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Colleges in California by Acceptance Rate

84 California colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.

# College State Rate Trend Applicants
1 California Institute of Technology California 3.1% 13,107
2 Minerva University California 3.6% 9,856
3 Stanford University California 3.9% 53,733
4 Pomona College California 6.8% 12,121
5 University of California-Los Angeles California 8.7% 145,903
6 University of Southern California California 10% 80,808
7 Claremont McKenna College California 11.1% 5,799
8 Stanbridge University California 11.4% 2,700
9 University of California-Berkeley California 11.7% 125,910
10 Harvey Mudd College California 13.1% 4,792
11 Mills College at Northeastern University California 16.5% 17,177
12 Pitzer College California 16.7% 3,464
13 University of California-San Diego California 24.5% 130,771
14 University of California-Irvine California 25.6% 121,101
15 California Institute of the Arts California 26% 2,023
16 University of California-Santa Barbara California 27.8% 110,871
17 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California 29.8% 63,736
18 Scripps College California 33.9% 3,082
19 San Diego State University California 34.4% 82,800
20 Hope International University California 35.4% 828
21 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science California 38.8% 985
22 University of California-Merced California 39.2% 67,891
23 Occidental College California 39.9% 6,573
24 Loyola Marymount University California 40.3% 23,361
25 University of California-Davis California 41.6% 94,637
26 Pacific Union College California 42.5% 1,323
27 Santa Clara University California 43.8% 18,843
28 Westcliff University California 45.1% 1,458
29 University of San Diego California 46.7% 15,953
30 California State University-Long Beach California 47.1% 79,680
31 Hussian College-Los Angeles California 47.7% 558
32 University of La Verne California 48.5% 10,813
33 Pepperdine University California 49.9% 12,457
34 University of San Francisco California 50.8% 25,709
35 Chapman University California 55.6% 15,914
36 Fresno Pacific University California 57.5% 1,516
37 Concordia University-Irvine California 59.9% 4,564
38 Biola University California 60.1% 4,003
39 University of California-Santa Cruz California 62.5% 68,845
40 University of California-Riverside California 63.3% 62,807
41 Vanguard University of Southern California California 64.7% 3,422
42 Menlo College California 67.8% 3,041
43 Mount Saint Mary's University California 68.7% 3,430
44 Woodbury University California 72.9% 1,312
45 California College of the Arts California 73.4% 3,661
46 California Baptist University California 73.6% 7,935
47 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California 73.7% 45,775
48 Art Center College of Design California 75% 1,339
49 The Master's University and Seminary California 75.9% 1,157
50 William Jessup University California 76.8% 699
51 Azusa Pacific University California 79.5% 3,850
52 Westmont College California 79.9% 2,244
53 San Jose State University California 80.2% 35,780
54 University of Redlands California 80.9% 3,622
55 Point Loma Nazarene University California 81.8% 3,065
56 MTI College California 81.9% 1,417
57 Southern California Institute of Architecture California 82.7% 606
58 Otis College of Art and Design California 84% 2,459
59 Whittier College California 85.4% 2,797
60 California State University-Fullerton California 86.7% 48,591
61 California State University-Bakersfield California 88.2% 13,950
62 Saint Mary's College of California California 88.6% 4,308
63 California Lutheran University California 88.9% 5,290
64 California State University-Dominguez Hills California 91.3% 19,040
65 California State University-Los Angeles California 91.9% 32,748
66 California State University-Channel Islands California 93.1% 10,082
67 California State University-Northridge California 93.1% 29,789
68 La Sierra University California 93.3% 2,238
69 California State University-Sacramento California 93.6% 25,994
70 California State University-Chico California 93.7% 22,263
71 Sonoma State University California 94.7% 10,529
72 California State University-Monterey Bay California 94.8% 11,769
73 University of the Pacific California 94.9% 5,763
74 Dominican University of California California 95.6% 2,011
75 California State University-San Marcos California 95.7% 17,519
76 San Francisco State University California 96.1% 29,878
77 California State University-Fresno California 96.4% 20,201
78 California State University-East Bay California 96.8% 13,274
79 California State University-Stanislaus California 97.5% 5,334
80 California State University-San Bernardino California 98.2% 12,772
81 California State University Maritime Academy California 98.7% 943
82 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California 98.8% 14,019
83 Simpson University California 99% 823
84 Holy Names University California 100% 921