California Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 33 public colleges in California with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Humboldt State University leads the list by accepting 98% of high school students that applied.
List of California Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

 98%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

 97%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

 96%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

 96%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

 95%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

 95%
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

 95%
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

 94%
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

 94%
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

 93%
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

 92%
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

 91%
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

 91%
California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

 90%
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

 89%
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

 89%
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

 87%
California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

 87%