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 Merced

Merced, CA

89%
California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

90%
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

91%
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

91%
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

92%
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

93%
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

94%
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

94%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

95%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

95%
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

95%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

96%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

96%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

97%
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

98%