Public Universities in California, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
California has 28 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is UCLA at 9%; the most accessible is Cal State Stanislaus at 98%, and the median public university in the state admits 91%. 10 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a California student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
Schools
28
Median acceptance
91%
Most selective
UCLA
9% acceptance
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28 schools
- UCLA9%acceptanceMost selectiveCA · SAT 1510
- University of California, Berkeley11%acceptanceHighly selectiveCA · SAT 1530
- UC San Diego27%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1490
- UC Irvine29%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1420
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo31%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1420
- UC Santa Barbara33%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1430
- San Diego State University36%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1340
- UC Davis42%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1380
- Cal State Long Beach46%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1280
- UC Santa Cruz66%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1180
- Cal Poly Pomona75%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1300
- UC Riverside76%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1300
- San Jose State University85%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1220
- Cal State Fullerton91%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1230
- Cal State Los Angeles91%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1150
- Cal State Northridge93%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1150
- Cal State Chico93%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1170
- Cal State Dominguez Hills93%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1020
- Sacramento State University94%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1170
- Cal State San Bernardino94%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1090
- Fresno State University95%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1160
- Cal State San Marcos95%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1190
- Cal Maritime Academy95%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1100
- San Francisco State University96%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1180
- Cal State East Bay97%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1080
- Cal State Monterey Bay97%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1130
- Cal Poly Humboldt98%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1150
- Cal State Stanislaus98%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1080
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.