84 Best Finance schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 6.31M citations received by 128K academic papers made by 84 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

2. Stanford University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Finance

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

4. University of Southern California

For Finance

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Finance

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Finance

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

7. University of California - Irvine

For Finance

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

8. California Institute of Technology

For Finance

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Finance

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Finance

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

11. Santa Clara University

For Finance

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Finance

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

13. University of California - San Francisco

For Finance

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

15. San Jose State University

For Finance

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

16. San Diego State University

For Finance

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Finance

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

18. Naval Postgraduate School

For Finance

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

19. Loyola Marymount University

For Finance

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

20. University of San Diego

For Finance

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

21. San Francisco State University

For Finance

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

22. Chapman University

For Finance

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

23. Pepperdine University

For Finance

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

24. Claremont McKenna College

For Finance

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

25. California State University - Northridge

For Finance

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

26. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Finance

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

27. California State University - Long Beach

For Finance

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

28. University of San Francisco

For Finance

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

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Finance

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

30. Claremont Graduate University

For Finance

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

31. California State University - Los Angeles

For Finance

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

32. Humboldt State University

For Finance

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

33. California State University - Fresno

For Finance

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

34. California State University - Sacramento

For Finance

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

35. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Finance

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

36. University of California - Merced

For Finance

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

37. California State University - East Bay

For Finance

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

38. Palo Alto University

For Finance

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

39. Pomona College

For Finance

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

40. University of the Pacific

For Finance

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

41. California State University - San Bernardino

For Finance

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

For Finance

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

43. California State University - Chico

For Finance

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

44. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Finance

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

45. California State University Maritime Academy

For Finance

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

46. Saint Mary's College of California

For Finance

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

47. Sonoma State University

For Finance

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

48. Occidental College

For Finance

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

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Finance

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

50. Loma Linda University

For Finance

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

51. University of Redlands

For Finance

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

52. California State University - Bakersfield

For Finance

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

53. Western University of Health Sciences

For Finance

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

54. University of the West

For Finance

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

55. Soka University of America

For Finance

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

56. Menlo College

For Finance

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

57. Harvey Mudd College

For Finance

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

58. University of La Verne

For Finance

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

59. California Western School of Law

For Finance

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

60. Mills College

For Finance

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

61. California State University - Stanislaus

For Finance

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

62. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Finance

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

63. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Finance

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

64. Scripps College

For Finance

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

65. Azusa Pacific University

For Finance

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

66. Master's University and Seminary

For Finance

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

67. Trident University International

For Finance

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

68. United States University

For Finance

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

69. Dominican University of California

For Finance

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

70. Keck Graduate Institute

For Finance

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

71. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Finance

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

72. Ashford University

For Finance

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

73. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Finance

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

74. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Finance

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

75. Southwestern Law School

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
1,006
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

76. Fielding Graduate University

For Finance

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

77. Antioch University

For Finance

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

78. Biola University

For Finance

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

79. California Lutheran University

For Finance

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

80. Whittier College

For Finance

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

81. California State University - Channel Islands

For Finance

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

82. Brandman University

For Finance

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

83. Woodbury University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$37,258
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,081

84. Northcentral University

For Finance

Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

Closest to California states to learn Finance

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 13 98
Utah 6 58
Arizona 6 32
Idaho 3 225
Washington 16 16
Colorado 14 52
New Mexico 4 133
Montana 3 214
Nebraska 7 103
South Dakota 5 339
Kansas 8 80
Texas 57 20
Oklahoma 11 86
North Dakota 5 203
Minnesota 23 17
Iowa 7 48
Missouri 19 36
Arkansas 11 132
Louisiana 19 74
Wisconsin 22 24
Illinois 38 1
Mississippi 10 148
Indiana 19 35
Michigan 21 9
Tennessee 25 55
Alabama 15 88
Kentucky 14 73
Ohio 33 18
Georgia 27 43
West Virginia 3 126
South Carolina 15 66
North Carolina 26 13
Virginia 26 26
Pennsylvania 59 6
Florida 34 31
District of Columbia 7 38
Maryland 20 19
New York 90 5
New Jersey 20 11
Vermont 4 140
Hawaii 4 131
Connecticut 18 12
Massachusetts 48 3
New Hampshire 9 47
Rhode Island 7 75
Maine 7 242
Puerto Rico 4 499