California Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 33 public colleges in California with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of California Los Angeles leads the list by accepting 9% of high school students that applied.

List of California Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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9%
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

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12%
University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA

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25%
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

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26%
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

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28%
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

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30%
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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34%
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

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39%
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

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42%
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus

Calexico, California

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44%
California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

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47%
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

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63%
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

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63%
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

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74%
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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80%
California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

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87%
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

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88%
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

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91%