7 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in San Diego, CA

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Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 718K citations received by 19.3K academic papers made by 7 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

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

2. San Diego State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in California
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

3. University of San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#29 in California
Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

4. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Mechanical Engineering

#38 in California
Enrollment
44
Male:Female
45:55

5. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in California
Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

6. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Mechanical Engineering

#61 in California
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

7. Ashford University

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near San Diego

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
46 California State University - San Marcos 401
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San Marcos, California
122 University of California - Irvine 46
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Irvine, California
136 Chapman University 367
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Orange, California
141 University of California - Riverside 87
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Riverside, California
146 California State University - Fullerton 227
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Fullerton, California
148 California State University - Long Beach 246
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Long Beach, California
149 Loma Linda University 214
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Loma Linda, California
159 Autonomous University of Baja California 16
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161 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 299
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Pomona, California
162 Pomona College 388
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Claremont, California