100 Best Political Science schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 25.1M citations received by 661K academic papers made by 133 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. Stanford University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Political Science

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

4. University of Southern California

For Political Science

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

7. University of California - Davis

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

8. University of California - Irvine

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

10. California Institute of Technology

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

11. University of California - Riverside

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

13. San Diego State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

14. San Jose State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

15. Santa Clara University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

16. Loyola Marymount University

For Political Science

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

17. San Francisco State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

18. California State University - Long Beach

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,512
Enrollment
40,278

19. California State University - Fullerton

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,445
Enrollment
41,962

20. John F. Kennedy University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

21. Claremont Graduate University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

22. University of San Francisco

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

23. Naval Postgraduate School

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

24. University of San Diego

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

25. Pepperdine University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

26. California State University - Northridge

For Political Science

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

27. California State University - Los Angeles

For Political Science

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

28. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$12,707
Enrollment
22,485

29. Chapman University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

30. California State University - San Bernardino

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

31. Humboldt State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,046
Enrollment
6,156

32. California State University - Fresno

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,412
Enrollment
23,986

33. California State University - Sacramento

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

34. Loma Linda University

For Political Science

Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$10,441
Enrollment
26,848

36. Claremont McKenna College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

37. University of California - Merced

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

38. Palo Alto University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

39. Pomona College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

40. California State University - Chico

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

41. California State University - San Marcos

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

42. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

43. University of the Pacific

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

44. Sonoma State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

45. Occidental College

For Political Science

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

46. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

47. California State University - East Bay

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

48. California State University - Bakersfield

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

49. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

50. Mills College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

51. Western University of Health Sciences

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,625
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

52. Saint Mary's College of California

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

53. Azusa Pacific University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

54. University of Redlands

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

55. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

56. California State University Maritime Academy

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

57. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

58. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Political Science

Enrollment
1,935
Male:Female
52:48

59. University of the West

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

60. California State University - Stanislaus

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

61. California Western School of Law

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
625
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

62. Pitzer College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Net Price
$34,801
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$48,031

63. Biola University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,510

64. Fielding Graduate University

For Political Science

Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

65. West Los Angeles College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$6,817
Enrollment
9,299

66. Harvey Mudd College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$42,720

67. Scripps College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

68. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

69. University of La Verne

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

70. Saybrook University

For Political Science

Enrollment
1,055
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

71. Whittier College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

72. Antioch University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

73. California State University - Channel Islands

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

75. Dominican University of California

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

76. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
131
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

77. Graduate Theological Union

For Political Science

Enrollment
178
Male:Female
50:50

78. Soka University of America

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$18,807
Receiving Aid
100%

79. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
244
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

80. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,047
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

81. Master's University and Seminary

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

82. Northcentral University

For Political Science

Enrollment
10,518
Male:Female
24:76

83. Menlo College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$28,158
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$41,775

84. Touro University California

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,090
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

85. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$36,370

86. Southwestern Law School

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
951
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1911

87. Wright Institute

For Political Science

Enrollment
511
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

88. California Lutheran University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

89. Woodbury University

For Political Science

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,257
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,165

90. United States University

For Political Science

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,197
Receiving Aid
32%
Average Aid
$8,161

91. Keck Graduate Institute

For Political Science

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
602
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

92. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Political Science

#1048 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$50,190
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$7,452

93. Ashford University

For Political Science

#1079 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

94. Trident University International

For Political Science

#1094 in North America
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

95. Skyline College

For Political Science

#1105 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$5,069
Enrollment
9,428

96. Westmont College

For Political Science

#1130 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,412

97. Samuel Merritt University

For Political Science

#1154 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,894
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1909

98. La Sierra University

For Political Science

#1161 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$28,076
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$21,762

99. Brandman University

For Political Science

#1197 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$2,333

100. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Political Science

#1227 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
882
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1974

Closest to California states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 6 134
Oregon 19 105
Utah 11 50
Arizona 10 24
Idaho 7 242
Washington 32 6
Colorado 21 57
New Mexico 8 104
Montana 8 203
Nebraska 13 82
South Dakota 9 338
Kansas 17 68
Texas 82 22
Oklahoma 20 92
North Dakota 8 230
Minnesota 29 18
Iowa 31 48
Missouri 40 43
Arkansas 16 131
Louisiana 26 84
Wisconsin 34 16
Illinois 78 9
Mississippi 14 181
Indiana 35 39
Michigan 43 2
Tennessee 37 47
Alabama 26 97
Kentucky 27 63
Ohio 63 19
Georgia 50 45
West Virginia 17 122
South Carolina 31 61
North Carolina 47 20
Virginia 42 32
Alaska 4 331
Pennsylvania 101 8
Florida 64 34
District of Columbia 12 41
Maryland 28 14
New York 140 5
Delaware 4 86
New Jersey 28 21
Vermont 11 127
Hawaii 7 111
Connecticut 21 7
Massachusetts 71 1
New Hampshire 12 75
Rhode Island 9 66
Maine 14 229
Puerto Rico 13 528