How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for California Public Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of California Public Colleges is 69.44%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.45%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of California Public Colleges has increased by 17.8% from 51.63% to 69.44%. Of the 32 California Public Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 25 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 7 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at California Public Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for California Public Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at California Public Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA30.17%28.42%
1.75%
38.43%
10.01%
33.00%
5.43%
30.43%
2.57%
0.26%
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA23.02%80.71%
57.69%
78.38%
2.33%
85.21%
6.83%
86.55%
1.34%
63.53%
California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA85.82%89.29%
3.46%
89.32%
0.04%
94.76%
5.43%
96.61%
1.85%
10.79%
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA54.83%68.56%
13.73%
78.12%
9.56%
90.97%
12.85%
91.08%
0.11%
36.25%
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA55.15%54.59%
0.56%
64.81%
10.22%
60.62%
4.19%
55.38%
5.25%
0.23%
California State University-ChicoChico, CA65.26%72.33%
7.07%
90.17%
17.84%
85.47%
4.7%
95.00%
9.53%
29.74%
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA63.94%77.00%
13.06%
81.20%
4.2%
89.59%
8.39%
89.13%
0.46%
25.19%
California State University-FresnoFresno, CA57.53%57.94%
0.41%
90.11%
32.17%
97.28%
7.17%
95.43%
1.85%
37.89%
California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA43.41%52.69%
9.28%
67.62%
14.94%
59.43%
8.19%
66.72%
7.29%
23.32%
California State University-East BayHayward, CA71.60%76.18%
4.59%
73.28%
2.91%
82.36%
9.08%
96.20%
13.85%
24.61%
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA31.21%39.27%
8.06%
42.12%
2.85%
46.85%
4.73%
39.95%
6.9%
8.74%
California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA41.52%47.81%
6.29%
76.48%
28.67%
90.54%
14.06%
86.94%
3.6%
45.42%
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA50.63%59.34%
8.71%
65.81%
6.47%
88.10%
22.3%
91.23%
3.12%
40.6%
California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA63.86%82.26%
18.4%
83.09%
0.83%
93.68%
10.59%
93.21%
0.48%
29.34%
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA14.84%16.25%
1.41%
17.48%
1.22%
14.44%
3.04%
11.33%
3.11%
3.52%
University of California-DavisDavis, CA41.07%38.87%
2.2%
46.35%
7.48%
48.75%
2.4%
37.34%
11.42%
3.73%
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA28.76%26.54%
2.22%
29.92%
3.38%
28.82%
1.1%
21.15%
7.67%
7.61%
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA14.04%12.32%
1.71%
14.33%
2.01%
10.77%
3.56%
8.57%
2.2%
5.46%
University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA50.57%56.52%
5.94%
65.78%
9.26%
65.38%
0.4%
68.69%
3.31%
18.12%
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA30.06%31.48%
1.42%
36.61%
5.13%
34.20%
2.41%
23.71%
10.5%
6.35%
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA32.20%29.56%
2.64%
36.70%
7.14%
29.18%
7.52%
25.85%
3.33%
6.36%
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA47.37%51.31%
3.94%
64.73%
13.41%
58.64%
6.09%
46.92%
11.72%
0.45%
California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA66.52%76.21%
9.7%
82.49%
6.28%
82.09%
0.4%
95.50%
13.41%
28.99%
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA76.79%92.17%
15.38%
85.14%
7.02%
91.46%
6.31%
98.18%
6.72%
21.39%
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA34.58%34.13%
0.45%
36.70%
2.58%
37.90%
1.2%
39.26%
1.36%
4.68%
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA71.76%67.30%
4.45%
84.09%
16.79%
92.92%
8.82%
94.20%
1.28%
22.44%
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA54.66%63.57%
8.91%
67.37%
3.79%
84.37%
17%
76.71%
7.66%
22.05%
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA89.65%91.19%
1.54%
89.12%
2.07%
93.73%
4.62%
94.00%
0.27%
4.35%
California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA58.42%61.67%
3.25%
79.42%
17.75%
93.30%
13.88%
95.19%
1.89%
36.77%
California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA58.52%75.28%
16.76%
85.62%
10.34%
92.81%
7.19%
92.39%
0.42%
33.86%
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA78.34%85.79%
7.45%
79.43%
6.36%
93.00%
13.57%
89.65%
3.35%
11.31%
University of California-MercedMerced, CA66.17%71.96%
5.79%
84.80%
12.84%
86.60%
1.8%
89.46%
2.86%
23.29%
Average51.63%58.39%
6.76%
65.78%
7.39%
69.88%
4.1%
69.44%
0.45%
17.80%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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