17 Best Systems Engineering schools in California, US

Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Systems Engineering. A graph of 189K citations received by 5.61K academic papers made by 17 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. California Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$26,591

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
63%

3. Stanford University

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$20,023

4. University of Southern California

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,759

5. University of California - Irvine

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

6. University of California-San Diego

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$15,461
Enrollment
44,589

8. University of California - Davis

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
74%

9. Naval Postgraduate School

For Systems Engineering

Enrollment
2,866
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

11. San Jose State University

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
72%

12. University of California - Riverside

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

13. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

14. California State University - Long Beach

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
80%

15. San Diego State University

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
61%

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
67%

17. Santa Clara University

For Systems Engineering

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,284

Closest to California states to learn Systems Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 3 71
Utah 3 47
Colorado 6 28
Kansas 3 92
Texas 12 6
Oklahoma 3 58
Missouri 3 40
Wisconsin 3 18
Illinois 8 13
Indiana 4 5
Michigan 5 7
Tennessee 3 52
Alabama 4 54
Ohio 11 16
Georgia 2 3
North Carolina 5 24
Virginia 5 15
Pennsylvania 9 4
Florida 9 23
Maryland 5 11
New York 13 36
New Jersey 5 20
Massachusetts 8 2