California Colleges Acceptance Rate 2025

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 2025 from Lowest to Highest

College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
CES College, Burbank	63.08%	77
University of Silicon Valley, San Jose	64.66%	373
University of Saint Katherine, San Marcos	65.56%	204
William Jessup University, Rocklin	65.92%	1123
Medical Career College of Northern California, Roseville	66.67%	18
California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton	66.72%	35249
Westcliff University, Irvine	67.42%	1817
University of California-Riverside, Riverside	68.69%	22842
Concordia University-Irvine, Irvine	68.99%	1691
California College of Music, Pasadena	69.23%	19
San Francisco Bay University, Fremont	69.43%	24
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena	70.97%	2113
University of San Francisco, San Francisco	71.18%	5980
Chapman University, Orange	72.52%	7665
University of La Verne, La Verne	73.51%	3363
Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa	74.84%	2001
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno	75%	1743
Whittier College, Whittier	75.45%	1124
California College of the Arts, San Francisco	75.69%	1134
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles	75.76%	1778
San Jose State University, San Jose	76.71%	26735
The Master's University and Seminary, Santa Clarita	78.18%	1496
University of the West, Rosemead	78.26%	59
Musicians Institute, Hollywood	78.45%	785
John Paul the Great Catholic University, Escondido	79.59%	300
California Baptist University, Riverside	79.92%	8077
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles	80.46%	238
University of Redlands, Redlands	81.87%	2301
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego	81.93%	3149
Westmont College, Santa Barbara	81.99%	1284
Los Angeles College of Music, Pasadena	82.83%	239
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles	83.29%	1264
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary, El Dorado Hills	83.5%	416
Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula	84.73%	516
California State University-Bakersfield, Bakersfield	86.55%	8108
California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles	86.94%	22690
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa	87%	3344
Providence Christian College, Pasadena	87.12%	136
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks	87.18%	2510
Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga	87.89%	1994
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach	88.37%	729
California State University-Dominguez Hills, Carson	89.13%	13903
University of California-Merced, Merced	89.46%	8343
California State University-Channel Islands, Camarillo	89.65%	5717
Galaxy Medical College, North Hollywood	90%	49
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles, Los Angeles	90.11%	220
California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino	91.08%	16712
California State University-Northridge, Northridge	91.23%	32103
La Sierra University, Riverside	91.85%	1216
California State University-Monterey Bay, Seaside	92.39%	6129
College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students