18 Best colleges for Petroleum Engineering in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 250K citations received by 9.02K academic papers made by 18 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
4. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
5. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
6. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
8. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
9. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
10. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
11. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
12. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
14. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,670
- Male:Female
- 78:22
- Founded
- 1909
15. Marshall B Ketchum University
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 685
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1904
16. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,478
- Enrollment
- 38,973
17. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Average Aid
- $9,529
- Enrollment
- 849
18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $10,065
- Enrollment
- 22,000
Closest to California states to learn Petroleum Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 83 |
| Utah | 3 | 20 |
| Washington | 3 | 32 |
| Colorado | 4 | 4 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 30 |
| Montana | 2 | 136 |
| Texas | 20 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 38 |
| Iowa | 2 | 51 |
| Missouri | 6 | 36 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 22 |
| Illinois | 7 | 27 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 95 |
| Indiana | 4 | 47 |
| Michigan | 5 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 90 |
| Alabama | 5 | 77 |
| Ohio | 9 | 13 |
| Georgia | 4 | 34 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 76 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 28 |
| Virginia | 5 | 53 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 7 |
| Florida | 10 | 39 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 173 |
| Maryland | 5 | 33 |
| New York | 16 | 16 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 97 |