California Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 173 colleges in California with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. American Conservatory Theater leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

89%
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

89%
Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA

88%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

88%
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

87%
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

87%
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

87%
California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

87%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

87%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

85%
DeVry University California

Pomona, California

83%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

83%
Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, CA

83%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

Oakland, CA

83%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

82%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

82%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

82%
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

80%