13 Best colleges for Aviation in California, US

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Aviation. A graph of 37.3K citations received by 2.02K academic papers made by 13 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 Aviation

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

2. San Jose State University

For Aviation

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

3. Stanford University

For Aviation

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

4. University of Southern California

For Aviation

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

5. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Aviation

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Aviation

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

7. University of California-San Diego

For Aviation

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

8. California Institute of Technology

For Aviation

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

9. Naval Postgraduate School

For Aviation

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Aviation

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

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Aviation

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

12. San Diego State University

For Aviation

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

13. California State University - Long Beach

For Aviation

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

Closest to California states to learn Aviation

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 3 69
Utah 3 31
Washington 5 16
Colorado 6 36
New Mexico 3 114
Kansas 3 43
Texas 14 6
Oklahoma 3 33
North Dakota 2 50
Minnesota 2 29
Missouri 5 84
Louisiana 3 108
Wisconsin 2 83
Illinois 8 4
Mississippi 3 82
Indiana 4 9
Michigan 6 14
Tennessee 4 49
Alabama 6 57
Kentucky 2 132
Ohio 12 10
Georgia 4 2
South Carolina 3 73
North Carolina 7 39
Virginia 8 11
Pennsylvania 8 25
Florida 11 5
District of Columbia 6 60
Maryland 6 15
New York 13 23
New Jersey 5 34
Connecticut 3 58
Massachusetts 10 1