| 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% |