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
DeVry University California

Pomona, California

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83%
Southern California Institute of Architecture

Los Angeles, CA

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83%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

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84%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

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85%
California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

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87%
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

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88%
Design Institute of San Diego

San Diego, CA

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88%
Southern California Institute of Technology

Anaheim, CA

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88%
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

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89%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

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89%
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

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91%
California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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92%
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

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93%
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

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93%
California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

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93%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

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93%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

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94%
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

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94%