41 Best colleges for Political Economy in California, US

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 41 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 Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

2. Stanford University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

4. University of California-San Diego

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

5. University of California - Irvine

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

6. University of California - Davis

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

7. University of Southern California

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

9. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

10. University of California - Riverside

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

11. John F. Kennedy University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

12. Naval Postgraduate School

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

13. San Francisco State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,586
Enrollment
26,899

14. San Diego State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

15. California Institute of Technology

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

16. Claremont Graduate University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,953
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

17. Santa Clara University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,469

18. San Jose State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

19. University of San Francisco

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,825

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$40,180

21. Claremont McKenna College

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,663

22. Pomona College

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,000

23. University of San Diego

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$34,155
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$34,413

24. California State University - Long Beach

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

25. California State University - Fullerton

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$9,215
Enrollment
40,738

26. Chapman University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,451

27. California State University - Northridge

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,882
Enrollment
40,108

28. University of California - Merced

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$21,623
Enrollment
9,093

29. California State University - Los Angeles

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,909
Enrollment
27,513

30. California State University - Fresno

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,314
Enrollment
25,047

31. University of California - San Francisco

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

32. Occidental College

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,047

33. Humboldt State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$9,716
Enrollment
5,908

34. California State University - Sacramento

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,769
Enrollment
32,498

35. California State University - San Bernardino

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,157
Enrollment
19,514

36. California State University - Chico

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$8,691
Enrollment
15,702

37. Pepperdine University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$40,945

38. University of the West

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,225
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$5,975

39. Mills College

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1396
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,283

40. University of Redlands

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$21,578

41. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$5,988
Enrollment
22,231

Closest to California states to learn Political Economy

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 5 77
Utah 3 62
Arizona 3 36
Washington 6 14
Colorado 6 42
Nebraska 3 126
Kansas 3 71
Texas 17 15
Oklahoma 3 86
Minnesota 4 52
Iowa 4 46
Missouri 7 48
Arkansas 3 84
Louisiana 4 78
Wisconsin 5 13
Illinois 18 5
Mississippi 3 138
Indiana 8 31
Michigan 8 9
Tennessee 6 43
Alabama 4 89
Kentucky 4 67
Ohio 15 11
Georgia 8 38
South Carolina 4 73
North Carolina 11 18
Virginia 13 24
Pennsylvania 21 23
Florida 10 53
District of Columbia 6 17
Maryland 10 28
New York 44 2
New Jersey 8 7
Connecticut 6 3
Massachusetts 21 10
New Hampshire 3 58
Rhode Island 4 88
Maine 5 125