13 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in California, US
Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 103K citations received by 3.17K academic papers made by 13 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
3. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
4. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
5. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
6. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
7. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
9. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
11. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
Closest to California states to learn Mechanical Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3 | 52 |
| Colorado | 5 | 42 |
| Kansas | 3 | 85 |
| Texas | 11 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 86 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 15 |
| Missouri | 3 | 53 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 14 |
| Illinois | 7 | 11 |
| Indiana | 4 | 2 |
| Michigan | 6 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 40 |
| Alabama | 4 | 69 |
| Ohio | 13 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 23 |
| Virginia | 4 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 5 |
| Florida | 9 | 27 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 44 |
| Maryland | 4 | 16 |
| New York | 13 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 1 |