27 Best colleges for Automotive Engineering in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 370K citations received by 11K 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Automotive Engineering

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

2. Stanford University

For Automotive Engineering

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

3. University of California - Davis

For Automotive Engineering

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

4. University of Southern California

For Automotive Engineering

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

5. University of California - Irvine

For Automotive Engineering

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Automotive Engineering

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

7. University of California-San Diego

For Automotive Engineering

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

8. University of California - Riverside

For Automotive Engineering

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Automotive Engineering

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

11. Naval Postgraduate School

For Automotive Engineering

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

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Automotive Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Automotive Engineering

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Automotive Engineering

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

15. California State University - Long Beach

For Automotive Engineering

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

16. San Jose State University

For Automotive Engineering

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

17. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Automotive Engineering

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

For Automotive Engineering

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

19. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Automotive Engineering

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

20. Santa Clara University

For Automotive Engineering

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

21. University of California - Merced

For Automotive Engineering

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

22. California State University Maritime Academy

For Automotive Engineering

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

23. California State University - Sacramento

For Automotive Engineering

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

24. Palo Alto University

For Automotive Engineering

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

25. California State University - Fresno

For Automotive Engineering

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Automotive Engineering

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

27. California State University - Northridge

For Automotive Engineering

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

Closest to California states to learn Automotive Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 3 52
Utah 3 62
Arizona 3 29
Washington 3 19
Colorado 7 48
New Mexico 3 140
Nebraska 3 51
Kansas 3 82
Texas 23 10
Oklahoma 3 63
North Dakota 2 145
Missouri 5 35
Louisiana 5 81
Wisconsin 4 4
Illinois 10 8
Mississippi 3 45
Indiana 6 18
Michigan 10 1
Tennessee 5 40
Alabama 6 46
Ohio 13 3
Georgia 6 9
South Carolina 3 23
North Carolina 9 15
Virginia 7 6
Pennsylvania 12 7
Florida 12 41
District of Columbia 4 103
Maryland 6 14
New York 18 36
New Jersey 5 54
Connecticut 3 56
Massachusetts 9 5
Rhode Island 3 130