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

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 25 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

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#13 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#15 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#23 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#41 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#43 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#47 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#51 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

10. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#77 in the United States

#91 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#94 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#101 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

13. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#130 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#154 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#187 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

16. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#206 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

17. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#212 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#217 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

19. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#220 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,953
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

20. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#226 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

21. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#230 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

22. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#233 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

23. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#234 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

24. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#246 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

Closest to California states to learn Reliability and Quality Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	59
Utah	3	87
Arizona	3	14
Washington	3	22
Colorado	7	37
New Mexico	3	91
Kansas	3	75
Texas	19	3
Oklahoma	3	89
North Dakota	3	129
Minnesota	2	33
Missouri	4	49
Louisiana	5	60
Wisconsin	3	21
Illinois	9	1
Indiana	5	16
Michigan	6	9
Tennessee	5	32
Alabama	5	65
Ohio	14	26
Georgia	6	5
South Carolina	3	45
North Carolina	7	20
Virginia	7	12
Pennsylvania	9	6
Florida	9	39
District of Columbia	4	58
Maryland	5	4
New York	19	10
New Jersey	4	19
Massachusetts	12	7
Rhode Island	3	125