For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of California colleges is 47.45%, 952,367 accepted out of 2,007,136 applicants.
For California college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 25,336 (1.28%) compared to last year, from 1,981,800 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 548, which is less than -0.37% last year.
California colleges' acceptance rate increased by 3.34% compared to last year, which means easier to get into California colleges. The yield decreased by 1.45%.
Among California colleges, California Institute of Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 2.57% with 356 accepted students out of 13,856 applicants. University of California-Los Angeles has the most number of applicants of 146,272 and University of California-San Diego has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,330.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | 13,856 749 | 356 -56 | 218 -48 | 2.57% -0.57% | 61.24% -3.32% |
| Minerva University | 10,864 1,008 | 330 -20 | 144 -53 | 3.04% -0.51% | 43.64% -12.65% |
| Stanford University | 57,326 3,593 | 2,067 -32 | 1,693 -6 | 3.61% -0.30% | 81.91% 0.97% |
| Pomona College | 12,249 128 | 868 49 | 436 28 | 7.09% 0.33% | 50.23% 0.41% |
| University of California-Los Angeles | 146,272 369 | 13,114 378 | 6,610 25 | 8.97% 0.24% | 50.40% -1.30% |
| Claremont McKenna College | 6,529 730 | 626 -19 | 337 16 | 9.59% -1.53% | 53.83% 4.06% |
| University of Southern California | 82,027 1,219 | 8,050 -44 | 3,489 -144 | 9.81% -0.21% | 43.34% -1.55% |
| Stanbridge University | 3,320 620 | 332 25 | 312 18 | 10.00% -1.37% | 93.98% -1.79% |
| University of California-Berkeley | 124,242 -1,668 | 13,639 -1,038 | 6,272 -369 | 10.98% -0.68% | 45.99% 0.74% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 5,094 302 | 645 19 | 231 7 | 12.66% -0.40% | 35.81% 0.03% |
| Ukiah Adult School | 22 22 | 4 4 | 4 4 | 18.18% | 100.00% |
| California Miramar University | 379 321 | 70 32 | 50 28 | 18.47% -47.05% | 71.43% 13.54% |
| Pitzer College | 3,438 -26 | 865 288 | 310 35 | 25.16% 8.50% | 35.84% -11.82% |
| University of California-San Diego | 134,450 3,679 | 35,917 3,855 | 7,330 325 | 26.71% 2.19% | 20.41% -1.44% |
| University of California-Irvine | 122,699 1,598 | 35,054 4,092 | 6,736 -60 | 28.57% 3.00% | 19.22% -2.73% |
| San Diego Christian College | 185 -135 | 57 -144 | 9 | 30.81% -32.00% | 15.79% 11.31% |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 68,371 4,635 | 21,416 2,452 | 5,271 -7 | 31.32% 1.57% | 24.61% -3.22% |
| California Institute of the Arts | 2,004 -19 | 648 123 | 181 4 | 32.34% 6.39% | 27.93% -5.78% |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 110,259 -612 | 36,347 5,543 | 5,008 -35 | 32.97% 5.19% | 13.78% -2.59% |
| Hope International University | 940 112 | 310 17 | 119 31 | 32.98% -2.41% | 38.39% 8.36% |
| Pacific Oaks College | 64 34 | 22 19 | 5 3 | 34.38% 24.38% | 22.73% -43.94% |
| Xavier College School of Nursing | 73 | 26 | 26 | 35.62% | 100.00% |
| San Diego State University | 89,972 7,172 | 32,561 4,044 | 6,629 467 | 36.19% 1.75% | 20.36% -1.25% |
| Scripps College | 3,199 117 | 1,225 179 | 313 38 | 38.29% 4.35% | 25.55% -0.74% |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | 808 -177 | 313 -69 | 11 4 | 38.74% -0.04% | 3.51% 1.68% |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | 59 -36 | 24 -37 | 24 -30 | 40.68% -23.53% | 100.00% 11.48% |
| DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY | 29 | 12 | 7 | 41.38% | 58.33% |
