35 Best colleges for International Trade in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in International Trade. A graph of 380K citations received by 9.83K academic papers made by 35 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

Berkeley

For International Trade

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For International Trade

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

3. University of California - Davis

Davis

For International Trade

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For International Trade

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For International Trade

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For International Trade

#42 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For International Trade

#49 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For International Trade

#61 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For International Trade

#77 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

10. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For International Trade

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For International Trade

#104 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For International Trade

#117 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

13. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Trade

#127 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

14. University of San Diego

San Diego

For International Trade

#137 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

15. Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

For International Trade

#147 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

16. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For International Trade

#149 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For International Trade

#150 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

18. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For International Trade

#171 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For International Trade

#181 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

20. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For International Trade

#198 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

21. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For International Trade

#212 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

22. Chapman University

Orange

For International Trade

#220 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

23. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Trade

#224 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

24. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For International Trade

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

25. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For International Trade

#230 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

26. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For International Trade

#232 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

27. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For International Trade

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

28. San Jose State University

San Jose

For International Trade

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

29. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For International Trade

#257 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

30. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco

For International Trade

#266 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

31. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For International Trade

#272 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

32. University of the West

Rosemead

For International Trade

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

33. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For International Trade

#287 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

34. University of California - Merced

Merced

For International Trade

#289 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

35. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For International Trade

#295 in the United States

#333 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn International Trade

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	3	65
Utah	3	83
Washington	4	28
Colorado	5	31
Nebraska	3	97
Kansas	3	94
Texas	17	37
Oklahoma	3	110
Missouri	5	72
Louisiana	3	89
Wisconsin	4	21
Illinois	14	11
Mississippi	4	113
Indiana	7	34
Michigan	7	4
Tennessee	5	62
Alabama	3	92
Kentucky	3	68
Ohio	12	38
Georgia	7	39
South Carolina	4	54
North Carolina	11	17
Virginia	10	30
Pennsylvania	14	8
Florida	11	40
District of Columbia	6	10
Maryland	8	19
New York	28	3
New Jersey	5	7
Vermont	3	157
Connecticut	4	5
Massachusetts	18	2
New Hampshire	3	13
Rhode Island	2	103

Economics subfields in California

Actuarial Science35

Agricultural Economics14

Development Studies98

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics59

Environmental Economics19

Finance84

International Economics29

International Relations and Diplomacy27

Investment Banking and Stock trading38

Political Economy47