Top Engineering Schools in California

Short for California, CA is a state located in United States of America. On this site, we offer detailed profile of top engineering schools in the state of California. Please follow the links below to find admissions information of each college of engineering in California or see brief enrollment information on the following table.

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Engineering schools in California are some of the best in the nation. Many of them rank among the top engineering programs in the U.S. and offer students a wide range of options to pursue their engineering studies. California engineering schools offer programs in a variety of disciplines, including aerospace, bioengineering, chemical, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering. Many of these schools have strong research programs and partnerships with industry leaders that allow students to gain hands-on experience in their chosen field. In addition to traditional classroom learning, many California engineering schools also offer internships and co-ops that let students gain practical experience while they study. These programs often give students an advantage when it comes to finding employment after graduation. California is also home to some exceptional graduate engineering programs that prepare students for advanced positions within their chosen field or for research positions at universities or government agencies. Overall, California’s engineering schools provide a high quality education with plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning and career success after graduation.

California Institute of Technology Division of Engineering and Applied Science

California Institute of Technology Division of Engineering and Applied Science

2022-2023 Enrollment 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125
Total graduate engineering enrollment 515
Master’s degree full-time 61
Master’s degree part-time 0
Ph.D. full-time 454
Ph.D. part-time 0
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 171
Total number of master’s graduates 77
Percent international master’s graduates 49.4%
Percent minority master’s graduates 16.9%
Percent female master’s graduates 20.8%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 94
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 53.2%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 11.7%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 19.1%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, engineering science and engineering physics, environmental, materials, mechanical, other

California State University Long Beach College of Engineering

California State University Long Beach College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840
Total graduate engineering enrollment 664
Master’s degree full-time 634
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time 30
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 170
Total number of master’s graduates 169
Percent international master’s graduates 40.2%
Percent minority master’s graduates 71.0%
Percent female master’s graduates 11.8%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 1
Percent international Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent female Ph.D. graduates N/A
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering management, mechanical, other

Naval Postgraduate School Engineering

Naval Postgraduate School Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 1 University Cir, Monterey, CA 93943
Total graduate engineering enrollment N/A
Master’s degree full-time N/A
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time N/A
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates N/A
Total number of master’s graduates N/A
Percent international master’s graduates N/A
Percent minority master’s graduates N/A
Percent female master’s graduates N/A
Total number of Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent international Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent female Ph.D. graduates N/A
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered N/A

San Diego State University College of Engineering

San Diego State University College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
Total graduate engineering enrollment N/A
Master’s degree full-time N/A
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time N/A
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates N/A
Total number of master’s graduates N/A
Percent international master’s graduates N/A
Percent minority master’s graduates N/A
Percent female master’s graduates N/A
Total number of Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent international Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent female Ph.D. graduates N/A
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering science and engineering physics, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, other

Santa Clara University School of Engineering

Santa Clara University School of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
Total graduate engineering enrollment N/A
Master’s degree full-time N/A
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time N/A
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates N/A
Total number of master’s graduates N/A
Percent international master’s graduates N/A
Percent minority master’s graduates N/A
Percent female master’s graduates N/A
Total number of Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent international Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates N/A
Percent female Ph.D. graduates N/A
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered biomedical, civil, computer engineering, electrical, engineering management, materials, mechanical

Stanford University School of Engineering

Stanford University School of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Total graduate engineering enrollment 3,374
Master’s degree full-time 1,441
Master’s degree part-time 318
Ph.D. full-time 1,592
Ph.D. part-time 23
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 1,194
Total number of master’s graduates 960
Percent international master’s graduates 41.0%
Percent minority master’s graduates 23.9%
Percent female master’s graduates 24.4%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 234
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 53.0%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 13.2%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 21.4%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, architectural, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, engineering management, environmental, manufacturing, materials, mechanical, petroleum, other

University of California Berkeley College of Engineering

University of California Berkeley College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 320 McLaughlin Hall # 1700, Berkeley, CA 94720
Total graduate engineering enrollment 1,774
Master’s degree full-time 307
Master’s degree part-time 0
Ph.D. full-time 1,422
Ph.D. part-time 45
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 630
Total number of master’s graduates 378
Percent international master’s graduates 31.5%
Percent minority master’s graduates 27.0%
Percent female master’s graduates 32.5%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 252
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 39.3%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 15.1%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 23.4%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering management, engineering science and engineering physics, environmental, manufacturing, materials, mechanical, nuclear, other

