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
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA

80%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

80%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

78%
Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

78%
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

78%
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

77%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

76%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

76%
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

75%
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

75%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

75%
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

74%
Chapman University

Orange, CA

73%
Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

71%
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

71%
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

69%
Concordia University Irvine

Irvine, CA

69%
San Francisco Bay University

Fremont, California

69%