10 Best Civil Engineering schools in California, US
Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 29.8K citations received by 908 academic papers made by 10 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 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 an official site as it's constantly changing data.
For Civil Engineering
- #1 in California
- #1 in the United States
- #1 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
For Civil Engineering
- #2 in California
- #5 in the United States
- #6 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $16,779
For Civil Engineering
- #3 in California
- #16 in the United States
- #17 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,521
For Civil Engineering
- #4 in California
- #22 in the United States
- #26 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
For Civil Engineering
- #5 in California
- #27 in the United States
- #32 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
For Civil Engineering
- #6 in California
- #31 in the United States
- #36 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
For Civil Engineering
- #7 in California
- #43 in the United States
- #50 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $27,438
For Civil Engineering
- #8 in California
- #45 in the United States
- #53 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
For Civil Engineering
- #9 in California
- #82 in the United States
- #99 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
For Civil Engineering
- #10 in California
- #120 in the United States
- #143 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
Closest to California states to learn Civil Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 | 17 |
| Utah | 3 | 89 |
| Arizona | 3 | 12 |
| Colorado | 4 | 15 |
| Texas | 9 | 4 |
| Missouri | 4 | 44 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 14 |
| Illinois | 5 | 2 |
| Indiana | 4 | 13 |
| Michigan | 4 | 21 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 60 |
| Alabama | 3 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 55 |
| Ohio | 12 | 11 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 39 |
| Virginia | 4 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 9 |
| Florida | 7 | 18 |
| New York | 10 | 24 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 36 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 3 |