California Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 172 colleges in California with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. California Institute of Technology leads the list by accepting 3% of high school students that applied.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, CA

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70%
Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

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71%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

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73%
Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

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73%
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

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74%
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

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74%
Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

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75%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

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76%
William Jessup University

Rocklin, CA

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77%
Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA

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78%
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

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79%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

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79%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

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79%
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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80%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

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80%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

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81%
Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, CA

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81%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

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82%