California Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 109 private 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

87%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

87%
Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA

88%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

88%
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

92%
Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

93%
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

93%
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

94%
King's University

Van Nuys, TX

94%
American Conservatory Theater

San Francisco, CA

100%
Bethesda University of California

Anaheim, CA

100%
California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

100%
California Christian College

Fresno, CA

100%
Haven University

Garden Grove, California

100%
San Diego Christian College

El Cajon, CA

100%
Coleman University

San Diego, CA

100%
Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, CA

100%
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

Blue Lake, CA

100%