California Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest California Colleges to Get In is 65.97% for the academic year 2024-2025.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,250 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,249 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Easiest California Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest California Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 100.00%
-
40.00%-$30,29127362.00%8 to 1
1
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University of the West Rosemead, CAPrivate, 4-year 100.00%
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25.00%-$15,44613838.00%4 to 1
1
19
Providence Christian College Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 100.00%
7.48%
60.00%-$36,96316820.00%17 to 1
4
52
DeVry University-California Ontario, CAPrivate, 4-year 98.50%
55.25%
73.10%-$17,0082,40322.00%26 to 1
5
1
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year 98.20%
0.63%
5.89%-$20,997
($8,397)
6,23749.00%16 to 1
6
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California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CAPublic, 4-year 98.14%
0.67%
19.14%-$20,842
($8,242)
9,72453.00%18 to 1
7
6
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CAPublic, 4-year 97.40%
2.57%
9.76%-$20,379
($7,779)
7,71359.00%24 to 1
8
1
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year 97.39%
0.58%
6.85%-$20,183
($7,583)
12,32648.00%22 to 1
9
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San Francisco State University San Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year 96.44%
0.29%
8.60%-$20,446
($7,846)
22,56350.00%19 to 1
10
2
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CAPublic, 4-year 95.26%
1.12%
17.52%-$19,941
($7,341)
24,42757.00%22 to 1
Average98.13%26.59%-$22,250
($7,865)
8,59745.80%18 to 1