77 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 15.8M citations received by 385K academic papers made by 77 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. Stanford University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

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

4. California Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Optical Engineering

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Optical Engineering

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

7. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

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

8. University of California - Davis

For Optical Engineering

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Optical Engineering

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Optical Engineering

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Optical Engineering

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Optical Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Optical Engineering

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Optical Engineering

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

15. University of California - Merced

For Optical Engineering

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

16. Loma Linda University

For Optical Engineering

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

17. San Jose State University

For Optical Engineering

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

18. California State University - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

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

19. San Francisco State University

For Optical Engineering

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

20. California State University - Northridge

For Optical Engineering

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Optical Engineering

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

22. California State University - Long Beach

For Optical Engineering

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

For Optical Engineering

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

24. Palo Alto University

For Optical Engineering

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

25. Santa Clara University

For Optical Engineering

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

27. Harvey Mudd College

For Optical Engineering

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

28. California State University - Fresno

For Optical Engineering

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

29. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

30. University of San Diego

For Optical Engineering

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

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Optical Engineering

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

32. University of San Francisco

For Optical Engineering

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

33. Pomona College

For Optical Engineering

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

34. Chapman University

For Optical Engineering

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

35. California State University - Sacramento

For Optical Engineering

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

36. Loyola Marymount University

For Optical Engineering

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

37. University of the Pacific

For Optical Engineering

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

38. Western University of Health Sciences

For Optical Engineering

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

39. Sonoma State University

For Optical Engineering

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

40. Humboldt State University

For Optical Engineering

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

41. California State University - Chico

For Optical Engineering

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

42. John F. Kennedy University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

43. West Los Angeles College

For Optical Engineering

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

44. California State University Maritime Academy

For Optical Engineering

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

45. Graduate Theological Union

For Optical Engineering

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

46. California State University - San Marcos

For Optical Engineering

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

47. University of Redlands

For Optical Engineering

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

48. Occidental College

For Optical Engineering

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

49. Claremont Graduate University

For Optical Engineering

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

50. California State University - Stanislaus

For Optical Engineering

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

51. California State University - East Bay

For Optical Engineering

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

52. Pepperdine University

For Optical Engineering

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

53. California State University - San Bernardino

For Optical Engineering

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

54. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Optical Engineering

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

55. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Optical Engineering

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

56. Mills College

For Optical Engineering

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

57. California State University - Bakersfield

For Optical Engineering

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

58. Soka University of America

For Optical Engineering

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

59. Claremont McKenna College

For Optical Engineering

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

60. Ashford University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

61. Scripps College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

62. University of the West

For Optical Engineering

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

63. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Optical Engineering

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

64. Azusa Pacific University

For Optical Engineering

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

65. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Optical Engineering

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

66. Whittier College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

67. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Optical Engineering

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

68. Touro University California

For Optical Engineering

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

69. Westmont College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

70. Saint Mary's College of California

For Optical Engineering

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

71. California Lutheran University

For Optical Engineering

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

72. Fielding Graduate University

For Optical Engineering

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

73. United States University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

74. California State University - Channel Islands

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

75. Keck Graduate Institute

For Optical Engineering

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

76. Dominican University of California

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

77. Master's University and Seminary

For Optical Engineering

#1009 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

Closest to California states to learn Optical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 15 88
Utah 7 36
Arizona 5 21
Idaho 4 168
Washington 16 10
Colorado 15 31
New Mexico 6 70
Montana 3 147
Nebraska 7 81
South Dakota 7 252
Kansas 9 96
Texas 53 13
Oklahoma 10 97
North Dakota 3 197
Minnesota 19 23
Iowa 10 40
Missouri 18 49
Arkansas 9 112
Louisiana 18 78
Wisconsin 22 17
Illinois 38 7
Mississippi 8 135
Indiana 20 27
Michigan 23 5
Tennessee 24 66
Alabama 19 87
Kentucky 10 79
Ohio 38 28
Georgia 25 14
West Virginia 6 121
South Carolina 15 83
North Carolina 24 34
Virginia 29 51
Alaska 3 216
Pennsylvania 66 16
Florida 31 30
District of Columbia 8 95
Maryland 21 12
New York 92 8
New Jersey 18 15
Vermont 4 149
Hawaii 4 128
Connecticut 16 29
Massachusetts 46 2
New Hampshire 8 99
Rhode Island 5 61
Maine 7 185
Puerto Rico 9 260