28 Best Computer Engineering schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Computer Engineering. A graph of 855K citations received by 27.7K academic papers made by 28 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 Computer Engineering

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

2. Stanford University

For Computer Engineering

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Computer Engineering

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

4. University of Southern California

For Computer Engineering

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Computer Engineering

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Computer Engineering

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

7. University of California - Irvine

For Computer Engineering

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Computer Engineering

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

9. University of California - Davis

For Computer Engineering

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

10. University of California - Riverside

For Computer Engineering

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Computer Engineering

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

12. San Jose State University

For Computer Engineering

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

13. Naval Postgraduate School

For Computer Engineering

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

14. University of California - San Francisco

For Computer Engineering

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

15. Santa Clara University

For Computer Engineering

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

16. San Diego State University

For Computer Engineering

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

17. University of California - Merced

For Computer Engineering

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Computer Engineering

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

19. San Francisco State University

For Computer Engineering

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

For Computer Engineering

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Computer Engineering

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Computer Engineering

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

23. California State University - Fresno

For Computer Engineering

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

24. Palo Alto University

For Computer Engineering

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

25. Harvey Mudd College

For Computer Engineering

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

26. California State University - Northridge

For Computer Engineering

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

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Computer Engineering

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

28. California State University - Chico

For Computer Engineering

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

Closest to California states to learn Computer Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 74
Utah 3 40
Arizona 3 31
Idaho 3 152
Washington 3 15
Colorado 7 49
New Mexico 3 92
Kansas 3 80
Texas 24 11
Oklahoma 3 136
North Dakota 2 157
Minnesota 2 16
Missouri 5 51
Arkansas 3 107
Louisiana 5 118
Wisconsin 3 9
Illinois 9 7
Mississippi 3 125
Indiana 7 19
Michigan 8 6
Tennessee 7 46
Alabama 6 83
Ohio 12 27
Georgia 7 4
North Carolina 6 29
Virginia 7 23
Pennsylvania 10 3
Florida 10 25
District of Columbia 5 100
Maryland 6 10
New York 22 22
New Jersey 7 13
Connecticut 4 38
Massachusetts 15 5
New Hampshire 3 78
Rhode Island 3 82