Best party university in Cali ?

arc918
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:13:48 +0000

There are quite a few schools on this list that I would describe as perfectly good places to get an education, but won’t really fit the the bill for the “California college experience” for somebody coming from abroad.

SDSU generally trumps UCSD for fun & partying. UCSD trumps SDSU for academics & location.

Davis is cool little college town, but it is a couple hours inland from San Francisco/Bay Area. Lake Tahoe is a couple hours in the other direction, so if you have any desire to ski or snowboard, that’s a good location. But it is not the CA beach scene you may be after. UC Davis is well regarded academically.

I think your best bets (all programs being equal) are UCSB, SDSU & UCSD. That said, I don’t believe either of those UC schools offer undergrad business programs. Do note that SDSU is about 12 miles from the beach.