Easiest California Colleges to Get Into
California has 82 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
36 colleges accept 100% of applicants in California. Examples include Bethesda University, California Institute of Integral Studies, Haven University and California College of ASU.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in California, or the most selective colleges.
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Otis is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fashion design, graphic design, and digital media. The urban campus is in Los Angeles's Westchester neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1265-1395
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $54,295
Woodbury University
- Private 4 Year
- Burbank, CA
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- 82% acceptance rate
Woodbury is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and media arts. The urban Burbank campus sits near Los Angeles's entertainment and design industries.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $37,258
Whittier College
- Private 4 Year
- Whittier, CA
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- 81% acceptance rate
Whittier is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, psychology, and education. The suburban Los Angeles County campus has historic Quaker roots.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $28,101
John Paul the Great Catholic University
- Private 4 Year
- Escondido, CA
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- 80% acceptance rate
John Paul the Great is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate film, media, and communications. The campus is in Escondido in northern San Diego County.
- SAT Range 975-1270
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $35,175
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $28,985
Westmont College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- 77% acceptance rate
Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1240-1450
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $32,172
California Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Thousand Oaks, CA
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- 76% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Cal Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communication. The suburban campus in Thousand Oaks is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $32,774
University of California Riverside
- Public 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
UC Riverside is a large public university known for undergraduate entomology, plant sciences, and business. The suburban campus lies in California's Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 1080-1280
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $14,562
Art Center College of Design
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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- 75% acceptance rate
Art Center is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and illustration. The hillside campus in Pasadena overlooks the Los Angeles basin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $53,271
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The hillside campus includes working farm facilities and an Arabian horse center.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $11,940