California Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 109 private colleges in California with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. American Conservatory Theater leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

List of California Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

87%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

87%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

85%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

83%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

Oakland, CA

83%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

82%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

82%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

82%
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%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

78%
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

78%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

76%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

76%
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

75%
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

75%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

75%