Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California

The best colleges for a Mechanical Engineering degree in California, led by Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley and University of Southern California. Each school is shown with its acceptance rate, tuition, and average SAT so you can weigh Mechanical Engineering programs side by side.

1. 1. Stanford University — Stanford, CA · 3.6% acceptance · SAT 1,553 · $65,910 tuition · 92% grad rate
2. 2. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, CA · 11% acceptance · $50,547 tuition · 93% grad rate
3. 3. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · 9.8% acceptance · SAT 1,495 · $72,097 tuition · 92% grad rate
4. 4. University of California-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA · 9% acceptance · $49,403 tuition · 93% grad rate
5. 5. Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 48% acceptance · SAT 1,426 · $61,293 tuition · 88% grad rate
6. 6. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — San Luis Obispo, CA · 31.3% acceptance · $34,665 tuition · 86% grad rate
7. 7. University of California-San Diego — La Jolla, CA · 26.7% acceptance · $50,958 tuition · 86% grad rate
8. 8. University of California-Davis — Davis, CA · 41.8% acceptance · $50,974 tuition · 86% grad rate
9. 9. University of California-Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, CA · 33% acceptance · $50,614 tuition · 83% grad rate
10. 10. Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 45.1% acceptance · SAT 1,359 · $62,357 tuition · 79% grad rate
11. 11. University of California-Riverside — Riverside, CA · 76% acceptance · $49,806 tuition · 76% grad rate
12. 12. University of California-Merced — Merced, CA · 91% acceptance · $49,823 tuition · 69% grad rate
13. 13. San Diego State University — San Diego, CA · 36.2% acceptance · $21,328 tuition · 76% grad rate
14. 14. University of San Diego — San Diego, CA · 52.4% acceptance · $59,486 tuition · 84% grad rate
15. 15. University of the Pacific — Stockton, CA · 71.3% acceptance · SAT 1,346 · $57,080 tuition · 69% grad rate
16. 16. California State University-Northridge — Northridge, CA · 93.5% acceptance · $20,058 tuition · 57% grad rate
17. 17. California State University-Fullerton — Fullerton, CA · 90.5% acceptance · $20,070 tuition · 70% grad rate
18. 18. California State University-Sacramento — Sacramento, CA · 94% acceptance · $20,618 tuition · 56% grad rate
19. 19. San Francisco State University — San Francisco, CA · 96.4% acceptance · $20,550 tuition · 50% grad rate
20. 20. California State University-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA · 91.3% acceptance · $19,760 tuition · 53% grad rate
21. 21. California State University-Fresno — Fresno, CA · 95.3% acceptance · $19,950 tuition · 57% grad rate
22. 22. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona — Pomona, CA · 75.2% acceptance · $20,380 tuition · 68% grad rate
23. 23. California Baptist University — Riverside, CA · 84.9% acceptance · $41,228 tuition · 62% grad rate
24. 24. California State University-Long Beach — Long Beach, CA · 46.3% acceptance · $19,950 tuition · 69% grad rate
25. 25. California State University-Chico — Chico, CA · 92.7% acceptance · $21,072 tuition · 63% grad rate

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