2022-2023 Acceptance Rate of California Colleges

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for California Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in California. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for California Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles	182 -44	164 -40	56 -20	90.11% -0.16%	34.15% -3.10%
Berkeley School of Theology	18	12	12	66.67%	100.00%
Art Center College of Design	1,285 303	912 170	290 21	70.97% -4.59%	31.80% -4.45%
Azusa Pacific University	3,438 -529	2,991 -742	518 -118	87.00% -7.10%	17.32% 0.28%
Biola University	4,224 -130	2,392 -254	706 51	56.63% -4.14%	29.52% 4.77%
California Baptist University	7,654 -1,820	6,117 79	1,303 -69	79.92% 16.19%	21.30% -1.42%
California College of the Arts	2,987 140	2,261 51	191 -18	75.69% -1.94%	8.45% -1.01%
California Institute of Technology	16,626 3,600	448 -62	224 -46	2.69% -1.23%	50.00% -2.94%
California Lutheran University	5,150 1,109	4,490 1,179	602 110	87.18% 5.24%	13.41% -1.45%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	58,774 4,204	17,885 -123	5,110 226	30.43% -2.57%	28.57% 1.45%
Alliant International University-San Diego	1 -4	-	-	-	-
California State University-Bakersfield	13,834 1,500	11,973 1,463	1,107 -58	86.55% 1.34%	9.25% -1.83%
California State University-Stanislaus	6,077 337	5,871 432	1,032 81	96.61% 1.85%	17.58% 0.10%
California State University-San Bernardino	15,501 2,444	14,119 2,241	2,324 323	91.08% 0.11%	16.46% -0.39%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	49,079 7,853	27,179 2,186	3,655 192	55.38% -5.24%	13.45% -0.41%
California State University-Chico	21,417 1,427	20,347 3,261	2,020 91	95.00% 9.53%	9.93% -1.36%
California State University-Dominguez Hills	19,165 2,424	17,082 2,083	2,062 14	89.13% -0.46%	12.07% -1.58%
California State University-Fresno	18,551 3,320	17,703 2,887	3,458 7	95.43% -1.85%	19.53% -3.76%
California State University-Fullerton	48,748 3,608	32,527 5,700	5,280 1,061	66.72% 7.29%	16.23% 0.50%
California State University-East Bay	12,461 -1,987	11,988 89	896 -45	96.20% 13.84%	7.47% -0.44%
California State University-Long Beach	74,718 7,596	29,851 -1,597	5,365 500	39.95% -6.90%	17.97% 2.50%
California State University-Los Angeles	33,939 4,716	29,507 3,048	3,892 -203	86.94% -3.60%	13.19% -2.29%
California State University-Northridge	25,965 2,309	23,687 2,845	4,972 256	91.23% 3.13%	20.99% -1.64%
California State University-Sacramento	25,276 2,570	23,559 2,287	3,916 335	93.21% -0.47%	16.62% -0.21%
University of California-Berkeley	128,209 15,366	14,523 -1,772	6,728 -203	11.33% -3.11%	46.33% 3.80%
University of California-Davis	94,747 7,627	35,377 -7,098	6,399 -1,083	37.34% -11.41%	18.09% 0.47%
University of California-Irvine	119,191 11,241	25,212 -5,898	5,664 -825	21.15% -7.67%	22.47% 1.61%
University of California-Los Angeles	149,801 10,312	12,845 -2,183	6,462 -122	8.57% -2.20%	50.31% 6.50%
University of California-Riverside	54,683 2,011	37,563 3,126	5,573 370	68.69% 3.31%	14.84% -0.27%
University of California-San Diego	131,197 12,811	31,103 -9,390	6,546 -998	23.71% -10.49%	21.05% 2.42%
University of California-Santa Barbara	110,995 5,354	28,688 -2,136	4,967 67	25.85% -3.33%	17.31% 1.41%
University of California-Santa Cruz	65,912 4,217	30,926 -5,251	3,859 -328	46.92% -11.72%	12.48% 0.91%
California Christian College	1	1	1 1	100.00%	100.00%
California Institute of the Arts	2,120 -244	525 -160	189 -14	24.76% -4.22%	36.00% 6.37%
California State University Maritime Academy	756 -249	722 -103	145 -50	95.50% 13.41%	20.08% -3.56%
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles	40 26	16 2	12 -2	40.00% -60.00%	75.00% -25.00%
Chapman University	13,690 -1,408	9,928 813	2,076 418	72.52% 12.15%	20.91% 2.72%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	834 -351	671 -79	14 -2	80.46% 17.17%	2.09% -0.04%
