90 Best Management schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 6.68M citations received by 179K academic papers made by 90 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Management

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

2. Stanford University

For Management

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

3. University of Southern California

For Management

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Management

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Management

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

6. University of California - Irvine

For Management

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Management

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

8. University of California - Davis

For Management

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Management

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Management

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Management

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Management

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

13. San Jose State University

For Management

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

14. San Diego State University

For Management

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

15. Naval Postgraduate School

For Management

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

16. Santa Clara University

For Management

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Management

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

18. California State University - Long Beach

For Management

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

19. San Francisco State University

For Management

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

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Management

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

21. Loyola Marymount University

For Management

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

22. Claremont Graduate University

For Management

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

23. California State University - Northridge

For Management

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

24. California State University - Los Angeles

For Management

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

25. California State University - Sacramento

For Management

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

26. University of California - Merced

For Management

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

27. University of San Diego

For Management

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

28. University of San Francisco

For Management

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

29. California State University - Fresno

For Management

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

30. California State University - San Bernardino

For Management

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

32. Chapman University

For Management

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

33. Pepperdine University

For Management

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

34. California State University - San Marcos

For Management

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

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Management

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

36. Palo Alto University

For Management

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

37. Claremont McKenna College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

38. Loma Linda University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

39. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Management

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

40. California State University - Chico

For Management

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

41. California State University - East Bay

For Management

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

42. University of the Pacific

For Management

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

43. California State University - Bakersfield

For Management

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

44. Humboldt State University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,262
Enrollment
6,025

45. Pomona College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,962

46. Harvey Mudd College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$39,850

47. California State University Maritime Academy

For Management

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

48. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Management

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

49. Sonoma State University

For Management

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

50. Saint Mary's College of California

For Management

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

51. Western University of Health Sciences

For Management

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

52. California State University - Stanislaus

For Management

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

53. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Management

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

54. University of the West

For Management

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

55. Keck Graduate Institute

For Management

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

56. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Management

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

57. Fielding Graduate University

For Management

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

58. West Los Angeles College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

59. University of Redlands

For Management

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

60. Azusa Pacific University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

62. Occidental College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

63. Mills College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

64. California State University - Channel Islands

For Management

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

65. Antioch University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

66. University of La Verne

For Management

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

67. Trident University International

For Management

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

68. Woodbury University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

69. Saybrook University

For Management

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

70. Northcentral University

For Management

Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

71. Menlo College

For Management

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

72. Dominican University of California

For Management

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

73. Scripps College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

74. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Management

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

75. Touro University California

For Management

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

76. Whittier College

For Management

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

77. Ashford University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

78. California Lutheran University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

79. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Management

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

80. Biola University

For Management

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

81. California Western School of Law

For Management

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

82. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Management

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

83. Pitzer College

For Management

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

84. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Management

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

85. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Management

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

86. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Management

#1057 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

87. Samuel Merritt University

For Management

#1067 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

88. California Baptist University

For Management

#1071 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

89. Master's University and Seminary

For Management

#1073 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

90. Soka University of America

For Management

#1124 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

Closest to California states to learn Management

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 16 103
Utah 10 52
Arizona 6 20
Idaho 4 207
Washington 18 11
Colorado 15 51
New Mexico 5 104
Montana 5 213
Nebraska 8 77
South Dakota 6 314
Kansas 8 99
Texas 63 12
Oklahoma 11 97
North Dakota 4 195
Minnesota 23 19
Iowa 11 43
Missouri 21 47
Arkansas 14 124
Louisiana 16 80
Wisconsin 25 13
Illinois 43 5
Mississippi 10 137
Indiana 22 28
Michigan 23 1
Tennessee 25 50
Alabama 15 87
Kentucky 15 76
Ohio 40 16
Georgia 30 10
West Virginia 9 110
South Carolina 15 63
North Carolina 29 36
Virginia 27 26
Alaska 3 328
Pennsylvania 73 6
Florida 35 30
District of Columbia 8 69
Maryland 21 8
New York 101 18
New Jersey 19 29
Vermont 4 159
Hawaii 5 148
Connecticut 19 31
Massachusetts 54 4
New Hampshire 8 81
Rhode Island 8 94
Maine 6 242
Puerto Rico 5 403