| Gnomon | 55 -8 | 23 -2 | 17 -3 | 41.82% 2.14% | 73.91% -6.09% |
| University of California-Davis | 98,864 4,227 | 41,353 1,953 | 6,767 189 | 41.83% 0.20% | 16.36% -0.34% |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | 47 -137 | 20 -47 | 20 -47 | 42.55% 6.14% | 100.00% |
| Soka University of America | 634 237 | 275 -1 | 126 | 43.38% -26.14% | 45.82% 0.17% |
| Occidental College | 6,461 -112 | 2,854 232 | 509 -23 | 44.17% 4.28% | 17.83% -2.46% |
| Loyola Marymount University | 23,089 -272 | 10,409 996 | 1,541 6 | 45.08% 4.79% | 14.80% -1.51% |
| California State University-Long Beach | 83,967 4,287 | 38,854 1,307 | 6,482 726 | 46.27% -0.85% | 16.68% 1.35% |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles | 82 -35 | 38 -9 | 25 -11 | 46.34% 6.17% | 65.79% -10.81% |
| Pacific Union College | 1,313 -10 | 621 59 | 87 -52 | 47.30% 4.82% | 14.01% -10.72% |
| Santa Clara University | 18,970 127 | 9,105 844 | 1,611 59 | 48.00% 4.16% | 17.69% -1.10% |
| American University of Health Sciences | 2 1 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% -50.00% | 100.00% |
| University of Silicon Valley | 340 34 | 174 17 | 73 18 | 51.18% -0.13% | 41.95% 6.92% |
| University of San Diego | 17,008 1,055 | 8,908 1,450 | 1,104 -141 | 52.38% 5.63% | 12.39% -4.30% |
| Latin American Bible Institute | 22 -22 | 12 -18 | 11 -16 | 54.55% -13.63% | 91.67% 1.67% |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 428 -11 | 235 7 | 64 10 | 54.91% 2.97% | 27.23% 3.55% |
| Pacific College | 25 5 | 14 4 | 8 3 | 56.00% 6.00% | 57.14% 7.14% |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | 134 27 | 78 12 | 78 17 | 58.21% -3.47% | 100.00% 7.58% |
| University of San Francisco | 24,888 -821 | 15,358 2,306 | 920 -204 | 61.71% 10.94% | 5.99% -2.62% |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | 3,948 526 | 2,465 251 | 485 -17 | 62.44% -2.26% | 19.68% -2.99% |
| Pepperdine University | 11,526 -931 | 7,245 1,035 | 843 111 | 62.86% 13.01% | 11.64% -0.15% |
| MTI College | 1,704 287 | 1,080 -81 | 441 226 | 63.38% -18.55% | 40.83% 22.31% |
| Fresno Pacific University | 1,773 257 | 1,136 264 | 196 -11 | 64.07% 6.55% | 17.25% -6.49% |
| Chapman University | 15,634 -280 | 10,230 1,381 | 1,631 -175 | 65.43% 9.82% | 15.94% -4.47% |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 71,722 2,877 | 47,186 4,132 | 4,383 2 | 65.79% 3.25% | 9.29% -0.89% |
| Concordia University-Irvine | 4,413 -151 | 2,912 180 | 338 48 | 65.99% 6.13% | 11.61% 1.00% |
| California Jazz Conservatory | 3 1 | 2 | 1 -1 | 66.67% -33.33% | 50.00% -50.00% |
| CES College | 75 -10 | 51 | 30 | 68.00% 8.00% | 58.82% 0.00% |
| Menlo College | 4,637 1,596 | 3,175 1,113 | 167 -11 | 68.47% 0.66% | 5.26% -3.37% |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute | 75 -104 | 53 -85 | 53 -27 | 70.67% -6.43% | 100.00% 42.03% |
| University of La Verne | 7,110 -3,703 | 5,060 -182 | 496 -247 | 71.17% 22.69% | 9.80% -4.37% |
| University of the Pacific | 7,780 2,017 | 5,549 82 | 766 -7 | 71.32% -23.54% | 13.80% -0.34% |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | 4,882 1,452 | 3,570 1,213 | 428 -21 | 73.13% 4.41% | 11.99% -7.06% |
| Westcliff University | 4,071 2,613 | 2,978 2,320 | 534 182 | 73.15% 28.02% | 17.93% -35.57% |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | 155 35 | 115 10 | 106 13 | 74.19% -13.31% | 92.17% 3.60% |
| Biola University | 3,781 -222 | 2,811 406 | 836 83 | 74.35% 14.27% | 29.74% -1.57% |
