College Rankings - Best Pro Sports Teams in California

Some "college towns" are in metropolitan areas where you can catch a professional sports match down the street. Here are the best schools to feature nearby professional sports teams.

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1
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$39,183
9.90 / 10
2
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
$30,935
9.45 / 10
3
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$16,062
9.02 / 10
4
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$35,419
8.45 / 10
5
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$31,022
8.36 / 10
6
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$39,840
8.33 / 10
7
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
$17,988
8.26 / 10
8
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$36,292
8.26 / 10
9
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
$15,900
8.17 / 10
10
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$38,676
8.16 / 10
11
Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
$17,280
8.14 / 10
12
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
$28,310
8.05 / 10
13
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
$25,808
7.90 / 10
14
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$39,048
7.86 / 10
15
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
$15,530
7.86 / 10
16
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
$28,852
7.84 / 10
17
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
$39,740
7.79 / 10
18
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
$16,009
7.72 / 10
19
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA
$27,300
7.71 / 10
20
Chapman University
Orange, CA
$40,234
7.64 / 10
21
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
$25,965
7.60 / 10
22
Vanguard Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
$26,342
7.60 / 10
23
Cal State Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$17,255
7.55 / 10
24
The Master's College & Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA
$26,650
7.55 / 10
25
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
$31,461
7.48 / 10