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 2.51M citations received by 68.6K academic papers made by 7 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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

2. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

#7 in California

#26 in the United States

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

3. California State University - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

#18 in California

#232 in the United States

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

4. California State University - Northridge

For Optical Engineering

#20 in California

#259 in the United States

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

5. Loyola Marymount University

For Optical Engineering

#36 in California

#402 in the United States

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

6. Occidental College

For Optical Engineering

#48 in California

#517 in the United States

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

7. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Optical Engineering

#55 in California

#577 in the United States

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

Universities for Optical Engineering near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	9	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	276	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	298	Fullerton, California
38	Marshall B Ketchum University	339	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	349	Pomona, California
46	Chapman University	382	Orange, California
49	Pomona College	360	Claremont, California
50	Harvey Mudd College	324	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	39	Irvine, California
85	University of California - Riverside	77	Riverside, California