| Art Center College of Design | 1,461 122 | 1,089 85 | 343 21 | 74.54% -0.44% | 31.50% -0.57% |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 49,944 4,169 | 37,545 3,808 | 4,679 368 | 75.17% 1.47% | 12.46% -0.32% |
| California Lutheran University | 6,005 715 | 4,544 -158 | 502 -73 | 75.67% -13.21% | 11.05% -1.18% |
| University of California-Riverside | 58,048 -4,759 | 44,343 4,585 | 5,422 -99 | 76.39% 13.09% | 12.23% -1.66% |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | 748 142 | 573 72 | 40 5 | 76.60% -6.07% | 6.98% -0.01% |
| Westmont College | 2,479 235 | 1,910 118 | 303 -17 | 77.05% -2.81% | 15.86% -2.00% |
| Musicians Institute | 458 33 | 357 54 | 145 4 | 77.95% 6.66% | 40.62% -5.91% |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | 216 -64 | 172 -50 | 74 -1 | 79.63% 0.34% | 43.02% 9.24% |
| Brand College | 5 3 | 4 2 | 2 1 | 80.00% -20.00% | 50.00% |
| Chamberlain University-California | 5 | 4 1 | 4 2 | 80.00% 20.00% | 100.00% 33.33% |
| Whittier College | 4,778 1,981 | 3,860 1,472 | 209 64 | 80.79% -4.59% | 5.41% -0.66% |
| Woodbury University | 2,572 1,260 | 2,100 1,144 | 124 17 | 81.65% 8.78% | 5.90% -5.29% |
| Otis College of Art and Design | 2,549 90 | 2,084 19 | 218 -18 | 81.76% -2.22% | 10.46% -0.97% |
| University of Redlands | 3,766 144 | 3,115 184 | 494 10 | 82.71% 1.79% | 15.86% -0.65% |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles | 93 -62 | 77 -62 | 14 -41 | 82.80% -6.88% | 18.18% -21.39% |
| Thomas Aquinas College | 272 9 | 226 19 | 153 10 | 83.09% 4.38% | 67.70% -1.38% |
| Dominican University of California | 2,006 -5 | 1,675 -248 | 213 -37 | 83.50% -12.12% | 12.72% -0.28% |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 3,265 200 | 2,732 226 | 585 -72 | 83.68% 1.92% | 21.41% -4.81% |
| The Master's University and Seminary | 1,051 -106 | 883 5 | 404 -9 | 84.02% 8.13% | 45.75% -1.29% |
| San Jose State University | 37,132 1,352 | 31,419 2,711 | 4,604 84 | 84.61% 4.38% | 14.65% -1.09% |
| California Baptist University | 7,990 55 | 6,782 944 | 1,612 330 | 84.88% 11.31% | 23.77% 1.81% |
| Simpson University | 823 | 708 -107 | 171 20 | 86.03% -13.00% | 24.15% 5.62% |
| Saint Mary's College of California | 5,175 867 | 4,478 662 | 424 -79 | 86.53% -2.05% | 9.47% -3.71% |
| Los Angeles College of Music | 415 7 | 364 32 | 66 -3 | 87.71% 6.34% | 18.13% -2.65% |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3,404 -446 | 3,010 -50 | 412 -8 | 88.43% 8.95% | 13.69% -0.04% |
| Berkeley School of Theology | 18 -9 | 16 -1 | 8 -2 | 88.89% 25.93% | 50.00% -8.82% |
| California State University-Fullerton | 53,559 4,968 | 48,482 6,333 | 6,887 -183 | 90.52% 3.78% | 14.21% -2.56% |
| University of California-Merced | 31,928 -35,963 | 28,906 2,308 | 2,093 -323 | 90.53% 51.35% | 7.24% -1.84% |
| California College of the Arts | 2,371 -1,290 | 2,160 -527 | 172 -14 | 91.10% 17.70% | 7.96% 1.04% |
| California State University-Los Angeles | 32,723 -25 | 29,860 -246 | 2,814 -800 | 91.25% -0.68% | 9.42% -2.58% |
| La Sierra University | 1,917 -321 | 1,754 -334 | 233 -25 | 91.50% -1.80% | 13.28% 0.92% |
| California Northstate University | 93 -6 | 86 2 | 5 -2 | 92.47% 7.62% | 5.81% -2.52% |
| California State University-Chico | 23,322 1,059 | 21,623 759 | 2,197 26 | 92.72% -1.00% | 10.16% -0.25% |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | 19,921 881 | 18,586 1,198 | 1,732 11 | 93.30% 1.98% | 9.32% -0.58% |
| William Jessup University | 1,289 590 | 1,203 666 | 236 46 | 93.33% 16.51% | 19.62% -15.76% |
