8 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Los Angeles, CA

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 3.32M citations received by 75.8K academic papers made by 8 universities in Los Angeles 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 - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

2. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

#19 in California
Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$13,824
Enrollment
23,163

4. California State University - Northridge

For Optical Engineering

#21 in California
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$12,825
Enrollment
38,313

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Optical Engineering

#39 in California
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,926

6. Occidental College

For Optical Engineering

#48 in California
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$48,400

7. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Optical Engineering

#54 in California
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$35,558
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,276

8. Pacific States University

For Optical Engineering

#79 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
101
Male:Female
67:33

Universities for Optical Engineering near Los Angeles

Distance, km
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University
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City
14 California Institute of Technology 7
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Pasadena, California
32 California State University - Long Beach 276
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Long Beach, California
38 California State University - Fullerton 297
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Fullerton, California
38 Marshall B Ketchum University 353
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Fullerton, California
39 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 364
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Pomona, California
46 Chapman University 368
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Orange, California
46 Western University of Health Sciences 397
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Pomona, California
49 Pomona College 348
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Claremont, California
50 Harvey Mudd College 342
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Claremont, California
58 University of California - Irvine 41
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Irvine, California