California Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 173 colleges in California with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Minerva University leads the list by accepting 1% of high school students that applied.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

93%
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

94%
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

94%
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

94%
King's University

Van Nuys, TX

94%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

95%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

95%
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

95%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

96%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

96%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

97%
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

98%
American Conservatory Theater

San Francisco, CA

100%
Bethesda University of California

Anaheim, CA

100%
California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

100%
California Christian College

Fresno, CA

100%
California College San Diego

San Diego, California

100%
Haven University

Garden Grove, California

100%