12 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Los Angeles, CA

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Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 8.05M citations received by 237K academic papers made by 12 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

2. University of Southern California

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

3. Loyola Marymount University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in California
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

4. California State University - Northridge

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in California
Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

5. California State University - Los Angeles

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in California
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

6. Occidental College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in California
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

7. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#51 in California
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

8. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in California
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

9. American Jewish University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in California
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$18,651
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,048

10. Southwestern Law School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in California
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

11. Pacific States University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in California
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
17
Male:Female
41:59

12. Southern California Institute of Architecture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#132 in California
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$19,041
Receiving Aid
30%

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Los Angeles

Distance, km
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University
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City
14 California Institute of Technology 72
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Pasadena, California
14 Fuller Theological Seminary 511
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Pasadena, California
14 West Los Angeles College 601
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Culver, California
15 University of the West 600
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Rosemead, California
21 California State University - Dominguez Hills 476
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Carson, California
21 Whittier College 742
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Whittier, California
27 Biola University 604
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La Mirada, California
32 California State University - Long Beach 210
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Long Beach, California
34 Azusa Pacific University 580
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Azusa, California
38 California State University - Fullerton 204
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Fullerton, California