30 Best Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 730K citations received by 18.1K academic papers made by 30 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 Environmental Engineering

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

2. Stanford University

For Environmental Engineering

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

3. University of California - Davis

For Environmental Engineering

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Environmental Engineering

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

5. University of California - Riverside

For Environmental Engineering

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Environmental Engineering

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Environmental Engineering

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

8. University of Southern California

For Environmental Engineering

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

9. University of California-San Diego

For Environmental Engineering

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Environmental Engineering

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Environmental Engineering

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Environmental Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Environmental Engineering

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Environmental Engineering

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

15. University of California - Merced

For Environmental Engineering

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

16. California State University - Long Beach

For Environmental Engineering

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

17. San Jose State University

For Environmental Engineering

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

18. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Environmental Engineering

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

19. California State University - Fresno

For Environmental Engineering

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

20. Humboldt State University

For Environmental Engineering

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

21. Santa Clara University

For Environmental Engineering

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

22. San Francisco State University

For Environmental Engineering

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

23. Naval Postgraduate School

For Environmental Engineering

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

24. California State University - Fullerton

For Environmental Engineering

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

25. University of San Francisco

For Environmental Engineering

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Environmental Engineering

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

27. California State University - Sacramento

For Environmental Engineering

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

28. California State University - Northridge

For Environmental Engineering

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

29. California State University - Chico

For Environmental Engineering

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

30. California State University Maritime Academy

For Environmental Engineering

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

Closest to California states to learn Environmental Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 44
Utah 3 47
Arizona 3 16
Idaho 3 119
Washington 4 20
Colorado 6 26
New Mexico 3 87
Montana 3 102
Nebraska 3 67
Kansas 3 76
Texas 27 6
Oklahoma 4 80
North Dakota 2 131
Missouri 6 73
Arkansas 4 112
Louisiana 7 40
Wisconsin 5 15
Illinois 11 2
Mississippi 4 69
Indiana 5 32
Michigan 8 10
Tennessee 5 74
Alabama 7 65
Kentucky 3 70
Ohio 14 23
Georgia 8 22
South Carolina 3 57
North Carolina 10 18
Virginia 8 13
Pennsylvania 16 3
Florida 14 7
District of Columbia 5 104
Maryland 8 24
New York 30 9
New Jersey 7 33
Connecticut 3 19
Massachusetts 15 5
New Hampshire 3 118
Rhode Island 3 109