The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in California is 12.07%, a total of 49,803 applicants applied to the schools and 4,404 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 146,272 and Soka University of America had the least number of applicants of 634 among Top Colleges in California.
California Institute of Technology had the lowest acceptance rate of 2.57% and Soka University of America had the highest rate of 43.38%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 57,326 | 2,067 | 1,693 | 3.61% | 81.91% |
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 13,856 | 356 | 218 | 2.57% | 61.24% |
| 3 | Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA | 12,249 | 868 | 436 | 7.09% | 50.23% |
| 4 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 82,027 | 8,050 | 3,489 | 9.81% | 43.34% |
| 5 | Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA | 6,529 | 626 | 337 | 9.59% | 53.83% |
| 6 | Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA | 5,094 | 645 | 231 | 12.66% | 35.81% |
| 7 | Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA | 634 | 275 | 126 | 43.38% | 45.82% |
| 8 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyMonterey, CA | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 146,272 | 13,114 | 6,610 | 8.97% | 50.40% |
| 10 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| - | Average | 49,803 | 4,404 | 2,157 | 12% | 52% |