26 Best colleges for Transportation Engineering in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 476K citations received by 13.6K 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: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

3. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

4. Stanford University

Stanford

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

7. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

8. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Transportation Engineering

#64 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Transportation Engineering

#68 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

12. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Transportation Engineering

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Transportation Engineering

#105 in the United States

#126 in North America

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Transportation Engineering

#106 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

15. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#118 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

16. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Transportation Engineering

#152 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

17. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Transportation Engineering

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

18. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#172 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Transportation Engineering

#199 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Transportation Engineering

#200 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Transportation Engineering

#201 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

22. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Transportation Engineering

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

23. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Transportation Engineering

#241 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

24. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Transportation Engineering

#244 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Transportation Engineering

#257 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

26. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Transportation Engineering

#261 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

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	25
Washington	5	7
Colorado	6	73
Kansas	3	108
Texas	17	3
Oklahoma	3	87
North Dakota	2	107
Missouri	6	80
Louisiana	4	59
Wisconsin	3	21
Illinois	10	12
Mississippi	4	135
Indiana	6	11
Michigan	7	4
Tennessee	6	48
Alabama	6	78
Kentucky	3	55
Ohio	13	16
Georgia	6	5
North Carolina	9	35
Virginia	8	10
Pennsylvania	11	13
Florida	10	17
District of Columbia	5	98
Maryland	7	9
New York	18	23
New Jersey	6	15
Connecticut	3	58
Massachusetts	11	2
Rhode Island	3	75