48 Best Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 5.74M citations received by 101K academic papers made by 48 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemical Engineering

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

2. Stanford University

For Chemical Engineering

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemical Engineering

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

4. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemical Engineering

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

5. California Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Chemical Engineering

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

7. University of California - Riverside

For Chemical Engineering

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

8. University of California-San Diego

For Chemical Engineering

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

9. University of Southern California

For Chemical Engineering

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Chemical Engineering

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Chemical Engineering

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Chemical Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Chemical Engineering

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

14. University of California - Merced

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,868
Enrollment
9,103

15. California State University - Long Beach

For Chemical Engineering

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

16. California State University - Northridge

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

17. California State University - Los Angeles

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

18. San Jose State University

For Chemical Engineering

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

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Chemical Engineering

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

21. Naval Postgraduate School

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,670
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1909

22. Pomona College

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,962

23. San Francisco State University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

24. Loma Linda University

For Chemical Engineering

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

25. Santa Clara University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

26. California State University - Fullerton

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,194
Enrollment
40,386

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,040
Enrollment
27,503

28. University of the Pacific

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,164

29. Humboldt State University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,262
Enrollment
6,025

30. Palo Alto University

For Chemical Engineering

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

31. Harvey Mudd College

For Chemical Engineering

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

32. Western University of Health Sciences

For Chemical Engineering

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

33. University of San Diego

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

34. Loyola Marymount University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

35. California State University - Fresno

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,968
Enrollment
23,999

36. California State University - San Marcos

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

37. California State University Maritime Academy

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

38. California State University - Chico

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

39. Chapman University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$45,033

40. University of San Francisco

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

41. Claremont McKenna College

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

42. California State University - Bakersfield

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

43. Keck Graduate Institute

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

44. California State University - Sacramento

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

45. Occidental College

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

46. California State University - San Bernardino

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

47. Soka University of America

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

48. University of the West

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

Closest to California states to learn Chemical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 6 78
Utah 3 39
Arizona 4 29
Idaho 3 135
Washington 10 12
Colorado 8 42
New Mexico 4 79
Montana 3 145
Nebraska 6 62
South Dakota 4 177
Kansas 6 83
Texas 43 4
Oklahoma 6 87
North Dakota 2 113
Minnesota 10 16
Iowa 5 33
Missouri 11 64
Arkansas 7 85
Louisiana 13 74
Wisconsin 13 17
Illinois 18 7
Mississippi 5 121
Indiana 12 13
Michigan 15 10
Tennessee 14 45
Alabama 11 84
Kentucky 6 56
Ohio 22 28
Georgia 14 3
South Carolina 6 52
North Carolina 18 18
Virginia 15 38
Pennsylvania 29 6
Florida 22 24
District of Columbia 5 149
Maryland 14 25
New York 60 14
New Jersey 12 27
Vermont 3 189
Connecticut 11 47
Massachusetts 25 1
New Hampshire 3 116
Rhode Island 3 67
Maine 3 148
Puerto Rico 6 202