41 Best colleges for Political Economy in California, US

Ranking by academic field

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

Berkeley

For Political Economy

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Political Economy

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Political Economy

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Political Economy

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Political Economy

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#35 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Political Economy

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Political Economy

#54 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Political Economy

#63 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

11. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Political Economy

#93 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Political Economy

#100 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

13. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Political Economy

#106 in the United States

#122 in North America

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

14. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Political Economy

#127 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

15. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Political Economy

#142 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

16. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Political Economy

#146 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Political Economy

#164 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Political Economy

#176 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

19. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Political Economy

#180 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

20. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#185 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

21. Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

For Political Economy

#190 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

22. Pomona College

Claremont

For Political Economy

#200 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

23. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Political Economy

#208 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

24. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Political Economy

#218 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Political Economy

#220 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

26. Chapman University

Orange

For Political Economy

#221 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

27. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#236 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

28. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Political Economy

#238 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

29. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Political Economy

#248 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

31. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Political Economy

#256 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

32. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#257 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

33. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Political Economy

#280 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

34. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Political Economy

#293 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

35. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Political Economy

#303 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

36. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Political Economy

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

37. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Political Economy

#318 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

38. University of the West

Rosemead

For Political Economy

#339 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

39. Mills College

Oakland

For Political Economy

#342 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

40. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Political Economy

#352 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

41. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Political Economy

#370 in the United States

#413 in North America

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 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

Economics subfields in California

Actuarial Science35

Agricultural Economics15

Development Studies93

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics53

Environmental Economics16

Finance72

International Economics20

International Relations and Diplomacy28

International Trade30

Investment Banking and Stock trading33