2026 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting in California

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting in California (Kollegio college rankings)
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20 California schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$48,000

#2 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus

Calexico

Acceptance rate

44.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,622

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,622

#3 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

San Jose State University

San Jose

Acceptance rate

80.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,874

#4 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University--Long Beach

Long Beach

Acceptance rate

46.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#5 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

University of San Diego

San Diego

Acceptance rate

46.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,120

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#6 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Pepperdine University

Malibu

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$41,000

#7 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

40.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#8 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

Acceptance rate

88.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$51,568

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#9 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

University of San Francisco

San Francisco

Acceptance rate

50.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#10 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

San Francisco State University

San Francisco

Acceptance rate

96.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#11 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego

Acceptance rate

81.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#12 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University, Fresno

Fresno

Acceptance rate

96.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#13 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

La Sierra University

Riverside

Acceptance rate

93.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,228

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#14 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University--San Bernardino

San Bernardino

Acceptance rate

93.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$3,000

#15 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos

Acceptance rate

95.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#16 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University--Northridge

Northridge

Acceptance rate

91.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#17 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California State University--Channel Islands

Camarillo

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#18 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

California Baptist University

Riverside

Acceptance rate

73.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,918

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#19 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Menlo College

Atherton

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$46,625

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#20 Best Colleges for Finance & Accounting

Pennsylvania Western University

California

Acceptance rate

94.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,716

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

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