22 Best Biomedical Engineering schools in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 784K citations received by 20.9K academic papers made by 22 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

Stanford

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

3. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Biomedical Engineering

#29 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Biomedical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Biomedical Engineering

#36 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

10. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Biomedical Engineering

#113 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Biomedical Engineering

#115 in the United States

#130 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Biomedical Engineering

#129 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Biomedical Engineering

#197 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

15. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Biomedical Engineering

#204 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

16. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Biomedical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

17. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Biomedical Engineering

#220 in the United States

#246 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

18. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

#240 in the United States

#268 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

19. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Biomedical Engineering

#244 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

20. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Biomedical Engineering

#245 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Biomedical Engineering

#258 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

22. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Biomedical Engineering

#266 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Biomedical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	66
Utah	3	20
Arizona	3	50
Washington	3	7
Colorado	5	52
Nebraska	4	104
Kansas	3	94
Texas	22	16
Oklahoma	5	107
North Dakota	2	168
Minnesota	2	22
Iowa	2	33
Missouri	5	24
Arkansas	4	144
Louisiana	6	70
Wisconsin	4	19
Illinois	11	23
Mississippi	3	148
Indiana	6	35
Michigan	7	3
Tennessee	6	45
Alabama	4	64
Ohio	13	10
Georgia	7	9
South Carolina	3	53
North Carolina	7	13
Virginia	7	28
Pennsylvania	14	5
Florida	10	31
District of Columbia	4	90
Maryland	6	8
New York	24	15
New Jersey	6	48
Massachusetts	10	1
Rhode Island	3	56