32 Best colleges for Engineering Management in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Engineering Management. A graph of 150K citations received by 8.12K academic papers made by 32 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 Southern California

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Engineering Management

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Engineering Management

#19 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

4. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering Management

#60 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering Management

#66 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#76 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

7. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#79 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering Management

#88 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

9. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Engineering Management

#99 in the United States

#110 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#107 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

11. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering Management

#112 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering Management

#114 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

13. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Engineering Management

#119 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

14. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#136 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering Management

#149 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Engineering Management

#171 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering Management

#191 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

18. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering Management

#199 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

19. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

20. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering Management

#228 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

21. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering Management

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#239 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering Management

#243 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

24. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering Management

#253 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

25. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Engineering Management

#275 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

27. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Engineering Management

#288 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering Management

#303 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

29. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Engineering Management

#312 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

30. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering Management

#336 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering Management

#342 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

32. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering Management

#361 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Engineering Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	45
Utah	4	40
Arizona	3	7
Idaho	3	142
Washington	6	8
Colorado	9	9
New Mexico	3	95
South Dakota	3	169
Kansas	3	34
Texas	27	10
Oklahoma	3	71
North Dakota	2	162
Minnesota	5	15
Iowa	3	17
Missouri	7	50
Louisiana	5	86
Wisconsin	8	25
Illinois	12	22
Mississippi	4	85
Indiana	10	1
Michigan	12	14
Tennessee	8	43
Alabama	7	49
Kentucky	4	21
Ohio	14	24
Georgia	7	5
South Carolina	4	31
North Carolina	12	12
Virginia	10	3
Pennsylvania	17	2
Florida	14	18
District of Columbia	6	62
Maryland	9	20
New York	24	28
New Jersey	8	39
Connecticut	8	89
Massachusetts	17	6
New Hampshire	3	134
Rhode Island	3	254