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.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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DeVry University CaliforniaPomona, California |
83% |
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Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA |
83% |
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Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, CA |
84% |
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Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA |
85% |
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California State University FullertonFullerton, CA |
87% |
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California State University BakersfieldBakersfield, CA |
88% |
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Design Institute of San DiegoSan Diego, CA |
88% |
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Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, CA |
88% |
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California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA |
89% |
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Saint Marys College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA |
89% |
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California State University Dominguez HillsCarson, CA |
91% |
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California State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
92% |
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California State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CA |
93% |
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La Sierra UniversityRiverside, CA |
93% |
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California State University Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA |
93% |
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Providence Christian CollegePasadena, CA |
93% |
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California State University ChicoChico, CA |
94% |
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California State University SacramentoSacramento, CA |
94% |