39 Best colleges for Electronic Engineering in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.9M citations received by 86.1K academic papers made by 39 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

Berkeley

For Electronic Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Electronic Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

6. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Electronic Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Electronic Engineering

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Electronic Engineering

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Electronic Engineering

#34 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Electronic Engineering

#55 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Electronic Engineering

#80 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Electronic Engineering

#103 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#113 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Electronic Engineering

#120 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Electronic Engineering

#175 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Electronic Engineering

#179 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Electronic Engineering

#210 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

18. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Electronic Engineering

#211 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Electronic Engineering

#219 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

20. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#220 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

21. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#223 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#225 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Electronic Engineering

#243 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

24. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Electronic Engineering

#247 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

25. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Electronic Engineering

#251 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

26. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Electronic Engineering

#259 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

27. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Electronic Engineering

#266 in the United States

#304 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

28. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Electronic Engineering

#285 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

29. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Electronic Engineering

#289 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

30. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Electronic Engineering

#292 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Electronic Engineering

#299 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

32. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Electronic Engineering

#339 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

33. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Electronic Engineering

#344 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

34. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Electronic Engineering

#351 in the United States

#402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

35. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Electronic Engineering

#374 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

36. Chapman University

Orange

For Electronic Engineering

#381 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

37. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Electronic Engineering

#394 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

38. University of the West

Rosemead

For Electronic Engineering

#403 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

39. Pomona College

Claremont

For Electronic Engineering

#430 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Electronic Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	51
Utah	5	53
Arizona	3	32
Idaho	3	146
Washington	6	30
Colorado	7	31
New Mexico	3	76
Montana	3	138
Nebraska	5	87
South Dakota	4	256
Kansas	4	104
Texas	34	8
Oklahoma	4	96
North Dakota	2	136
Minnesota	5	18
Iowa	4	42
Missouri	8	58
Arkansas	5	105
Louisiana	7	82
Wisconsin	7	21
Illinois	13	6
Mississippi	5	100
Indiana	10	19
Michigan	12	7
Tennessee	12	50
Alabama	9	73
Kentucky	4	85
Ohio	18	27
Georgia	11	4
West Virginia	3	140
South Carolina	5	74
North Carolina	10	26
Virginia	13	10
Pennsylvania	21	13
Florida	16	24
District of Columbia	6	106
Maryland	11	9
New York	45	20
New Jersey	11	15
Connecticut	7	52
Massachusetts	21	2
New Hampshire	3	95
Rhode Island	3	101
Puerto Rico	3	232