Management Information Systems (MIS) in California, US: Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Management Information Systems. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 25.5K academic papers made by 60 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

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Management Information Systems

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

4. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Management Information Systems

#30 in the United States

#35 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#36 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#73 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Management Information Systems

#83 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

8. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#85 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

9. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Management Information Systems

#88 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Management Information Systems

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

11. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Management Information Systems

#122 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

12. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Management Information Systems

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

13. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Management Information Systems

#145 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

14. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#170 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Management Information Systems

#179 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

16. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Management Information Systems

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Management Information Systems

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

18. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#205 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

19. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#208 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

20. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Management Information Systems

#209 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Management Information Systems

#219 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

22. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#223 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

23. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Management Information Systems

#231 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

24. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Management Information Systems

#250 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

25. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Management Information Systems

#256 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

26. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#257 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

27. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Management Information Systems

#269 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Management Information Systems

#279 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

29. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Management Information Systems

#282 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Management Information Systems

#285 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

31. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#309 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

32. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Management Information Systems

#315 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

33. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Management Information Systems

#321 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

34. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Management Information Systems

#325 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Management Information Systems

#329 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

36. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#333 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

37. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Management Information Systems

#388 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

38. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Management Information Systems

#405 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

39. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Management Information Systems

#429 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

40. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Management Information Systems

#432 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 622
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1997

41. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Management Information Systems

#433 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

42. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Management Information Systems

#442 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

43. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Management Information Systems

#448 in the United States

#503 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

44. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Management Information Systems

#491 in the United States

#550 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

45. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Management Information Systems

#495 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

46. Menlo College

Atherton

For Management Information Systems

#513 in the United States

#574 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $32,563
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,174

47. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Management Information Systems

#517 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

48. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Management Information Systems

#519 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

49. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Management Information Systems

#520 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

50. Northcentral University

San Diego

For Management Information Systems

#521 in the United States

#583 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

51. University of the West

Rosemead

For Management Information Systems

#528 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

52. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Management Information Systems

#529 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

53. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Management Information Systems

#530 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

54. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Management Information Systems

#553 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

55. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Management Information Systems

#554 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

56. Trident University International

Cypress

For Management Information Systems

#558 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

57. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Management Information Systems

#559 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

58. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Management Information Systems

#560 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

59. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Management Information Systems

#563 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

60. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Management Information Systems

#568 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	96
Utah	6	60
Arizona	5	13
Idaho	3	149
Washington	11	12
Colorado	10	37
Nebraska	6	69
South Dakota	3	251
Kansas	8	102
Texas	43	15
Oklahoma	5	56
North Dakota	2	252
Minnesota	11	8
Iowa	4	51
Missouri	10	63
Arkansas	6	68
Louisiana	9	79
Wisconsin	11	28
Illinois	20	7
Mississippi	5	135
Indiana	14	19
Michigan	13	1
Tennessee	12	64
Alabama	10	70
Kentucky	7	48
Ohio	19	27
Georgia	16	17
South Carolina	9	42
North Carolina	16	29
Virginia	14	32
Pennsylvania	27	3
Florida	21	31
District of Columbia	7	38
Maryland	14	9
New York	48	18
New Jersey	15	24
Connecticut	11	62
Massachusetts	27	5
New Hampshire	4	50
Rhode Island	5	206
Maine	3	211

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