12 Best colleges for International Relations and Diplomacy in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in International Relations and Diplomacy. A graph of 39.7K citations received by 2.31K academic papers made by 12 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 Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
3. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
4. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
5. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
6. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
7. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
9. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,830
- Enrollment
- 25,282
10. John F. Kennedy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Founded
- 1964
11. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
12. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,670
- Male:Female
- 78:22
- Founded
- 1909
Closest to California states to learn International Relations and Diplomacy
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 96 |
| Utah | 3 | 64 |
| Arizona | 3 | 18 |
| Washington | 4 | 25 |
| Colorado | 6 | 71 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 79 |
| Kansas | 2 | 70 |
| Texas | 14 | 29 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 15 |
| Iowa | 4 | 53 |
| Missouri | 5 | 85 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 94 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 46 |
| Illinois | 11 | 7 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 145 |
| Indiana | 6 | 22 |
| Michigan | 6 | 23 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 48 |
| Alabama | 3 | 51 |
| Ohio | 15 | 1 |
| Georgia | 6 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 60 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 19 |
| Virginia | 10 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 17 |
| Florida | 8 | 28 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 3 |
| Maryland | 6 | 11 |
| New York | 32 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 5 |
| Vermont | 2 | 100 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 77 |
| Maine | 3 | 167 |