43 Best colleges for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 2.55M citations received by 52.9K academic papers made by 43 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

3. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#36 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

9. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#80 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Geotechnical Engineering

#108 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#131 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#160 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Geotechnical Engineering

#181 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Geotechnical Engineering

#183 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

17. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#191 in the United States

#227 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

18. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Geotechnical Engineering

#203 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

19. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Geotechnical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

20. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#212 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

21. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Geotechnical Engineering

#216 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

22. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#225 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#232 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

24. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#247 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

25. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#266 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#268 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#275 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

28. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Geotechnical Engineering

#306 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#318 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

30. Ashford University

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#324 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,771
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,234

31. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#333 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Geotechnical Engineering

#334 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

33. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#336 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

34. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#343 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

35. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#369 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

36. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#379 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

37. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#384 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

38. Pomona College

Claremont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

39. University of the West

Rosemead

For Geotechnical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

40. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#409 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

41. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Geotechnical Engineering

#430 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

42. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Geotechnical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

43. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Geotechnical Engineering

#454 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Geotechnical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	27
Utah	3	44
Arizona	3	13
Idaho	3	89
Washington	9	14
Colorado	11	17
New Mexico	3	85
Montana	3	112
Nebraska	6	43
South Dakota	4	150
Kansas	5	49
Texas	36	2
Oklahoma	4	40
North Dakota	2	134
Minnesota	8	10
Iowa	3	32
Missouri	10	54
Arkansas	8	118
Louisiana	9	29
Wisconsin	12	15
Illinois	17	7
Mississippi	5	110
Indiana	12	11
Michigan	13	6
Tennessee	11	52
Alabama	8	66
Kentucky	5	64
Ohio	19	18
Georgia	11	22
South Carolina	7	56
North Carolina	11	25
Virginia	11	28
Alaska	3	74
Pennsylvania	26	8
Florida	20	16
District of Columbia	6	162
Maryland	11	38
New York	47	12
New Jersey	8	34
Vermont	3	114
Connecticut	8	47
Massachusetts	23	5
New Hampshire	4	77
Rhode Island	3	71
Maine	4	120
Puerto Rico	3	224