100 Best Engineering schools in California, US

For Engineering

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

4. University of California-San Diego

For Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

5. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

6. University of Southern California

For Engineering

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Engineering

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Engineering

#77 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering

#91 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

13. San Diego State University

For Engineering

#155 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering

#172 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Engineering

#197 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Engineering

#216 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering

#223 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

18. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Engineering

#230 in the United States

#262 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

19. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

20. San Francisco State University

For Engineering

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering

#249 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Engineering

#258 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering

#263 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

24. California State University - Northridge

For Engineering

#264 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Engineering

#273 in the United States

#311 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

26. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Engineering

#303 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

27. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Engineering

#315 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering

#320 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering

#322 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

30. University of San Diego

For Engineering

#328 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

31. University of San Francisco

For Engineering

#334 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

32. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering

#339 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

33. Claremont Graduate University

For Engineering

#346 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

34. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering

#350 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

35. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Engineering

#352 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

36. Pomona College

For Engineering

#369 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

37. Chapman University

Orange

For Engineering

#376 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Engineering

#397 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

39. Harvey Mudd College

For Engineering

#399 in the United States

#448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

40. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Engineering

#409 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

41. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Engineering

#417 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

42. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Engineering

#463 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

44. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Engineering

#469 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering

#474 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

46. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Engineering

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

47. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Engineering

#504 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

48. Claremont McKenna College

For Engineering

#519 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,978

49. Occidental College

For Engineering

#524 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

50. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Engineering

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Engineering

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,074
Enrollment: 15,181

52. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Engineering

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,480
Enrollment: 6,742

53. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Engineering

#559 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

54. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Engineering

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

55. University of the West

Rosemead

For Engineering

#587 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

56. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Engineering

#647 in the United States

#706 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

57. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Engineering

#661 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,262
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1901

58. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Engineering

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

59. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Engineering

#669 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

60. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Engineering

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,362
Enrollment: 9,841

61. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Engineering

#674 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1201
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,054

62. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Engineering

#681 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

63. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Engineering

#712 in the United States

#775 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

64. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Engineering

#724 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

65. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Engineering

#739 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 686
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1904

66. Keck Graduate Institute

For Engineering

#752 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 602
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

67. Ashford University

For Engineering

#757 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,771
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,234

68. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Engineering

#759 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,090
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

69. Mills College

Oakland

For Engineering

#772 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,283

70. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Engineering

#773 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

71. Whittier College

Whittier

For Engineering

#782 in the United States

#846 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $32,436
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,008

72. Pitzer College

For Engineering

#813 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

73. United States University

For Engineering

#818 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

74. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Engineering

#877 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

75. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Engineering

#881 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,804
Enrollment: 5,688

76. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Engineering

#882 in the United States

#949 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

77. Scripps College

For Engineering

#900 in the United States

#967 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,505

78. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Engineering

#924 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,292

79. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Engineering

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

80. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#933 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

81. Biola University

La Mirada

For Engineering

#943 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

82. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Engineering

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,216

83. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Engineering

#969 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,080

84. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#975 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

85. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Engineering

#991 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

86. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Engineering

#1015 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

87. Antioch University

Culver

For Engineering

#1021 in the United States

#1092 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 888
Male:Female: 28:72

88. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Engineering

#1033 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

89. Northcentral University

For Engineering

#1049 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

90. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Engineering

#1051 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

91. Cypress College

Cypress

For Engineering

#1063 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,660
Enrollment: 13,992

92. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Engineering

#1069 in the United States

#1140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,894
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1909

93. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Engineering

#1077 in the United States

#1148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,370

94. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Engineering

#1103 in the United States

#1175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

95. Southern States University

For Engineering

#1111 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Net Price: $2,640
Receiving Aid: 6%
Average Aid: $5,478
Enrollment: 358

96. California Western School of Law

For Engineering

#1115 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

97. Pacific States University