2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Between California Colleges

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between California Colleges
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
Arizona College-Ontario Ontario, CA	43	43	18	100.00%	41.86%
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	1,285	912	290	70.97%	31.80%
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	3,438	2,991	518	87.00%	17.32%
Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley, CA	18	12	12	66.67%	100.00%
Biola University La Mirada, CA	4,224	2,392	706	56.63%	29.52%
California Baptist University Riverside, CA	7,654	6,117	1,303	79.92%	21.30%
California Christian College Fresno, CA	1	1	1	100.00%	100.00%
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	2,987	2,261	191	75.69%	8.45%
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	16,626	448	224	2.69%	50.00%
California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	2,120	525	189	24.76%	36.00%
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	5,150	4,490	602	87.18%	13.41%
California Miramar University San Diego, CA	232	52	19	22.41%	36.54%
California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA	189	179	19	94.71%	10.61%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	58,774	17,885	5,110	30.43%	28.57%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	8,505	8,350	961	98.18%	11.51%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	49,079	27,179	3,655	55.38%	13.45%
California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	756	722	145	95.50%	20.08%
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	13,834	11,973	1,107	86.55%	9.25%
California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	10,420	9,342	635	89.65%	6.80%
California State University-Chico Chico, CA	21,417	20,347	2,020	95.00%	9.93%
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	19,165	17,082	2,062	89.13%	12.07%
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	12,461	11,988	896	96.20%	7.47%
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	18,551	17,703	3,458	95.43%	19.53%
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	48,748	32,527	5,280	66.72%	16.23%
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	74,718	29,851	5,365	39.95%	17.97%
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	33,939	29,507	3,892	86.94%	13.19%
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	12,568	11,611	904	92.39%	7.79%
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	25,965	23,687	4,972	91.23%	20.99%
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	25,276	23,559	3,916	93.21%	16.62%
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	15,501	14,119	2,324	91.08%	16.46%
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	14,774	14,064	2,551	95.19%	18.14%
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	6,077	5,871	1,032	96.61%	17.58%
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA	40	16	12	40.00%	75.00%
Chapman University Orange, CA	13,690	9,928	2,076	72.52%	20.91%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	834	671	14	80.46%	2.09%
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	5,709	591	322	10.35%	54.48%
Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	3,576	2,467	344	68.99%	13.94%
Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	8	8	8	100.00%	100.00%
DeVry University-California Ontario, CA	354	142	112	40.11%	78.87%
Dharma Realm Buddhist University Ukiah, CA	11	6	4	54.55%	66.67%
Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	1,746	1,627	217	93.18%	13.34%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA	1,985	828	349	41.71%	42.15%
Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	832	624	155	75.00%	24.84%
Gnomon Hollywood, CA	65	32	27	49.23%	84.38%
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	4,440	593	237	13.36%	39.97%
Holy Names University Oakland, CA	921	921	136	100.00%	14.77%
Hope International University Fullerton, CA	810	261	87	32.22%	33.33%
Hussian College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	558	266	37	47.67%	13.91%
John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	387	308	114	79.59%	37.01%
La Sierra University Riverside, CA	1,878	1,725	329	91.85%	19.07%
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	361	319	116	88.37%	36.36%
Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, CA	21	21	8	100.00%	38.10%
Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	145	137	75	94.48%	54.74%
Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	367	304	62	82.83%	20.39%
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	21,695	8,963	1,608	41.31%	17.94%
Menlo College Atherton, CA	3,357	2,072	203	61.72%	9.80%
Minerva University San Francisco, CA	20,816	208	150	1.00%	72.12%
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA	2,405	1,822	380	75.76%	20.86%
Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA	348	273	116	78.45%	42.49%
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	109	49	12	44.95%	24.49%
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	6,305	2,484	531	39.40%	21.38%
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	2,083	1,735	314	83.29%	18.10%
Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA	30	10	8	33.33%	80.00%
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	63	25	3	39.68%	12.00%
Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA	9	3	3	33.33%	100.00%
Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	1,364	661	112	48.46%	16.94%
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	11,466	5,585	942	48.71%	16.87%
Pitzer College Claremont, CA	3,500	644	309	18.40%	47.98%
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	3,149	2,580	690	81.93%	26.74%
Pomona College Claremont, CA	10,666	749	413	7.02%	55.14%
Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	132	115	38	87.12%	33.04%
Reach University Oakland, CA	66	65	38	98.48%	58.46%
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	3,353	2,947	445	87.89%	15.10%
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	77,250	30,331	6,573	39.26%	21.67%
San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CA	157	109	17	69.43%	15.60%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	392	163	45	41.58%	27.61%
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	29,932	28,195	3,339	94.20%	11.84%
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	34,002	26,083	4,037	76.71%	15.48%
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	16,650	8,677	1,641	52.11%	18.91%
Scripps College Claremont, CA	3,099	865	260	27.91%	30.06%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, CA	4	4	4	100.00%	100.00%
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	498	282	129	56.63%	45.74%
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	10,806	10,158	967	94.00%	9.52%
Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	513	307	28	59.84%	9.12%
Stanbridge University Irvine, CA	2,500	253	233	10.12%	92.09%
Stanford University Stanford, CA	56,378	2,075	1,736	3.68%	83.66%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA	103	86	75	83.50%	87.21%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	74	40	27	54.05%	67.50%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego San Diego, CA	1	1	0	100.00%	0.00%
The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	848	663	327	78.18%	49.32%
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	262	222	139	84.73%	62.61%
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	128,209	14,523	6,728	11.33%	46.33%
University of California-Davis Davis, CA	94,747	35,377	6,399	37.34%	18.09%
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	119,191	25,212	5,664	21.15%	22.47%
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	149,801	12,845	6,462	8.57%	50.31%
University of California-Merced Merced, CA	29,920	26,766	2,392	89.46%	8.94%
University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	54,683	37,563	5,573	68.69%	14.84%
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	131,197	31,103	6,546	23.71%	21.05%
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	110,995	28,688	4,967	25.85%	17.31%
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	65,912	30,926	3,859	46.92%	12.48%
University of La Verne La Verne, CA	6,172	4,537	662	73.51%	14.59%
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	3,872	3,170	539	81.87%	17.00%
University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	90	59	33	65.56%	55.93%
University of San Diego San Diego, CA	14,334	7,541	1,234	52.61%	16.36%
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	23,103	16,444	1,555	71.18%	9.46%
University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	116	75	42	64.66%	56.00%
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	69,062	8,304	3,420	12.02%	41.18%
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	5,891	5,492	847	93.23%	15.42%
University of the West Rosemead, CA	23	18	5	78.26%	27.78%
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	2,778	2,079	541	74.84%	26.02%
Westcliff University Irvine, CA	709	478	419	67.42%	87.66%
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	2,326	1,907	315	81.99%	16.52%
Whittier College Whittier, CA	3,014	2,274	249	75.45%	10.95%
William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	710	468	160	65.92%	34.19%
Woodbury University Burbank, CA	1,460	914	117	62.60%	12.80%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA	122	75	69	61.48%	92.00%
Average	16,345	6,948	1,251	42.51%	18.01%

*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

California Colleges with Outstanding Admission Stats

Tightest Schools (Lowest Acceptance Rates)

Minerva University 1.00%
Stanford University 3.68%
California Institute of Technology 2.69%
Pomona College 7.02%
University of California-Los Angeles 8.57%

Favored Schools (Highest Admission Yield)

California Christian College 100.00%
Berkeley School of Theology 100.00%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School 100.00%
Pacific States University 100.00%
Design Institute of San Diego 100.00%

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National University Private, four-years | San Diego
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