41 Best colleges for Geotechnical Engineering in California, US

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 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 41 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: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

5. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

9. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#89 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#133 in the United States

#160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#182 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Geotechnical Engineering

#183 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Geotechnical Engineering

#184 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $21,623
Enrollment: 9,093

17. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#192 in the United States

#231 in North America

Enrollment: 31
Male:Female: 54:46

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Geotechnical Engineering

#213 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#214 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

20. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Geotechnical Engineering

#220 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

21. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#231 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

22. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Geotechnical Engineering

#237 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

23. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#242 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $9,716
Enrollment: 5,908

24. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,909
Enrollment: 27,513

25. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#266 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

26. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#291 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,314
Enrollment: 25,047

27. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Geotechnical Engineering

#295 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $8,691
Enrollment: 15,702

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#312 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

29. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#329 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

30. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#332 in the United States

#378 in North America

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

31. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#343 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

32. Pomona College

Claremont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#350 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,000

33. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#353 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $21,311

34. Ashford University

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#359 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,585
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $4,803

35. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#369 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $34,155
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $34,413

36. University of the West

Rosemead

For Geotechnical Engineering

#382 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,225
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $5,975

37. Chapman University

Orange

For Geotechnical Engineering

#387 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,451

38. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Geotechnical Engineering

#392 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,725
Enrollment: 10,972

39. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#396 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,825

40. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $9,097
Enrollment: 7,503

41. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Geotechnical Engineering

#421 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $8,540
Enrollment: 15,189

Closest to California states to learn Geotechnical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	21
Utah	4	43
Arizona	3	11
Idaho	3	91
Washington	6	16
Colorado	8	15
New Mexico	3	86
Montana	3	112
Nebraska	6	39
South Dakota	4	157
Kansas	3	46
Texas	34	2
Oklahoma	4	34
North Dakota	3	140
Minnesota	4	10
Iowa	3	26
Missouri	8	66
Arkansas	5	116
Louisiana	8	28
Wisconsin	9	14
Illinois	14	6
Mississippi	5	102
Indiana	10	13
Michigan	12	7
Tennessee	11	58
Alabama	7	62
Kentucky	4	59
Ohio	18	19
Georgia	9	22
South Carolina	6	52
North Carolina	11	20
Virginia	9	27
Alaska	3	76
Pennsylvania	20	8
Florida	19	17
District of Columbia	5	159
Maryland	11	42
New York	40	12
New Jersey	7	35
Connecticut	4	49
Massachusetts	19	4
New Hampshire	4	79
Rhode Island	3	71
Puerto Rico	3	216