11 Best colleges for Social Work in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Social Work. A graph of 28.5K citations received by 1.76K academic papers made by 11 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

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. University of Southern California

For Social Work

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Social Work

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

4. San Diego State University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

5. University of California - San Francisco

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

6. California State University - Long Beach

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

7. San Jose State University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

8. California State University - Fresno

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,968
Enrollment
23,999

9. California State University - San Bernardino

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

10. California State University - Los Angeles

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

11. California State University - Sacramento

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

Closest to California states to learn Social Work

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 6 51
Utah 3 43
Arizona 2 4
Washington 5 14
Colorado 7 23
Nebraska 4 128
Kansas 5 19
Texas 25 12
Oklahoma 4 67
North Dakota 2 113
Minnesota 12 29
Iowa 5 38
Missouri 7 40
Arkansas 4 170
Louisiana 3 62
Wisconsin 8 48
Illinois 18 15
Mississippi 4 171
Indiana 9 57
Michigan 12 1
Tennessee 8 20
Alabama 7 46
Kentucky 8 34
Ohio 12 24
Georgia 11 3
South Carolina 4 45
North Carolina 13 11
Virginia 11 6
Pennsylvania 20 22
Florida 15 7
District of Columbia 6 39
Maryland 12 10
New York 42 5
New Jersey 10 21
Hawaii 3 104
Connecticut 8 35
Massachusetts 20 30
New Hampshire 4 120
Rhode Island 4 42
Maine 3 109