26 Best colleges for Transportation Engineering in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 635K citations received by 15.2K academic papers made by 26 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 Transportation Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

2. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

3. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

4. Stanford University

Stanford

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Transportation Engineering

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

7. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

8. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Transportation Engineering

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Transportation Engineering

#49 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Transportation Engineering

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Transportation Engineering

#73 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

12. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Transportation Engineering

#83 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Transportation Engineering

#107 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Transportation Engineering

#110 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

15. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#116 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

16. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Transportation Engineering

#151 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

17. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Transportation Engineering

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

18. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Transportation Engineering

#184 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Transportation Engineering

#185 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

20. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#186 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

21. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Transportation Engineering

#199 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Transportation Engineering

#222 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

23. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Transportation Engineering

#230 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Transportation Engineering

#242 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#257 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

26. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Transportation Engineering

#272 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

Closest to California states to learn Transportation Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	36
Utah	4	30
Arizona	3	21
Washington	5	6
Colorado	7	70
Nebraska	3	61
Kansas	3	108
Texas	17	3
Oklahoma	3	86
North Dakota	2	100
Missouri	6	72
Louisiana	4	58
Wisconsin	4	23
Illinois	11	13
Mississippi	4	125
Indiana	6	4
Michigan	7	5
Tennessee	6	46
Alabama	6	79
Kentucky	3	56
Ohio	13	19
Georgia	6	8
South Carolina	3	53
North Carolina	9	33
Virginia	8	10
Pennsylvania	11	12
Florida	10	7
District of Columbia	5	84
Maryland	7	11
New York	23	25
New Jersey	7	17
Connecticut	4	62
Massachusetts	11	2
Rhode Island	3	57