40 Best colleges for Electronic Engineering in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Electronic Engineering. A graph of 3.92M citations received by 94.8K academic papers made by 40 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. Stanford University

Stanford

For Electronic Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Electronic Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

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

4. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Electronic Engineering

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Electronic Engineering

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Electronic Engineering

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Electronic Engineering

#35 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Electronic Engineering

#57 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Electronic Engineering

#71 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Electronic Engineering

#95 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#114 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Electronic Engineering

#123 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Electronic Engineering

#180 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Electronic Engineering

#182 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Electronic Engineering

#198 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Electronic Engineering

#212 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

19. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#219 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Electronic Engineering

#223 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

21. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#236 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

22. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Electronic Engineering

#241 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

23. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Electronic Engineering

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

24. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Electronic Engineering

#255 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#258 in the United States

#295 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

26. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Electronic Engineering

#260 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

27. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Electronic Engineering

#273 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

28. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#281 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

29. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Electronic Engineering

#295 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

30. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Electronic Engineering

#297 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Electronic Engineering

#309 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

32. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Electronic Engineering

#323 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

33. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Electronic Engineering

#325 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

34. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Electronic Engineering

#350 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

35. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Electronic Engineering

#361 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

36. Chapman University

Orange

For Electronic Engineering

#367 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

37. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Electronic Engineering

#370 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

38. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#380 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

39. Pomona College

Claremont

For Electronic Engineering

#434 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

40. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Electronic Engineering

#463 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Electronic Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	52
Utah	5	55
Arizona	3	31
Idaho	3	149
Washington	8	29
Colorado	7	30
New Mexico	3	77
Montana	3	139
Nebraska	6	92
South Dakota	4	256
Kansas	4	104
Texas	35	8
Oklahoma	5	96
North Dakota	2	133
Minnesota	6	20
Iowa	4	45
Missouri	8	59
Arkansas	6	100
Louisiana	8	78
Wisconsin	9	23
Illinois	15	7
Mississippi	5	99
Indiana	11	16
Michigan	14	6
Tennessee	12	49
Alabama	9	70
Kentucky	5	90
Ohio	20	27
Georgia	11	4
West Virginia	3	140
South Carolina	5	75
North Carolina	12	26
Virginia	14	12
Pennsylvania	24	14
Florida	17	25
District of Columbia	7	105
Maryland	11	9
New York	47	18
New Jersey	11	15
Connecticut	7	51
Massachusetts	22	1
New Hampshire	3	89
Rhode Island	3	98
Puerto Rico	3	229