2026 Best Colleges for International Relations in California

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

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#1 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#2 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla

Acceptance rate

26.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#3 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

9.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#4 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - Irvine

Irvine

Acceptance rate

28.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,268

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#5 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Acceptance rate

33.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#6 Best Colleges for International Relations

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$57,876

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#7 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,446

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#8 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of California - Riverside

Riverside

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#9 Best Colleges for International Relations

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

#10 Best Colleges for International Relations

San Jose State University

San Jose

Acceptance rate

80.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,874

#11 Best Colleges for International Relations

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

#12 Best Colleges for International Relations

Pitzer College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

16.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,686

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#13 Best Colleges for International Relations

Pepperdine University

Malibu

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$41,000

#14 Best Colleges for International Relations

Dominican University of California

San Rafael

Acceptance rate

95.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$47,190

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#15 Best Colleges for International Relations

University of the Pacific

Stockton

Acceptance rate

71.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$51,628

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#16 Best Colleges for International Relations

California State University--Maritime Academy

Vallejo

Acceptance rate

98.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#17 Best Colleges for International Relations

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

#18 Best Colleges for International Relations

Westmont College

Santa Barbara

Acceptance rate

79.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$47,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#19 Best Colleges for International Relations

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego

Acceptance rate

81.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#20 Best Colleges for International Relations

Pacific Union College

Angwin

Acceptance rate

42.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$31,101

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#21 Best Colleges for International Relations

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

Acceptance rate

94.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#22 Best Colleges for International Relations

California State University--Monterey Bay

Seaside

Acceptance rate

97.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#23 Best Colleges for International Relations

California State University--East Bay

Hayward

Acceptance rate

96.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#24 Best Colleges for International Relations

La Sierra University

Riverside

Acceptance rate

93.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,228

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#25 Best Colleges for International Relations

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

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