Concordia University-Irvine	3,576 311	2,467 -190	344 3	68.99% -12.39%	13.94% 1.11%
Claremont McKenna College	5,709 77	591 -42	322 -36	10.35% -0.89%	54.48% -2.08%
University of Silicon Valley	116 -38	75 -3	42 19	64.66% 14.01%	56.00% 26.51%
Design Institute of San Diego	8 4	8 4	8 4	100.00%	100.00%
Dominican University of California	1,746 -235	1,627 -214	217 -28	93.18% 0.25%	13.34% 0.03%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	1,985 495	828 292	349 57	41.71% 5.74%	42.15% -12.33%
Fresno Pacific University	832 -85	624 -90	155 -45	75.00% -2.86%	24.84% -3.17%
Harvey Mudd College	4,440 -297	593 120	237 12	13.36% 3.37%	39.97% -7.60%
Holy Names University	921 218	921 251	136 38	100.00% 4.69%	14.77% 0.14%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	8,505 1,492	8,350 1,936	961 332	98.18% 6.72%	11.51% 1.70%
Life Pacific University	145 29	137 28	75 -1	94.48% 0.51%	54.74% -14.98%
University of La Verne	6,172 1,168	4,537 937	662 -18	73.51% 1.57%	14.59% -4.30%
Laguna College of Art and Design	361 -220	319 -165	116 -7	88.37% 5.07%	36.36% 10.95%
La Sierra University	1,878 -848	1,725 -76	329 42	91.85% 25.78%	19.07% 3.13%
The Master's University and Seminary	848 -215	663 -49	327 -18	78.18% 11.20%	49.32% 0.86%
Loyola Marymount University	21,695 2,650	8,963 236	1,608 -2	41.31% -4.51%	17.94% -0.51%
MTI College	253 38	238 32	189 13	94.07% -1.74%	79.41% -6.03%
Menlo College	3,357 1,223	2,072 583	203 55	61.72% -8.06%	9.80% -0.14%
Mount Saint Mary's University	2,405 695	1,822 281	380 13	75.76% -14.36%	20.86% -2.96%
Musicians Institute	348 -2	273 -2	116	78.45% -0.12%	42.49% 0.31%
Newschool of Architecture and Design	109 -80	49 -66	12 -3	44.95% -15.90%	24.49% 11.45%
Occidental College	6,305 -190	2,484	531 -4	39.40% 1.16%	21.38% -0.16%
Otis College of Art and Design	2,083 -201	1,735 -88	314 51	83.29% 3.47%	18.10% 3.67%
Hope International University	810 87	261 -28	87 -18	32.22% -7.75%	33.33% -3.00%
Concorde Career College-San Diego	263 16	252 8	180 14	95.82% -2.97%	71.43% 3.40%
Pacific Oaks College	63 40	25 22	3 2	39.68% 26.64%	12.00% -21.33%
Pacific States University	9	3	3	33.33%	100.00%
Pacific Union College	1,364 148	661 -41	112 -18	48.46% -9.27%	16.94% -1.58%
University of the Pacific	5,891 -5,010	5,492 -3,153	847 66	93.23% 13.93%	15.42% 6.39%
Pepperdine University	11,466 -389	5,585 -664	942 -82	48.71% -4.00%	16.87% 0.48%
Pitzer College	3,500 -176	644 -29	309 -48	18.40% 0.09%	47.98% -5.07%
Point Loma Nazarene University	3,149 89	2,580 20	690 28	81.93% -1.73%	26.74% 0.88%
Pomona College	10,666 -954	749 -22	413 -38	7.02% 0.38%	55.14% -3.36%
University of Redlands	3,872 126	3,170 62	539 31	81.87% -1.10%	17.00% 0.66%
San Diego State University	77,250 9,590	30,331 4,685	6,573 1,304	39.26% 1.36%	21.67% 1.12%
University of San Diego	14,334 8	7,541 -9	1,234 68	52.61% -0.09%	16.36% 0.92%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	392 -30	163 -33	45 -4	41.58% -4.87%	27.61% 2.61%
San Francisco State University	29,932 2,155	28,195 2,386	3,339 190	94.20% 1.29%	11.84% -0.36%
University of San Francisco	23,103 731	16,444 577	1,555 103	71.18% 0.26%	9.46% 0.31%
William Jessup University	710 44	468 -50	160 -26	65.92% -11.86%	34.19% -1.72%
San Jose State University	34,002 3,561	26,083 401	4,037 -185	76.71% -7.66%	15.48% -0.96%
Santa Clara University	16,650 -198	8,677 -418	1,641 92	52.11% -1.87%	18.91% 1.88%
Scripps College	3,099 147	865 -7	260 -68	27.91% -1.63%	30.06% -7.55%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School	4 -1	4 -1	4 1	100.00%	100.00% 40.00%
Saint Mary's College of California	3,353 -170	2,947 478	445 24	87.89% 17.81%	15.10% -1.95%
Sonoma State University	10,806 208	10,158 224	967 145	94.00% 0.27%	9.52% 1.25%
Vanguard University of Southern California	2,778 -139	2,079 66	541 41	74.84% 5.83%	26.02% 1.18%
