17 Best colleges for Applied/Engineering Physics in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 560K citations received by 11.4K 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. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
4. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
5. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
8. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
9. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
10. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
11. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
12. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
13. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $9,210
- Enrollment
- 35,751
15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $10,065
- Enrollment
- 22,000
16. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,670
- Male:Female
- 78:22
- Founded
- 1909
17. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $25,868
- Enrollment
- 9,103
Closest to California states to learn Applied/Engineering Physics
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 | 76 |
| Utah | 3 | 55 |
| Arizona | 2 | 15 |
| Idaho | 2 | 125 |
| Washington | 4 | 25 |
| Colorado | 5 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 67 |
| Kansas | 2 | 90 |
| Texas | 12 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 122 |
| Missouri | 6 | 86 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 111 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 19 |
| Illinois | 7 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 102 |
| Indiana | 4 | 22 |
| Michigan | 6 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 45 |
| Alabama | 4 | 65 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 80 |
| Ohio | 13 | 18 |
| Georgia | 6 | 9 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 17 |
| Virginia | 8 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 4 |
| Florida | 6 | 30 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 143 |
| Maryland | 5 | 12 |
| New York | 19 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 40 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 60 |