California Colleges Acceptance Rate 2024

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 2024 from Lowest to Highest

College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
Minerva University, San Francisco	1.02%	604
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena	3.92%	987
Stanford University, Stanford	3.95%	7645
Pomona College, Claremont	6.64%	1747
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont	9.99%	905
Stanbridge University, Irvine	10.5%	1710
University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles	10.77%	32122
Claremont McKenna College, Claremont	11.24%	1414
University of Southern California, Los Angeles	12.51%	20619
Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena	13.04%	479
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley	14.44%	31811
Pitzer College, Claremont	18.31%	1168
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts, Corona	19.23%	30
University of California-Irvine, Irvine	28.82%	29438
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia	28.98%	959
University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara	29.18%	23081
Scripps College, Claremont	29.54%	1091
Hussian College-Los Angeles, Los Angeles	32.87%	231
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo	33%	21090
University of California-San Diego, La Jolla	34.2%	33339
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles	35.97%	1724
Latin American Bible Institute, La Puente	36.23%	49
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles, Los Angeles	36.62%	223
San Diego State University, San Diego	37.9%	30991
Occidental College, Los Angeles	38.24%	1952
Beverly Hills Design Institute, Beverly Hills	39.13%	20
Hope International University, Fullerton	39.97%	619
Chamberlain University-California, Rancho Cordova	42.86%	437
Gnomon, Hollywood	44.83%	272
DeVry University-California, Ontario	44.94%	1457
San Francisco Bay University, Fremont	45%	6
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles	45.82%	6999
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco	46.45%	228
California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach	46.85%	33765
University of California-Davis, Davis	48.75%	31637
Brand College, Glendale	50%	24
University of Silicon Valley, San Jose	50.65%	420
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo	52.41%	435
University of San Diego, San Diego	52.7%	5601
San Diego Christian College, Spring Valley	52.7%	438
Pepperdine University, Malibu	52.71%	3706
Ukiah Adult School, Ukiah	53.95%	36
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara	53.98%	5887
National University, San Diego	54.55%	7160
California Miramar University, San Diego	56.52%	91
Pacific Union College, Angwin	57.73%	799
University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz	58.64%	17864
California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton	59.43%	35502
Chapman University, Orange	60.37%	7469
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, Pomona	60.62%	26802
College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students