22 Best Biomedical 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 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

For Biomedical Engineering

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

2. University of California-San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

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

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Biomedical Engineering

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Biomedical Engineering

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

6. University of Southern California

For Biomedical Engineering

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Biomedical Engineering

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Biomedical Engineering

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Biomedical Engineering

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

10. Loma Linda University

For Biomedical Engineering

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Biomedical Engineering

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Biomedical Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Biomedical Engineering

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Biomedical Engineering

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

15. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Biomedical Engineering

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

16. Palo Alto University

For Biomedical Engineering

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

17. Graduate Theological Union

For Biomedical Engineering

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

19. San Jose State University

For Biomedical Engineering

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

20. Harvey Mudd College

For Biomedical Engineering

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Biomedical Engineering

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

22. Western University of Health Sciences

For Biomedical Engineering

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 United States Flag 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