Los Angeles, CA's best Political Economy colleges [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 139K citations received by 3.46K academic papers made by 6 universities in Los Angeles 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 - Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#3 in California

#8 in the United States

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

2. University of Southern California

For Political Economy

#6 in California

#33 in the United States

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

3. Loyola Marymount University

For Political Economy

#18 in California

#176 in the United States

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

4. California State University - Los Angeles

For Political Economy

#28 in California

#227 in the United States

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

5. Occidental College

For Political Economy

#31 in California

#238 in the United States

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

6. California State University - Northridge

For Political Economy

#32 in California

#242 in the United States

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

Universities for Political Economy near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	144	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	178	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	230	Fullerton, California
46	Chapman University	202	Orange, California
49	Claremont Graduate University	171	Claremont, California
49	Claremont McKenna College	192	Claremont, California
49	Pomona College	212	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	29	Irvine, California
85	University of California - Riverside	64	Riverside, California
141	University of California - Santa Barbara	46	Santa Barbara, California

Economics subfields in Los Angeles

Actuarial Science5

Development Studies8

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics6

Finance8

International Relations and Diplomacy4

Investment Banking and Stock trading5