Best Mechanical Engineering schools in San Diego, CA [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 970K citations received by 22.2K academic papers made by 9 universities in San Diego 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-San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in California

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

2. San Diego State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in California

#157 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

3. University of San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in California

#306 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

4. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in California

#388 in the United States

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

5. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in California

#608 in the United States

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

6. Ashford University

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in California

#651 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

7. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Mechanical Engineering

#67 in California

#753 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

8. United States University

For Mechanical Engineering

#68 in California

#757 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

9. California Western School of Law

For Mechanical Engineering

#82 in California

#932 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near San Diego

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
46	California State University - San Marcos	440	San Marcos, California
122	University of California - Irvine	48	Irvine, California
136	Chapman University	381	Orange, California
141	University of California - Riverside	89	Riverside, California
146	California State University - Fullerton	231	Fullerton, California
148	California State University - Long Beach	247	Long Beach, California
149	Loma Linda University	217	Loma Linda, California
159	Western University of Health Sciences	373	Pomona, California
159	Autonomous University of Baja California	16	Mexicali
161	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	297	Pomona, California

Engineering subfields in San Diego

Acoustical Engineering6

Aerospace Engineering5

Chemical Engineering5

Computer Networking6

Electrical Engineering7

Geotechnical Engineering5

Materials Science9

Metallurgical Engineering6

Nanotechnology6

Optical Engineering7

Telecommunications6