94 Best colleges for Development Studies in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 4.56M citations received by 149K academic papers made by 94 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 Development Studies

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Development Studies

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Development Studies

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

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Development Studies

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

5. University of Southern California

For Development Studies

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

6. University of California-San Diego

For Development Studies

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Development Studies

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Development Studies

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Development Studies

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

10. San Diego State University

For Development Studies

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Development Studies

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Development Studies

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

13. California Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

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

14. John F. Kennedy University

For Development Studies

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

15. California State University - Long Beach

For Development Studies

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

16. San Jose State University

For Development Studies

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

17. San Francisco State University

For Development Studies

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

For Development Studies

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

19. University of San Francisco

For Development Studies

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

20. Claremont Graduate University

For Development Studies

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

21. California State University - Los Angeles

For Development Studies

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

22. California State University - Northridge

For Development Studies

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

23. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Development Studies

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

24. Santa Clara University

For Development Studies

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

25. Loma Linda University

For Development Studies

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

26. Naval Postgraduate School

For Development Studies

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

27. University of San Diego

For Development Studies

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

For Development Studies

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

29. California State University - Fresno

For Development Studies

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

30. Palo Alto University

For Development Studies

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

31. California State University - San Bernardino

For Development Studies

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

32. Loyola Marymount University

For Development Studies

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

33. Chapman University

For Development Studies

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

34. University of California - Merced

For Development Studies

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

35. California State University - Chico

For Development Studies

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

36. Pepperdine University

For Development Studies

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

37. Humboldt State University

For Development Studies

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

38. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Development Studies

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

39. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Development Studies

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

40. University of the Pacific

For Development Studies

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

41. Western University of Health Sciences

For Development Studies

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

42. Claremont McKenna College

For Development Studies

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

43. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Development Studies

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

44. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Development Studies

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

45. California State University - San Marcos

For Development Studies

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

46. Sonoma State University

For Development Studies

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

47. Pomona College

For Development Studies

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

48. California State University - East Bay

For Development Studies

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

49. Occidental College

For Development Studies

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

50. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Development Studies

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

51. Azusa Pacific University

For Development Studies

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

52. Mills College

For Development Studies

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

53. California State University - Bakersfield

For Development Studies

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

54. Fielding Graduate University

For Development Studies

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

55. University of the West

For Development Studies

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

56. Harvey Mudd College

For Development Studies

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

57. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Development Studies

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

58. Saint Mary's College of California

For Development Studies

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

59. California State University - Stanislaus

For Development Studies

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

60. University of Redlands

For Development Studies

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

61. Touro University California

For Development Studies

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

62. West Los Angeles College

For Development Studies

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

63. Dominican University of California

For Development Studies

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

64. California State University - Channel Islands

For Development Studies

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

65. Pitzer College

For Development Studies

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

66. Whittier College

For Development Studies

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

67. California Western School of Law

For Development Studies

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

68. California State University Maritime Academy

For Development Studies

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

69. Samuel Merritt University

For Development Studies

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

70. University of La Verne

For Development Studies

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

71. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Development Studies

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

72. Biola University

For Development Studies

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

73. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Development Studies

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

74. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Development Studies

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

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Development Studies

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

76. Antioch University

For Development Studies

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

77. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Development Studies

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

78. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Development Studies

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

79. Brandman University

For Development Studies

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

80. Soka University of America

For Development Studies

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

81. California Lutheran University

For Development Studies

#1019 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

82. Scripps College

For Development Studies

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

83. Northcentral University

For Development Studies

#1047 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

84. Trident University International

For Development Studies

#1054 in North America
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

85. Keck Graduate Institute

For Development Studies

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

86. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Development Studies

#1096 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

87. Saybrook University

For Development Studies

#1099 in North America
Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

88. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Development Studies

#1117 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

89. California Baptist University

For Development Studies

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

90. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Development Studies

#1148 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,273
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$2,117

91. Ashford University

For Development Studies

#1153 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

92. Woodbury University

For Development Studies

#1157 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

93. West Coast University - Orange County

For Development Studies

#1167 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,933
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$7,762

94. Master's University and Seminary

For Development Studies

#1197 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

Closest to California states to learn Development Studies

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 144
Oregon 17 64
Utah 9 43
Arizona 6 28
Idaho 4 226
Washington 20 4
Colorado 17 47
New Mexico 6 89
Montana 4 182
Nebraska 7 97
South Dakota 8 326
Kansas 9 75
Texas 63 25
Oklahoma 12 112
North Dakota 5 229
Minnesota 23 12
Iowa 14 42
Missouri 23 46
Arkansas 10 143
Louisiana 18 92
Wisconsin 28 13
Illinois 52 14
Mississippi 10 190
Indiana 25 59
Michigan 24 2
Tennessee 23 38
Alabama 18 65
Kentucky 18 53
Ohio 44 18
Georgia 32 35
West Virginia 9 103
South Carolina 20 61
North Carolina 30 11
Virginia 29 41
Alaska 3 310
Pennsylvania 78 8
Florida 36 31
District of Columbia 8 40
Maryland 24 3
New York 107 6
New Jersey 21 30
Vermont 5 125
Hawaii 5 109
Connecticut 19 10
Massachusetts 55 1
New Hampshire 9 74
Rhode Island 8 44
Maine 9 232
Puerto Rico 7 577