80 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in California, US

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

6. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

13. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Mechanical Engineering

#153 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

14. San Diego State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#160 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Mechanical Engineering

#190 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Mechanical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Mechanical Engineering

#213 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

18. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Mechanical Engineering

#214 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Mechanical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Mechanical Engineering

#227 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

21. California State University - Northridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

22. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Mechanical Engineering

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

23. California State University - Los Angeles

For Mechanical Engineering

#270 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

24. San Francisco State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#278 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

25. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Mechanical Engineering

#297 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

26. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Mechanical Engineering

#298 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Mechanical Engineering

#299 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Mechanical Engineering

#303 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

29. University of San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#313 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

30. Claremont Graduate University

For Mechanical Engineering

#319 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

31. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Mechanical Engineering

#327 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

32. University of San Francisco

For Mechanical Engineering

#328 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

33. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Mechanical Engineering

#349 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

34. Loyola Marymount University

For Mechanical Engineering

#360 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

35. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Mechanical Engineering

#362 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

36. Chapman University

Orange

For Mechanical Engineering

#367 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

37. Harvey Mudd College

For Mechanical Engineering

#369 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

38. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#379 in the United States

#423 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

39. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Mechanical Engineering

#384 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

40. Pomona College

For Mechanical Engineering

#388 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

41. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Mechanical Engineering

#395 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

42. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Mechanical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

43. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Mechanical Engineering

#421 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

44. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Mechanical Engineering

#448 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Mechanical Engineering

#449 in the United States

#500 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

46. Claremont McKenna College

For Mechanical Engineering

#458 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

47. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#464 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

48. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Mechanical Engineering

#470 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

49. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Mechanical Engineering

#483 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

50. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Mechanical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

51. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

52. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Mechanical Engineering

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

53. University of the West

Rosemead

For Mechanical Engineering

#584 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

54. Occidental College

For Mechanical Engineering

#585 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

55. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Mechanical Engineering

#633 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

56. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Mechanical Engineering

#641 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

57. Keck Graduate Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#645 in the United States

#705 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

58. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Mechanical Engineering

#646 in the United States

#706 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

59. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Mechanical Engineering

#678 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

60. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#689 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

61. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Mechanical Engineering

#701 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

62. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Mechanical Engineering

#715 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

63. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Mechanical Engineering

#723 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

64. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Mechanical Engineering

#727 in the United States

#792 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

65. Mills College

Oakland

For Mechanical Engineering

#773 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

66. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Mechanical Engineering

#821 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1997

67. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Mechanical Engineering

#826 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

68. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Mechanical Engineering

#842 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,911
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1909

69. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Mechanical Engineering

#844 in the United States

#911 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

70. Ashford University