14 Best colleges for Aviation in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Aviation. A graph of 47.7K citations received by 2.22K academic papers made by 14 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
2. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $11,311
- Enrollment
- 36,062
3. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,998
4. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,564
- Enrollment
- 19,764
5. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
9. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
10. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $23,397
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
- Average Aid
- $60,201
11. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,600
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
12. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $10,512
- Enrollment
- 40,278
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $5,459
- Enrollment
- 39,241
14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $12,707
- Enrollment
- 22,485
Closest to California states to learn Aviation
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 | 70 |
| Utah | 3 | 32 |
| Washington | 5 | 16 |
| Colorado | 6 | 35 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 95 |
| Kansas | 3 | 42 |
| Texas | 14 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 30 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 33 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 41 |
| Missouri | 4 | 85 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 123 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 71 |
| Illinois | 8 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 73 |
| Indiana | 5 | 4 |
| Michigan | 6 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 46 |
| Alabama | 6 | 58 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 167 |
| Ohio | 12 | 10 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 68 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 45 |
| Virginia | 8 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 24 |
| Florida | 11 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 49 |
| Maryland | 6 | 15 |
| New York | 14 | 43 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 36 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 1 |