27 Best colleges for Reliability / Quality Engineering in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Reliability and Quality Engineering. A graph of 579K citations received by 13.8K academic papers made by 27 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. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#17 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#21 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

6. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#28 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#34 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#46 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#47 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

10. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#87 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#95 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#103 in the United States

#126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

13. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#105 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#147 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

15. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#163 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#179 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

17. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#188 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

18. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#207 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#215 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#216 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

21. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#221 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

22. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#228 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

23. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#229 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#237 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

25. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#243 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

26. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#266 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#280 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

Closest to California states to learn Reliability and Quality Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	70
Utah	3	85
Arizona	3	14
Idaho	3	89
Washington	4	16
Colorado	7	50
New Mexico	3	88
Nebraska	3	53
Kansas	3	93
Texas	21	8
Oklahoma	3	76
North Dakota	2	124
Minnesota	2	30
Missouri	5	57
Arkansas	3	102
Louisiana	5	49
Wisconsin	4	15
Illinois	12	2
Indiana	6	12
Michigan	9	6
Tennessee	7	29
Alabama	6	77
Ohio	14	26
Georgia	6	9
South Carolina	3	43
North Carolina	8	19
Virginia	7	20
Pennsylvania	11	7
Florida	12	32
District of Columbia	4	65
Maryland	6	4
New York	23	11
New Jersey	7	18
Massachusetts	13	5
Rhode Island	3	136