Below is a ranking of the 172 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.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Minerva UniversitySan Francisco, California |
1% |
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA |
3% |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
4% |
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Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA |
7% |
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University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
9% |
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA |
10% |
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University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA |
11% |
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA |
12% |
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA |
13% |
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Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA |
18% |
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University of California IrvineIrvine, CA |
21% |
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University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA |
24% |
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California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA |
25% |
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University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA |
26% |
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Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA |
28% |
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California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA |
30% |
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Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA |
32% |
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Pacific States UniversityLos Angeles, CA |
33% |