100 Best Engineering schools in California, US

For Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

4. University of California-San Diego

For Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

5. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Engineering

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

6. University of Southern California

For Engineering

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Engineering

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Engineering

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Engineering

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Engineering

#74 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Engineering

#90 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

13. San Diego State University

For Engineering

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Engineering

#166 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Engineering

#203 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

16. California State University - Los Angeles

For Engineering

#225 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,909
Enrollment: 27,513

17. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Engineering

#227 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $21,623
Enrollment: 9,093

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Engineering

#236 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Engineering

#245 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

20. San Francisco State University

For Engineering

#246 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

21. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Engineering

#251 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

22. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Engineering

#257 in the United States

#293 in North America

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

23. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Engineering

#264 in the United States

#301 in North America

Enrollment: 31
Male:Female: 54:46

24. California State University - Northridge

For Engineering

#270 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

25. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Engineering

#272 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

26. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Engineering

#319 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,149
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1975

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Engineering

#321 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,314
Enrollment: 25,047

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Engineering

#331 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

29. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Engineering

#335 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

30. University of San Francisco

For Engineering

#342 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,825

31. Claremont Graduate University

For Engineering

#348 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,953
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

32. University of San Diego

For Engineering

#349 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $34,155
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $34,413

33. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Engineering

#352 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $9,716
Enrollment: 5,908

34. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Engineering

#365 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $21,311

35. Harvey Mudd College

For Engineering

#372 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,838

36. Chapman University

Orange

For Engineering

#379 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,451

37. Pomona College

For Engineering

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,000

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Engineering

#388 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $40,180

39. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Engineering

#404 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

40. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Engineering

#429 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $8,691
Enrollment: 15,702

41. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Engineering

#440 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,547
Enrollment: 7,371

42. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Engineering

#455 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,298
Enrollment: 16,255

44. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Engineering

#475 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,157
Enrollment: 19,514

45. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Engineering

#485 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $6,319
Enrollment: 9,481

46. Claremont McKenna College

For Engineering

#495 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,663

47. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Engineering

#504 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,788
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

48. Occidental College

For Engineering

#517 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,047

49. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Engineering

#532 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,470
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,193

50. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Engineering

#538 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,725
Enrollment: 10,972

51. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Engineering

#547 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $40,945

52. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Engineering

#549 in the United States

#603 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,180
Enrollment: 17,837

53. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Engineering

#557 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $9,097
Enrollment: 7,503

54. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Engineering

#575 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $8,540
Enrollment: 15,189

55. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Engineering

#597 in the United States

#652 in North America

Enrollment: 194
Male:Female: 50:50

56. University of the West

Rosemead

For Engineering

#609 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,225
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $5,975

57. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Engineering

#634 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,785
Enrollment: 10,481

58. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Engineering

#665 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 729
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1904

59. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Engineering

#681 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $21,578

60. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Engineering

#684 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

61. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Engineering

#685 in the United States

#746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,425
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

62. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Engineering

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1116
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,112

63. Keck Graduate Institute

For Engineering

#726 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 573
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

64. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Engineering

#747 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,248
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1997

65. Whittier College

Whittier

For Engineering

#749 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,091

66. United States University

For Engineering

#779 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,529
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $3,125

67. Scripps College

For Engineering

#797 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,770

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

Duarte

For Engineering

#812 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 95
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1994

69. Mills College

Oakland

For Engineering

#823 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1396
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,283

70. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Engineering

#826 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $25,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,096

71. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Engineering

#830 in the United States

#895 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $48,752
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,934

72. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Engineering

#840 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1303
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $10,586

73. Ashford University

For Engineering

#848 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,585
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $4,803

74. Pitzer College

For Engineering

#866 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $19,153
Receiving Aid: 48%
Average Aid: $39,399

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Engineering

#884 in the United States

#952 in North America

Enrollment: 2,191
Male:Female: 52:48

76. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Engineering

#902 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,261
Enrollment: 6,966

77. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#904 in the United States

#972 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,554

78. Biola University

La Mirada

For Engineering

#924 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1226
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,123

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Engineering

#934 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,065

80. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#940 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Enrollment: 1,146
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1974

81. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Engineering

#954 in the United States

#1023 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,538

82. Antioch University

Culver

For Engineering

#982 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 815
Male:Female: 26:74

83. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Engineering

#983 in the United States

#1052 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $34,851

84. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Engineering

#991 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1971

85. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Engineering

#1048 in the United States

#1119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 132
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1970

86. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Engineering

#1052 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $23,494
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,083

87. Cypress College

Cypress

For Engineering

#1067 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $5,996
Enrollment: 13,406

88. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Engineering

#1069 in the United States

#1140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 2,048
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1909

89. Northcentral University

For Engineering

#1075 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 12,648
Male:Female: 24:76

90. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Engineering

#1077 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1169
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $45,001

91. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Engineering

#1083 in the United States

#1155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Net Price: $33,638
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,389

92. Southern States University

For Engineering

#1084 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $2,640
Receiving Aid: 6%
Average Aid: $5,478

93. California Western School of Law

For Engineering

#1108 in the United States

#1181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 758
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1924

94. California Institute of Integral Studies