| Sonoma State University | 11,246 717 | 10,507 533 | 873 -38 | 93.43% -1.30% | 8.31% -0.82% |
| California State University-Northridge | 33,005 3,216 | 30,842 3,094 | 5,543 -2 | 93.45% 0.30% | 17.97% -2.01% |
| California State University-San Bernardino | 14,543 1,771 | 13,632 1,084 | 2,090 -154 | 93.74% -4.51% | 15.33% -2.55% |
| California State University-Bakersfield | 13,229 -721 | 12,416 113 | 1,294 90 | 93.85% 5.66% | 10.42% 0.63% |
| California State University-Sacramento | 27,702 1,708 | 26,036 1,700 | 3,989 105 | 93.99% 0.37% | 15.32% -0.64% |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | 528 260 | 498 290 | 115 -20 | 94.32% 16.71% | 23.09% -41.81% |
| California State University-Channel Islands | 8,810 -1,272 | 8,353 -1,029 | 520 -48 | 94.81% 1.75% | 6.23% 0.18% |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | 961 18 | 913 -18 | 189 46 | 95.01% -3.72% | 20.70% 5.34% |
| California State University-San Marcos | 19,721 2,202 | 18,755 1,990 | 2,624 -1 | 95.10% -0.60% | 13.99% -1.67% |
| California State University-Fresno | 21,521 1,320 | 20,501 1,032 | 3,591 -70 | 95.26% -1.12% | 17.52% -1.28% |
| San Francisco Bay University | 853 755 | 817 749 | 46 28 | 95.78% 26.39% | 5.63% -20.84% |
| Life Pacific University | 238 -43 | 228 -36 | 77 3 | 95.80% 1.85% | 33.77% 5.74% |
| San Francisco State University | 28,221 -1,657 | 27,215 -1,512 | 2,340 -645 | 96.44% 0.29% | 8.60% -1.79% |
| California State University-East Bay | 11,867 -1,407 | 11,557 -1,294 | 792 -202 | 97.39% 0.58% | 6.85% -0.88% |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | 14,933 3,164 | 14,545 3,385 | 1,419 476 | 97.40% 2.57% | 9.76% 1.31% |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | 310 -108 | 302 -99 | 183 17 | 97.42% 1.49% | 60.60% 19.20% |
| California State University-Stanislaus | 5,419 85 | 5,318 119 | 1,018 -28 | 98.14% 0.67% | 19.14% -0.98% |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15,725 1,706 | 15,442 1,587 | 909 -46 | 98.20% -0.63% | 5.89% -1.00% |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | 362 -59 | 356 -57 | 211 -12 | 98.34% 0.24% | 59.27% 5.27% |
| DeVry University-California | 200 -200 | 197 24 | 144 1 | 98.50% 55.25% | 73.10% -9.56% |
| Design Institute of San Diego | 7 -1 | 7 | 2 | 100.00% 12.50% | 28.57% 0.00% |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| University of the West | 4 -3 | 4 -3 | 1 -3 | 100.00% | 25.00% -32.14% |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | 207 -41 | 207 -26 | 141 -11 | 100.00% 6.05% | 68.12% 2.88% |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | 10 -10 | 10 -10 | 4 -4 | 100.00% | 40.00% |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | 235 30 | 235 32 | 134 | 100.00% 0.98% | 57.02% -8.99% |
| California College of Music | 1 -18 | 1 -8 | 1 -2 | 100.00% 52.63% | 100.00% 66.67% |
| Aria University | 18 -26 | 18 -24 | 15 -21 | 100.00% 4.55% | 83.33% -2.38% |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | 12 10 | 12 10 | 10 9 | 100.00% | 83.33% 33.33% |
| Providence Christian College | 55 -52 | 55 -44 | 33 5 | 100.00% 7.48% | 60.00% 31.72% |
| Reach University | 199 82 | 199 83 | 128 46 | 100.00% 0.85% | 64.32% -6.37% |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | 459 -75 | 459 13 | 455 9 | 100.00% 16.48% | 99.13% -0.87% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | 7 6 | 7 6 | 2 1 | 100.00% | 28.57% -71.43% |
| Annenberg School of Nursing | 4 -26 | 4 -20 | 4 -5 | 100.00% 20.00% | 100.00% 62.50% |