2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Between California Public Colleges

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between California Public Colleges
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
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%
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	77,250	30,331	6,573	39.26%	21.67%
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%
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	10,806	10,158	967	94.00%	9.52%
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%
Average	47,099	20,786	3,556	44.13%	17.11%

*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

California Public Colleges with Outstanding Admission Stats

Tightest Schools (Lowest Acceptance Rates)

University of California-Los Angeles 8.57%
University of California-Berkeley 11.33%
University of California-Irvine 21.15%
University of California-San Diego 23.71%
University of California-Santa Barbara 25.85%

Favored Schools (Highest Admission Yield)

University of California-Los Angeles 50.31%
University of California-Berkeley 46.33%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 28.57%
University of California-Irvine 22.47%
California State University Maritime Academy 20.08%

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