Best Engineering schools in Los Angeles, CA [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 11.3M citations received by 253K academic papers made by 12 universities in Los Angeles 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 - Los Angeles

For Engineering

#3 in California

#9 in the United States

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

2. University of Southern California

For Engineering

#6 in California

#28 in the United States

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

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Engineering

#22 in California

#258 in the United States

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

4. California State University - Northridge

For Engineering

#24 in California

#264 in the United States

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

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Engineering

#38 in California

#397 in the United States

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

6. Occidental College

For Engineering

#49 in California

#524 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

7. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Engineering

#50 in California

#529 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

8. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Engineering

#90 in California

#1051 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

9. Pacific States University

For Engineering

#97 in California

#1166 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 52:48

10. Southern California Institute of Architecture

For Engineering

#125 in California

#1468 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $21,514
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $45,500

11. Southwestern Law School

For Engineering

#131 in California

#1502 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1911

12. American Jewish University

For Engineering

#133 in California

#1528 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $18,651
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,048

Universities for Engineering near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	16	Pasadena, California
14	West Los Angeles College	504	Culver, California
21	California State University - Dominguez Hills	539	Carson, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	249	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	263	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	320	Pomona, California
43	Pepperdine University	503	Malibu, California
46	Chapman University	376	Orange, California
46	Western University of Health Sciences	417	Pomona, California
49	Claremont Graduate University	346	Claremont, California