California Colleges Acceptance Rate 2026

Acceptance Rate of all colleges in California are given here. Colleges are listed from Lowest Acceptance rate in California to the Highest Acceptance rate colleges. Acceptance Rate of Universities and Colleges indicate how tough the admissions selection criteria of an institution is. Acceptance or Admissions Rate of the colleges is obtained by dividing the number of admitted students divided by the total number of applicants who applied for admissions in a single admission calendar. The lower the acceptance rate of a college is, the tougher it is to get admitted to. Hence, the colleges with lower admissions rate are easier to get into.

Some institutions have open admission policy. Open Admission Policy means that all qualifying students who meet the minimum eligibility criteria are offered admission and they start the degree the program without additional qualifications or performance benchmarks. In other words, the institutes having open admission policy have 100% acceptance rate.

Acceptance Rate of all California Colleges 2026 from Lowest to Highest

Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
	California Institute of Technology, Pasadena	3.14%	1023
	Minerva University, San Francisco	3.55%	603
	Stanford University, Stanford	3.91%	7841
	Pomona College, Claremont	6.76%	1638
	University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles	8.73%	33040
	Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena	10%	346
	University of Southern California, Los Angeles	10.02%	20817
	Claremont McKenna College, Claremont	11.12%	1379
	Stanbridge University, Irvine	11.37%	2373
	University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley	11.66%	33073
	Harvey Mudd College, Claremont	13.06%	915
	Northeastern University Oakland, Oakland	16.54%	542
	Pitzer College, Claremont	16.66%	1191
	University of California-San Diego, La Jolla	24.52%	33787
	University of California-Irvine, Irvine	25.57%	29494
	California Institute of the Arts, Valencia	25.95%	881
	University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara	27.78%	23205
	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo	29.75%	21521
	Scripps College, Claremont	33.94%	1077
	San Diego State University, San Diego	34.44%	33654
	Hope International University, Fullerton	35.39%	549
	Casa Loma College-Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks	36.41%	581
	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles	38.78%	233
	University of California-Merced, Merced	39.18%	8372
	Gnomon, North Hollywood	39.68%	302
	Occidental College, Los Angeles	39.89%	1844
	The Chicago School at Los Angeles, Los Angeles	40.17%	324
	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles	40.29%	7171
	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles	41.5%	1319
	University of California-Davis, Davis	41.63%	31777
	Pacific Union College, Angwin	42.48%	910
	DeVry University-California, Ontario	43.25%	2081
	Santa Clara University, Santa Clara	43.84%	6235
	Westcliff University, Irvine	45.13%	2037
	University of Saint Katherine, San Marcos	46.25%	230
	University of San Diego, San Diego	46.75%	5619
	California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach	47.12%	34131
	California College of Music, Pasadena	47.37%	7
	University of La Verne, La Verne	48.48%	3341
	Pepperdine University, Malibu	49.85%	3629
	Pacific College, Costa Mesa	50%	285
	University of San Francisco, San Francisco	50.77%	5697
	University of Silicon Valley, San Jose	51.31%	377
	San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco	51.94%	215
	Chapman University, Orange	55.61%	7629
	Fresno Pacific University, Fresno	57.52%	1614
	Concordia University-Irvine, Irvine	59.86%	1456
	Chamberlain University-California, Rancho Cordova	60%	676
	CES College, Burbank	60%	106
	Biola University, La Mirada	60.08%	3390