics

#413 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

41. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Economics

#419 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

42. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Economics

#439 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

43. Pomona College

For Economics

#441 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

44. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Economics

#463 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

45. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Economics

#487 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

46. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Economics

#494 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

47. Occidental College

For Economics

#506 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Economics

#508 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Economics

#524 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

50. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Economics

#526 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

51. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Economics

#536 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

52. Mills College

Oakland

For Economics

#545 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

53. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Economics

#547 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

54. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Economics

#556 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

55. University of the West

Rosemead

For Economics

#597 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

56. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Economics

#611 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

57. Harvey Mudd College

For Economics

#614 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

58. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Economics

#620 in the United States

#678 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

59. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Economics

#626 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

60. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Economics

#627 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

61. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Economics

#638 in the United States

#696 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

62. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Economics

#643 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 126
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

63. Whittier College

Whittier

For Economics

#716 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,368

64. Scripps College

For Economics

#731 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,923

65. Pitzer College

For Economics

#736 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $39,809
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $39,594

66. California Western School of Law

For Economics

#737 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

67. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Economics

#746 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

68. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Economics

#754 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

69. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Economics

#773 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $49,907

70. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Economics

#783 in the United States

#853 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

71. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Economics

#787 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1997

72. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Economics

#792 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,412
Enrollment: 6,128

73. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Economics

#860 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

74. Keck Graduate Institute

For Economics

#873 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Economics

#877 in the United States

#947 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

76. Antioch University

Culver

For Economics

#886 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 867
Male:Female: 26:74

77. Brandman University

Irvine

For Economics

#895 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,346
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $1,878

78. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Economics

#897 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

79. Biola University

La Mirada

For Economics

#905 in the United States

#976 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,522

80. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Economics

#911 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

81. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Economics

#919 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 271
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1969

82. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Economics

#924 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,911
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1909

83. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Economics

#930 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

84. Menlo College

Atherton

For Economics

#948 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $29,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,632

85. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Economics

#949 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Enrollment: 1,013
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

86. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Economics

#953 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

87. Trident University International

Cypress

For Economics

#974 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

88. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Economics

#984 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

89. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Economics

#995 in the United States

#1067 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

90. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Economics

#998 in the United States

#1070 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $24,279
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,914

91. Southwestern Law School

For Economics

#1021 in the United States

#1094 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 927
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Economics

#1027 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,304
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,757

93. Ashford University

For Economics

#1045 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,104
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,121

94. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Economics

#1053 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,182
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $23,816

95. Northcentral University

For Economics

#1054 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Enrollment: 11,578
Male:Female: 24:76

96. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Economics

#1127 in the United States

#1202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $25,076
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,867

97. United States University