Best Optical Engineering colleges in Los Angeles, CA [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 3.2M citations received by 74.8K 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

#3 in California

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

2. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

#7 in California

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

#19 in California

#249 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

4. California State University - Northridge

For Optical Engineering

#21 in California

#266 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Optical Engineering

#39 in California

#421 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

6. Occidental College

For Optical Engineering

#48 in California

#520 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

7. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Optical Engineering

#52 in California

#569 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

8. Pacific States University

For Optical Engineering

#78 in California

#955 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 52:48

Universities for Optical Engineering near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	7	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	275	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	295	Fullerton, California
38	Marshall B Ketchum University	353	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	364	Pomona, California
46	Chapman University	370	Orange, California
46	Western University of Health Sciences	400	Pomona, California
49	Pomona College	347	Claremont, California
50	Harvey Mudd College	339	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	38	Irvine, California