54 Best colleges for Management Information Systems (MIS) in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Management Information Systems. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 22.1K academic papers made by 54 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. Stanford University

Stanford

For Management Information Systems

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Management Information Systems

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

4. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Management Information Systems

#27 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#45 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

6. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Management Information Systems

#79 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Management Information Systems

#86 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

8. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#87 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

9. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#89 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

10. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Management Information Systems

#116 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Management Information Systems

#123 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Management Information Systems

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

13. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Management Information Systems

#142 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

14. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#170 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Management Information Systems

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

16. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Management Information Systems

#190 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

17. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Management Information Systems

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

18. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#205 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

19. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#208 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

20. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#214 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

21. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Management Information Systems

#226 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

22. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Management Information Systems

#235 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

23. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#236 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

24. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#250 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

25. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Management Information Systems

#251 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

26. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Management Information Systems

#264 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

27. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Management Information Systems

#282 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Management Information Systems

#283 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

29. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Management Information Systems

#299 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

30. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Management Information Systems

#308 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Management Information Systems

#309 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

32. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#312 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Management Information Systems

#321 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

34. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Management Information Systems

#329 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

35. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Management Information Systems

#338 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

36. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#345 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

37. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Management Information Systems

#396 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

38. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Management Information Systems

#400 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

39. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Management Information Systems

#419 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

40. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Management Information Systems

#423 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

41. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Management Information Systems

#432 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

42. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Management Information Systems

#443 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

43. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Management Information Systems

#460 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

44. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Management Information Systems

#469 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

45. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Management Information Systems

#472 in the United States

#527 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

46. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Management Information Systems

#479 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

47. Northcentral University

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#509 in the United States

#567 in North America

Enrollment: 11,578
Male:Female: 24:76

48. Menlo College

Atherton

For Management Information Systems

#510 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $29,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,632

49. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Management Information Systems

#514 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

50. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Management Information Systems

#517 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

51. University of the West

Rosemead

For Management Information Systems

#523 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

52. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Management Information Systems

#528 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

53. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Management Information Systems

#529 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

54. Trident University International

Cypress

For Management Information Systems

#534 in the United States

#593 in North America

Net Price: $13,916
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $4,188

Closest to California states to learn Management Information Systems

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	104
Utah	6	62
Arizona	5	10
Idaho	3	148
Washington	10	12
Colorado	10	39
Nebraska	5	69
South Dakota	3	273
Kansas	6	90
Texas	42	9
Oklahoma	5	55
North Dakota	3	265
Minnesota	10	14
Iowa	4	44
Missouri	10	70
Arkansas	6	101
Louisiana	7	81
Wisconsin	11	29
Illinois	18	6
Mississippi	5	138
Indiana	13	41
Michigan	11	2
Tennessee	11	58
Alabama	10	72
Kentucky	7	51
Ohio	17	25
Georgia	15	16
South Carolina	8	40
North Carolina	16	28
Virginia	13	32
Pennsylvania	24	3
Florida	21	30
District of Columbia	6	35
Maryland	13	11
New York	45	18
New Jersey	15	22
Connecticut	10	64
Massachusetts	24	4
New Hampshire	4	50
Rhode Island	5	194
Maine	3	203

Closest to California states to learn Management Information Systems

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