59 Best Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 5.92M citations received by 154K academic papers made by 59 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 Aerospace Engineering

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Aerospace Engineering

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Aerospace Engineering

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

4. California Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Aerospace Engineering

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

6. University of Southern California

For Aerospace Engineering

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Aerospace Engineering

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Aerospace Engineering

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Aerospace Engineering

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Aerospace Engineering

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Aerospace Engineering

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

12. Naval Postgraduate School

For Aerospace Engineering

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

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Aerospace Engineering

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

14. San Diego State University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

15. San Jose State University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Aerospace Engineering

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

For Aerospace Engineering

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

18. California State University - Los Angeles

For Aerospace Engineering

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

19. Loma Linda University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

20. California State University - Northridge

For Aerospace Engineering

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

For Aerospace Engineering

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

22. Santa Clara University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

23. San Francisco State University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

24. University of California - Merced

For Aerospace Engineering

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

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Aerospace Engineering

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

26. Palo Alto University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

27. California State University - Sacramento

For Aerospace Engineering

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

28. California State University - Fresno

For Aerospace Engineering

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

29. California State University Maritime Academy

For Aerospace Engineering

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

30. Humboldt State University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

31. California State University - Chico

For Aerospace Engineering

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

32. University of San Diego

For Aerospace Engineering

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

33. University of San Francisco

For Aerospace Engineering

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

34. Harvey Mudd College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

35. Chapman University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

36. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Aerospace Engineering

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

37. Loyola Marymount University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

38. Pomona College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

39. Western University of Health Sciences

For Aerospace Engineering

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

40. Claremont Graduate University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

41. University of the Pacific

For Aerospace Engineering

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

42. California State University - San Bernardino

For Aerospace Engineering

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

43. John F. Kennedy University

For Aerospace Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

44. Occidental College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

45. West Los Angeles College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

47. California State University - East Bay

For Aerospace Engineering

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

48. Sonoma State University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

49. Claremont McKenna College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

50. University of Redlands

For Aerospace Engineering

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

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Aerospace Engineering

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

52. California State University - Stanislaus

For Aerospace Engineering

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

53. Pepperdine University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

54. California State University - Bakersfield

For Aerospace Engineering

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

55. California State University - San Marcos

For Aerospace Engineering

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

56. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Aerospace Engineering

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

57. University of the West

For Aerospace Engineering

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

58. Whittier College

For Aerospace Engineering

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

59. Azusa Pacific University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

Closest to California states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 11 73
Utah 6 50
Arizona 5 27
Idaho 4 148
Washington 14 15
Colorado 12 25
New Mexico 3 94
Montana 3 157
Nebraska 7 93
South Dakota 5 221
Kansas 8 78
Texas 48 16
Oklahoma 7 61
North Dakota 3 190
Minnesota 15 14
Iowa 6 37
Missouri 12 59
Arkansas 8 182
Louisiana 12 58
Wisconsin 17 18
Illinois 29 6
Mississippi 5 109
Indiana 19 20
Michigan 17 3
Tennessee 18 57
Alabama 9 82
Kentucky 8 79
Ohio 29 17
Georgia 18 7
West Virginia 5 101
South Carolina 8 86
North Carolina 18 32
Virginia 20 22
Alaska 3 161
Pennsylvania 45 8
Florida 25 24
District of Columbia 7 97
Maryland 16 10
New York 74 12
New Jersey 15 9
Vermont 3 135
Hawaii 3 122
Connecticut 15 36
Massachusetts 36 1
New Hampshire 6 117
Rhode Island 5 49
Maine 8 183
Puerto Rico 4 269