Colleges in California: acceptance rates and selectivity
61 colleges in California, sorted from most to least selective. The hardest to get into is California Institute of Technology at 3%. Open any school for its full profile, or calculate your odds with CollegeCalcAI.
Schools covered
61
California
Most selective
3%
California Institute of Technology
Average acceptance
66%
across listed schools
Get your real chances
CollegeCalcAI computes a personalized acceptance estimate from your GPA, scores, and activities. Free, no account to start.
All California schools
Most to least selective.
California Institute of Technology
3%acceptance · CA
Stanford University
4%acceptance · CA
Pomona College
7%acceptance · CA
UCLA
9%acceptance · CA
University of Southern California
10%acceptance · CA
Claremont McKenna College
10%acceptance · CA
University of California, Berkeley
11%acceptance · CA
UC San Diego
27%acceptance · CA
UC Irvine
29%acceptance · CA
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
31%acceptance · CA
UC Santa Barbara
33%acceptance · CA
Hope International University
33%acceptance · CA
San Diego State University
36%acceptance · CA
UC Davis
42%acceptance · CA
Occidental College
44%acceptance · CA
Loyola Marymount University
45%acceptance · CA
Cal State Long Beach
46%acceptance · CA
Pacific Union College
47%acceptance · CA
Santa Clara University
48%acceptance · CA
University of San Diego
52%acceptance · CA
University of San Francisco
62%acceptance · CA
Vanguard University
62%acceptance · CA
Pepperdine University
63%acceptance · CA
Fresno Pacific University
64%acceptance · CA
Chapman University
65%acceptance · CA
Concordia University Irvine
66%acceptance · CA
UC Santa Cruz
66%acceptance · CA
Jessup University
68%acceptance · CA
University of the Pacific
71%acceptance · CA
Biola University
74%acceptance · CA
Cal Poly Pomona
75%acceptance · CA
UC Riverside
76%acceptance · CA
California Lutheran University
76%acceptance · CA
Westmont College
77%acceptance · CA
Thomas Aquinas College
83%acceptance · CA
Dominican University (CA)
84%acceptance · CA
Point Loma Nazarene University
84%acceptance · CA
Masters University
84%acceptance · CA
California Baptist University
85%acceptance · CA
San Jose State University
85%acceptance · CA
Simpson University
86%acceptance · CA
Saint Mary's College of California
87%acceptance · CA
Azusa Pacific University
88%acceptance · CA
Cal State Fullerton
91%acceptance · CA
Cal State Los Angeles
91%acceptance · CA
La Sierra University
92%acceptance · CA
Cal State Northridge
93%acceptance · CA
Cal State Chico
93%acceptance · CA
Cal State Dominguez Hills
93%acceptance · CA
William Jessup University
93%acceptance · CA
Sacramento State University
94%acceptance · CA
Cal State San Bernardino
94%acceptance · CA
Fresno State University
95%acceptance · CA
Cal State San Marcos
95%acceptance · CA
Cal Maritime Academy
95%acceptance · CA
San Francisco State University
96%acceptance · CA
Life Pacific University
96%acceptance · CA
Cal State East Bay
97%acceptance · CA
Cal State Monterey Bay
97%acceptance · CA
Cal Poly Humboldt
98%acceptance · CA
Cal State Stanislaus
98%acceptance · CA