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
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

75%
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

75%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

75%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

76%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

76%
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

77%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

78%
Musicians Institute

Hollywood, CA

78%
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

78%
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

80%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA

80%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

80%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

82%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

82%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

82%
DeVry University California

Pomona, California

83%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

83%
Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, CA

83%