University of California Davis College of Engineering

University of California Davis College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 1042 Kemper Hall, Davis, CA 95616
Total graduate engineering enrollment 1,093
Master’s degree full-time 282
Master’s degree part-time 24
Ph.D. full-time 766
Ph.D. part-time 21
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 267
Total number of master’s graduates 146
Percent international master’s graduates 24.7%
Percent minority master’s graduates 28.8%
Percent female master’s graduates 26.0%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 121
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 52.1%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 9.9%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 32.2%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering management, engineering science and engineering physics, environmental, materials, mechanical, other

University of California Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering

University of California Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 5200 Engineering Lab Facility, Irvine, CA 92697
Total graduate engineering enrollment 1,028
Master’s degree full-time 248
Master’s degree part-time 97
Ph.D. full-time 667
Ph.D. part-time 16
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 322
Total number of master’s graduates 219
Percent international master’s graduates 41.1%
Percent minority master’s graduates 26.5%
Percent female master’s graduates 23.7%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 103
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 69.9%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 11.7%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 26.2%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, environmental, materials, mechanical, other

University of California Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

University of California Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

2022-2023 Enrollment 7400 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Total graduate engineering enrollment 1,502
Master’s degree full-time 681
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time 821
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 449
Total number of master’s graduates 316
Percent international master’s graduates 26.6%
Percent minority master’s graduates 38.3%
Percent female master’s graduates 22.2%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 133
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 61.7%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 21.1%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 25.6%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, materials, mechanical

University of California Riverside Bourns College of Engineering

University of California Riverside Bourns College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
Total graduate engineering enrollment 436
Master’s degree full-time 57
Master’s degree part-time 14
Ph.D. full-time 347
Ph.D. part-time 18
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 93
Total number of master’s graduates 46
Percent international master’s graduates 73.9%
Percent minority master’s graduates 41.3%
Percent female master’s graduates 47.8%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 47
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 83.0%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 48.9%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 12.8%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered biomedical, chemical, computer science, electrical, environmental, mechanical

University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 9500 Gilman Dr # 0439, La Jolla, CA 92093
Total graduate engineering enrollment 1,195
Master’s degree full-time 419
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time 776
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 377
Total number of master’s graduates 249
Percent international master’s graduates 17.7%
Percent minority master’s graduates 33.7%
Percent female master’s graduates 19.7%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 128
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 50.0%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 10.9%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 18.8%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering science and engineering physics, materials, mechanical

University of California Santa Barbara College of Engineering

University of California Santa Barbara College of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 1038 Harold Frank Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Total graduate engineering enrollment 712
Master’s degree full-time 152
Master’s degree part-time N/A
Ph.D. full-time 560
Ph.D. part-time N/A
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 199
Total number of master’s graduates 98
Percent international master’s graduates 45.9%
Percent minority master’s graduates 11.2%
Percent female master’s graduates 23.5%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 101
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 52.5%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 5.0%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 19.8%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered biomedical, chemical, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, materials, mechanical

University of California Santa Cruz Jack Baskin Engineering

University of California Santa Cruz Jack Baskin Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Total graduate engineering enrollment 341
Master’s degree full-time 54
Master’s degree part-time 12
Ph.D. full-time 230
Ph.D. part-time 45
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 58
Total number of master’s graduates 44
Percent international master’s graduates 36.4%
Percent minority master’s graduates 22.7%
Percent female master’s graduates 29.5%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 14
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 42.9%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 28.6%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 14.3%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered biomedical, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering management, other

University of Southern California Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering

University of Southern California Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering

2022-2023 Enrollment 3740 McClintock Ave Ste EEB102, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Total graduate engineering enrollment 3,882
Master’s degree full-time 1,404
Master’s degree part-time 1,535
Ph.D. full-time 863
Ph.D. part-time 80
2019 Graduates
Total graduates 1,599
Total number of master’s graduates 1,445
Percent international master’s graduates 59.0%
Percent minority master’s graduates 18.4%
Percent female master’s graduates 22.5%
Total number of Ph.D. graduates 154
Percent international Ph.D. graduates 68.8%
Percent minority Ph.D. graduates 9.1%
Percent female Ph.D. graduates 20.8%
Program Offerings
Programs/courses offered aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer engineering, computer science, electrical, engineering management, environmental, manufacturing, materials, mechanical, petroleum