53 Best Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 2.62M citations received by 63.9K academic papers made by 53 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 Civil Engineering

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

2. Stanford University

For Civil Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Civil Engineering

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Civil Engineering

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

5. University of Southern California

For Civil Engineering

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Civil Engineering

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Civil Engineering

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Civil Engineering

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Civil Engineering

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Civil Engineering

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

12. San Diego State University

For Civil Engineering

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

13. University of California - Riverside

For Civil Engineering

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Civil Engineering

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

15. San Jose State University

For Civil Engineering

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

16. San Francisco State University

For Civil Engineering

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

17. Loma Linda University

For Civil Engineering

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

18. Naval Postgraduate School

For Civil Engineering

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

19. University of California - Merced

For Civil Engineering

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Civil Engineering

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

21. California State University - Sacramento

For Civil Engineering

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

22. Santa Clara University

For Civil Engineering

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

For Civil Engineering

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

24. California State University - Northridge

For Civil Engineering

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

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Civil Engineering

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

26. Humboldt State University

For Civil Engineering

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

27. John F. Kennedy University

For Civil Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

28. University of San Francisco

For Civil Engineering

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

29. California State University - Fresno

For Civil Engineering

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

30. California State University - Los Angeles

For Civil Engineering

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

31. Loyola Marymount University

For Civil Engineering

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

32. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Civil Engineering

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

33. California State University - Chico

For Civil Engineering

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

34. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Civil Engineering

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

35. Chapman University

For Civil Engineering

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

36. University of San Diego

For Civil Engineering

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

37. California State University Maritime Academy

For Civil Engineering

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

38. Palo Alto University

For Civil Engineering

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

39. Harvey Mudd College

For Civil Engineering

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

40. Occidental College

For Civil Engineering

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

41. California State University - San Marcos

For Civil Engineering

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

42. Claremont Graduate University

For Civil Engineering

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

43. California State University - East Bay

For Civil Engineering

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

44. University of the Pacific

For Civil Engineering

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

45. Sonoma State University

For Civil Engineering

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

46. Pomona College

For Civil Engineering

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

47. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Civil Engineering

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

48. California State University - San Bernardino

For Civil Engineering

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

49. University of the West

For Civil Engineering

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

50. Master's University and Seminary

For Civil Engineering

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

51. Pepperdine University

For Civil Engineering

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

52. Western University of Health Sciences

For Civil Engineering

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

53. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Civil Engineering

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

Closest to California states to learn Civil Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 6 51
Utah 5 48
Arizona 3 27
Idaho 3 139
Washington 11 8
Colorado 10 30
New Mexico 3 105
Montana 3 134
Nebraska 5 61
South Dakota 5 163
Kansas 5 75
Texas 39 12
Oklahoma 4 80
North Dakota 2 169
Minnesota 8 23
Iowa 4 36
Missouri 9 58
Arkansas 6 131
Louisiana 8 55
Wisconsin 11 7
Illinois 22 9
Mississippi 5 137
Indiana 14 21
Michigan 15 5
Tennessee 12 57
Alabama 8 79
Kentucky 8 68
Ohio 20 17
Georgia 13 15
South Carolina 9 71
North Carolina 14 37
Virginia 15 20
Alaska 3 97
Pennsylvania 24 13
Florida 21 25
District of Columbia 6 98
Maryland 13 6
New York 58 11
New Jersey 13 31
Vermont 3 140
Connecticut 9 38
Massachusetts 25 3
New Hampshire 3 136
Rhode Island 4 89
Maine 6 133
Puerto Rico 3 251