27 Best colleges for Operations Research in California, US

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 27 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 Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

3. University of Southern California

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

5. Naval Postgraduate School

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

6. University of California - Davis

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

8. University of California - Irvine

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

9. California State University - Fullerton

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$9,215
Enrollment
40,738

10. California Institute of Technology

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

12. University of California-San Diego

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

13. University of California - Riverside

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

14. Santa Clara University

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,469

15. San Diego State University

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

17. San Jose State University

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

18. California State University - Northridge

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,882
Enrollment
40,108

19. San Francisco State University

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,586
Enrollment
26,899

20. California State University Maritime Academy

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$7,663
Enrollment
925

21. California State University - San Marcos

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,298
Enrollment
16,255

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$5,988
Enrollment
22,231

23. California State University - Long Beach

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

24. Claremont Graduate University

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,953
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

25. University of San Diego

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$34,155
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$34,413

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
61%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,025
Enrollment
29,456

27. University of California - Merced

For Operations Research

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$21,623
Enrollment
9,093

Closest to California states to learn Operations Research

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 45
Utah 3 87
Washington 4 28
Colorado 7 39
New Mexico 3 119
Kansas 3 60
Texas 18 2
Oklahoma 3 62
North Dakota 3 144
Minnesota 3 26
Iowa 3 24
Missouri 7 82
Louisiana 4 40
Wisconsin 4 27
Illinois 11 16
Mississippi 3 111
Indiana 6 13
Michigan 8 7
Tennessee 4 55
Alabama 4 63
Ohio 14 14
Georgia 7 5
South Carolina 3 47
North Carolina 9 30
Virginia 9 17
Pennsylvania 12 3
Florida 9 20
District of Columbia 6 42
Maryland 8 11
New York 25 9
New Jersey 8 22
Massachusetts 14 1
Rhode Island 3 133