83 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 6.01M citations received by 127K academic papers made by 83 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
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

2. Stanford University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

4. University of Southern California

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

5. University of California-San Diego

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

6. University of California - Davis

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

7. University of California - Irvine

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

8. California Institute of Technology

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

11. Santa Clara University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

12. University of California - Riverside

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

13. University of California - San Francisco

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

15. San Jose State University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

16. San Diego State University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,445
Enrollment
41,962

18. Naval Postgraduate School

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

19. Loyola Marymount University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

20. San Francisco State University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

21. University of San Diego

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

22. Chapman University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

23. Pepperdine University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

24. Claremont McKenna College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$12,707
Enrollment
22,485

26. California State University - Northridge

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$12,000
Enrollment
37,760

27. California State University - Long Beach

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,512
Enrollment
40,278

28. University of San Francisco

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$10,441
Enrollment
26,848

30. Claremont Graduate University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

31. California State University - Los Angeles

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$12,478
Enrollment
25,080

32. Humboldt State University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,046
Enrollment
6,156

33. California State University - Fresno

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,412
Enrollment
23,986

34. California State University - Sacramento

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

35. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

36. University of California - Merced

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

37. California State University - East Bay

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

38. Pomona College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

39. Palo Alto University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

40. University of the Pacific

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

41. California State University - San Bernardino

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

42. California State University - San Marcos

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

43. California State University - Chico

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

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
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

46. Saint Mary's College of California

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

47. Sonoma State University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

48. Occidental College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

50. University of Redlands

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

51. Loma Linda University

For Finance

Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

52. California State University - Bakersfield

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

53. Western University of Health Sciences

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,625
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

54. University of the West

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

55. Soka University of America

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$18,807
Receiving Aid
100%

56. Menlo College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$28,158
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$41,775

57. Harvey Mudd College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$42,720

58. California Western School of Law

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
625
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

59. University of La Verne

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

60. Mills College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

61. California State University - Stanislaus

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

62. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

63. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
131
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

64. Scripps College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

65. Azusa Pacific University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

66. Trident University International

For Finance

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

67. Master's University and Seminary

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

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
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

70. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
244
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

71. Keck Graduate Institute

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
602
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

72. Ashford University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

73. Southwestern Law School

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
951
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1911

74. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

75. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$50,190
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$7,452

76. Antioch University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

77. Biola University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,510

78. Whittier College

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

79. California Lutheran University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

80. California State University - Channel Islands

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

81. Brandman University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$2,333

82. Woodbury University

For Finance

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,257
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,165

83. Northcentral University

For Finance

Enrollment
10,518
Male:Female
24:76

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 3 223
Washington 16 16
Colorado 14 52
New Mexico 4 133
Montana 3 215
Nebraska 7 101
South Dakota 5 338
Kansas 8 80
Texas 57 20
Oklahoma 11 86
North Dakota 5 202
Minnesota 23 17
Iowa 7 48
Missouri 19 37
Arkansas 11 132
Louisiana 19 73
Wisconsin 22 24
Illinois 38 1
Mississippi 10 148
Indiana 18 34
Michigan 21 9
Tennessee 24 55
Alabama 15 88
Kentucky 14 74
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 39
Maryland 20 19
New York 90 5
New Jersey 20 11
Vermont 4 140
Hawaii 4 131
Connecticut 18 12
Massachusetts 47 3
New Hampshire 9 47
Rhode Island 7 75
Maine 7 242
Puerto Rico 4 496