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove	485 12	467 4	169 -27	96.29% -1.60%	36.19% -6.14%
Southern California Institute of Architecture	513 89	307 32	28 -2	59.84% -5.02%	9.12% -1.79%
University of Southern California	69,062 -1,969	8,304 -580	3,420 -248	12.02% -0.49%	41.18% -0.11%
Thomas Aquinas College	262 1	222 5	139 8	84.73% 1.59%	62.61% 2.24%
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino	383 -46	383 -42	209 27	100.00% 0.93%	54.57% 11.75%
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood	226 18	219 15	151 -19	96.90% -1.18%	68.95% -14.38%
Westmont College	2,326 -18	1,907 56	315 -18	81.99% 3.02%	16.52% -1.47%
Whittier College	3,014 130	2,274 -105	249 -28	75.45% -7.04%	10.95% -0.69%
Woodbury University	1,460 7	914 -2	117 1	62.60% -0.44%	12.80% 0.14%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary	122 36	75 16	69 13	61.48% -7.12%	92.00% -2.92%
Stanford University	56,378 907	2,075 -115	1,736 -21	3.68% -0.27%	83.66% 3.43%
California State University-San Marcos	14,774 788	14,064 1,015	2,551 138	95.19% 1.89%	18.14% -0.35%
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education	354	333	293	94.07%	87.99%
Soka University of America	498 -21	282 10	129 -4	56.63% 4.22%	45.74% -3.16%
California State University-Monterey Bay	12,568 2,542	11,611 2,306	904 125	92.39% -0.42%	7.79% -0.58%
Pacific College	30 23	10 5	8 4	33.33% -38.10%	80.00%
American University of Health Sciences	-	-	-	-	-
California State University-Channel Islands	10,420 1,176	9,342 745	635 69	89.65% -3.35%	6.80% 0.22%
CES College	65	41	24	63.08%	58.54%
University of California-Merced	29,920 2,127	26,766 2,698	2,392 -18	89.46% 2.86%	8.94% -1.07%
Los Angeles College of Music	367 -21	304 -18	62 -1	82.83% -0.16%	20.39% 0.82%
Stanbridge University	2,500 852	253 80	233 72	10.12% -0.38%	92.09% -0.97%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	103 7	86 -10	75 -6	83.50% -16.50%	87.21% 2.83%
Gnomon	65 7	32 6	27 12	49.23% 4.40%	84.38% 26.69%
University of the West	23	18	5	78.26%	27.78%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles	74 3	40 14	27 11	54.05% 17.43%	67.50% 5.96%
Providence Christian College	132 52	115 49	38 7	87.12% 4.62%	33.04% -13.93%
Galaxy Medical College	40 28	36 24	36 24	90.00% -10.00%	100.00%
John Paul the Great Catholic University	387 108	308 88	114 2	79.59% 0.74%	37.01% -13.90%
Annenberg School of Nursing	-	-	-	-	-
Brand College	2	1	1 1	50.00%	100.00%
California Miramar University	232 209	52 39	19 6	22.41% -34.11%	36.54% -63.46%
Ukiah Adult School	-	-	-	-	-
DeVry University-California	354 38	142	112 11	40.11% -4.83%	78.87% 7.74%
Minerva University	20,816 -4,210	208 -48	150 -36	1.00% -0.02%	72.12% -0.54%
California Jazz Conservatory	-	-	-	-	-
Hussian College-Los Angeles	558 50	266 99	37 -40	47.67% 14.80%	13.91% -32.20%
University of Saint Katherine	90 11	59 -3	33 -6	65.56% -12.92%	55.93% -6.97%
Chamberlain University-California	2 -5	-	-	-	-
Westcliff University	709 -183	478 -103	419 14	67.42% 2.29%	87.66% 17.95%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego	1 -5	1 1	-	100.00%	-
San Francisco Bay University	157 137	109 100	17 16	69.43% 24.43%	15.60% 4.49%
Los Angeles Pacific College	-	-	-	-	-
Medical Career College of Northern California	18 7	12 5	12 5	66.67% 3.03%	100.00%
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts	35 -43	14 -1	14 -1	40.00% 20.77%	100.00%
Latin American Bible Institute	21 -48	21 -4	8 2	100.00% 63.77%	38.10% 14.10%
California College of Music	13 -7	9 -9	9 -1	69.23% -20.77%	100.00% 44.44%
California Northstate University	189 -143	179 -138	19 -12	94.71% -0.77%	10.61% 0.83%
Dharma Realm Buddhist University	11	6	4	54.55%	66.67%
Reach University	66	65	38	98.48%	58.46%
Arizona College-Ontario	43	43	18	100.00%	41.86%

42.51% of Applicants Accepted to California Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission