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
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

77%
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

69%
California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

67%
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

55%
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

47%
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus

Calexico, California

44%
California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

40%
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

39%
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

37%
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

30%
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

26%
University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA

24%
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

21%
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

11%
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

9%