Acceptance Rate Comparison between California Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of California Colleges is 47.45%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 15.51%. A total of 2,007,136 have applied, 952,367 admitted, and 147,745 students have enrolled one of California Colleges.

Of the California colleges, California Institute of Technology is the tightest school to admit with 2.57% acceptance rate, and Minerva University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 3.04%.

You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of California Colleges.

Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2025 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between California Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
 Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, CA-----
American University of Health SciencesSignal Hill, CA211 50.00%100.00%
Aria UniversityMilpitas, CA181815 100.00%83.33%
Arizona College of Nursing-OntarioOntario, CA772 100.00%28.57%
Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA1,4611,089343 74.54%31.50%
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA3,4043,010412 88.43%13.69%
Berkeley School of TheologyBerkeley, CA18168 88.89%50.00%
Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA3,7812,811836 74.35%29.74%
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA961913189 95.01%20.70%
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA7,9906,7821,612 84.88%23.77%
California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA2,3712,160172 91.10%7.96%
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA13,856356218 2.57%61.24%
California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA2,004648181 32.34%27.93%
California Jazz ConservatoryBerkeley, CA321 66.67%50.00%
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA6,0054,544502 75.67%11.05%
California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA3797050 18.47%71.43%
California Northstate UniversityElk Grove, CA93865 92.47%5.81%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA68,37121,4165,271 31.32%24.61%
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA15,72515,442909 98.20%5.89%
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA49,94437,5454,679 75.17%12.46%
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA13,22912,4161,294 93.85%10.42%
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA8,8108,353520 94.81%6.23%
California State University-ChicoChico, CA23,32221,6232,197 92.72%10.16%
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA19,92118,5861,732 93.30%9.32%
California State University-East BayHayward, CA11,86711,557792 97.39%6.85%
California State University-FresnoFresno, CA21,52120,5013,591 95.26%17.52%
California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA53,55948,4826,887 90.52%14.21%
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA83,96738,8546,482 46.27%16.68%
California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA32,72329,8602,814 91.25%9.42%
California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA14,93314,5451,419 97.40%9.76%
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA33,00530,8425,543 93.45%17.97%
California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA27,70226,0363,989 93.99%15.32%
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA14,54313,6322,090 93.74%15.33%
California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA19,72118,7552,624 95.10%13.99%
California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA5,4195,3181,018 98.14%19.14%
Casa Loma College-Los AngelesSherman Oaks, CA472020 42.55%100.00%
Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, CA544 80.00%100.00%
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA15,63410,2301,631 65.43%15.94%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, CA80831311 38.74%3.51%
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA6,529626337 9.59%53.83%
Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA4,4132,912338 65.99%11.61%
Design Institute of San DiegoSan Diego, CA772 100.00%28.57%
DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, CA200197144 98.50%73.10%
DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITYUkiah, CA29127 41.38%58.33%
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA2,0061,675213 83.50%12.72%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingLos Angeles, CA-----
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA1,7731,136196 64.07%17.25%
GnomonNorth Hollywood, CA552317 41.82%73.91%
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA5,094645231 12.66%35.81%
Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA940310119 32.98%38.39%
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityEscondido, CA21617274 79.63%43.02%
La Sierra UniversityRiverside, CA1,9171,754233 91.50%13.28%
Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, CA528498115 94.32%23.09%
Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, CA221211 54.55%91.67%
Life Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, CA23822877 95.80%33.77%
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative ArtVan Nuys, CA-----
Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA41536466 87.71%18.13%
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA23,08910,4091,541 45.08%14.80%
Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA4,6373,175167 68.47%5.26%
Minerva UniversitySan Francisco, CA10,864330144 3.04%43.64%
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA4,8823,570428 73.13%11.99%
Musicians InstituteHollywood, CA458357145 77.95%40.62%
Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, CA10104 100.00%40.00%
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA6,4612,854509 44.17%17.83%
Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA2,5492,084218 81.76%10.46%
Pacific CollegeCosta Mesa, CA25148 56.00%57.14%
Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, CA64225 34.38%22.73%
Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, CA1,31362187 47.30%14.01%
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA11,5267,245843 62.86%11.64%
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA3,438865310 25.16%35.84%
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA3,2652,732585 83.68%21.41%
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA12,249868436 7.09%50.23%
Providence Christian CollegePasadena, CA555533 100.00%60.00%
Reach UniversityOakland, CA199199128 100.00%64.32%
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA5,1754,478424 86.53%9.47%
San Diego Christian CollegeSantee, CA185579 30.81%15.79%
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA89,97232,5616,629 36.19%20.36%
San Francisco Bay UniversityFremont, CA85381746 95.78%5.63%
San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA42823564 54.91%27.23%
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA28,22127,2152,340 96.44%8.60%
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA37,13231,4194,604 84.61%14.65%
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA18,9709,1051,611 48.00%17.69%
Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA3,1991,225313 38.29%25.55%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate SchoolRedding, CA121210 100.00%83.33%
Simpson UniversityRedding, CA823708171 86.03%24.15%
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA634275126 43.38%45.82%
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA11,24610,507873 93.43%8.31%
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA74857340 76.60%6.98%
Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, CA155115106 74.19%92.17%
Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, CA3,320332312 10.00%93.98%
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA57,3262,0671,693 3.61%81.91%
SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, CA592424 40.68%100.00%
The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA823825 46.34%65.79%
The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CA1,051883404 84.02%45.75%
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA272226153 83.09%67.70%
Touro University CaliforniaVallejo, CA-----
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA124,24213,6396,272 10.98%45.99%
University of California-DavisDavis, CA98,86441,3536,767 41.83%16.36%
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA122,69935,0546,736 28.57%19.22%
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA146,27213,1146,610 8.97%50.40%
University of California-MercedMerced, CA31,92828,9062,093 90.53%7.24%
University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA58,04844,3435,422 76.39%12.23%
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA134,45035,9177,330 26.71%20.41%
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA110,25936,3475,008 32.97%13.78%
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA71,72247,1864,383 65.79%9.29%
University of La VerneLa Verne, CA7,1105,060496 71.17%9.80%
University of RedlandsRedlands, CA3,7663,115494 82.71%15.86%
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA17,0088,9081,104 52.38%12.39%
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA24,88815,358920 61.71%5.99%
University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA34017473 51.18%41.95%
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA82,0278,0503,489 9.81%43.34%
University of the PacificStockton, CA7,7805,549766 71.32%13.80%
University of the WestRosemead, CA441 100.00%25.00%
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA3,9482,465485 62.44%19.68%
Westcliff UniversityIrvine, CA4,0712,978534 73.15%17.93%
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA2,4791,910303 77.05%15.86%
Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA4,7783,860209 80.79%5.41%
William Jessup UniversityRocklin, CA1,2891,203236 93.33%19.62%
Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA2,5722,100124 81.65%5.90%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles, CA1347878 58.21%100.00%
Average17,3038,2101,27447.45%15.51%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from National Center For Education Statistics (January 2, 2025).

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