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

For Petroleum Engineering

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Petroleum Engineering

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Petroleum Engineering

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

5. University of Southern California

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Petroleum Engineering

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Petroleum Engineering

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Petroleum Engineering

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Petroleum Engineering

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Petroleum Engineering

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Petroleum Engineering

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

13. San Diego State University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Petroleum Engineering

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

15. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

16. California State University - Long Beach

For Petroleum Engineering

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

17. California State University Maritime Academy

For Petroleum Engineering

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Petroleum Engineering

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 United States Flag 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