100 Best Engineering schools in California, US

For Engineering

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of California-San Diego

For Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

5. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

6. University of Southern California

For Engineering

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Engineering

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Engineering

#77 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

13. San Diego State University

For Engineering

#154 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
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: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Engineering

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering

#224 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

18. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Engineering

#231 in the United States

#264 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

19. San Francisco State University

For Engineering

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

20. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering

#249 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Engineering

#258 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

23. California State University - Northridge

For Engineering

#261 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

24. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering

#263 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Engineering

#273 in the United States

#313 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

26. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Engineering

#304 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

27. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Engineering

#311 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering

#318 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering

#322 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

30. University of San Diego

For Engineering

#329 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

31. University of San Francisco

For Engineering

#333 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

32. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering

#340 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

33. Claremont Graduate University

For Engineering

#346 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

34. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering

#350 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

35. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Engineering

#351 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

36. Chapman University

Orange

For Engineering

#370 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

37. Pomona College

For Engineering

#372 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Engineering

#395 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

39. Harvey Mudd College

For Engineering

#398 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

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

#413 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

42. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Engineering

#458 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

44. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Engineering

#469 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

46. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Engineering

#496 in the United States

#549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

47. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Engineering

#506 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $5,857
Enrollment: 9,255

48. Claremont McKenna College

For Engineering

#516 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,895

49. Occidental College

For Engineering

#523 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

50. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Engineering

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Engineering

#536 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

52. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Engineering

#547 in the United States

#602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

53. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Engineering

#548 in the United States

#603 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

54. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Engineering

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

55. University of the West

Rosemead

For Engineering

#589 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

56. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Engineering

#647 in the United States

#708 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

#665 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 3,098
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1901

58. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Engineering

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

59. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Engineering

#671 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

60. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Engineering

#674 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

61. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Engineering

#681 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

62. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Engineering

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

63. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Engineering

#717 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

64. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Engineering

#726 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

65. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Engineering

#737 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 653
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1904

66. Keck Graduate Institute

For Engineering

#746 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 622
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1997

67. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Engineering

#750 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1997

68. Ashford University

For Engineering

#753 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

69. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Engineering

#770 in the United States

#834 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

70. Mills College

Oakland

For Engineering

#781 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

71. Whittier College

Whittier

For Engineering

#787 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,101
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,176

72. United States University

For Engineering

#819 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

73. Pitzer College

For Engineering

#828 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $34,979
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $51,487

74. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Engineering

#869 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

75. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Engineering

#882 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

76. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Engineering

#891 in the United States

#958 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

77. Scripps College

For Engineering

#900 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

78. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Engineering

#912 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $37,456
Receiving Aid: 100%

79. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#933 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,172

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

Duarte

For Engineering

#935 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

81. Biola University

La Mirada

For Engineering

#939 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

82. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Engineering

#945 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

83. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#966 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

84. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Engineering

#971 in the United States

#1040 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,774

85. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Engineering

#998 in the United States

#1069 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

86. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Engineering

#1001 in the United States

#1072 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

87. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Engineering

#1022 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

88. Antioch University

Culver

For Engineering

#1024 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 910
Male:Female: 32:68

89. Cypress College

Cypress

For Engineering

#1033 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,345
Enrollment: 15,924

90. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Engineering

#1046 in the United States

#1117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

91. Northcentral University

For Engineering

#1054 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

92. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Engineering

#1067 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,926
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1909

93. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Engineering

#1072 in the United States

#1144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

94. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Engineering

#1100 in the United States

#1173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

95. California Western School of Law

For Engineering

#1119 in the United States

#1193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

96. Southern States University

For Engineering

#1120 in the United States

#1194 in North America

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

97. Pacific States University