25 Best Management schools in California, US

Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 311K citations received by 5.4K academic papers made by 25 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

For Management

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$20,023

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Management

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
63%

3. University of Southern California

For Management

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,759

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Management

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$15,461
Enrollment
44,589

5. University of California - Davis

For Management

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
74%

6. University of California - Irvine

For Management

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

7. Naval Postgraduate School

For Management

Enrollment
2,866
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

8. University of California - San Francisco

For Management

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,201
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

9. Santa Clara University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,284

10. University of California-San Diego

For Management

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Management

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

12. San Jose State University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
72%

13. San Diego State University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
61%

14. California Institute of Technology

For Management

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$26,591

15. University of California - Riverside

For Management

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Management

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

17. San Francisco State University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
78%

18. California State University - Northridge

For Management

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1005
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
87%

19. California State University - Fullerton

For Management

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

20. Claremont Graduate University

For Management

Enrollment
1,949
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1925

21. University of San Francisco

For Management

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$42,801

22. Loyola Marymount University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$48,758

23. Pepperdine University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$46,550

24. California State University - Long Beach

For Management

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
80%

25. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Management

Enrollment
2,472
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1901

Closest to California states to learn Management

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 89
Utah 3 73
Washington 2 17
Colorado 6 52
Nebraska 2 49
Kansas 3 91
Texas 18 11
Minnesota 4 14
Missouri 7 57
Louisiana 2 60
Wisconsin 5 19
Illinois 13 23
Mississippi 3 117
Indiana 7 12
Michigan 8 2
Tennessee 7 42
Alabama 3 62
Kentucky 3 65
Ohio 13 10
Georgia 7 30
South Carolina 3 54
North Carolina 9 27
Virginia 8 8
Pennsylvania 11 6
Florida 10 47
District of Columbia 4 36
Maryland 6 26
New York 17 9
New Jersey 4 20
Massachusetts 15 1