Popular California Colleges Easy to Get Into
California has 82 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include San Jose State University in San Jose, California, accepting 85% of applicants. Also frequently researched: San Francisco State University, California State University Los Angeles and California State University Fullerton.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Redlands
- Private 4 Year
- Redlands, CA
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
University of Redlands is a private university known for undergraduate music, business, and the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies. The residential campus sits in Redlands in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range 1107-1350
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $28,482
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
California State University Dominguez Hills
- Public 4 Year
- Carson, CA
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- 93% acceptance rate
- Dec 4 application deadline
Cal State Dominguez Hills is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is in Carson in the Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $9,175
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
Notre Dame de Namur University
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price -
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
California State University Monterey Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Seaside, CA
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- 97% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $14,493
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range 930-1085
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Net Price $21,602
California State University Bakersfield
- Public 4 Year
- Bakersfield, CA
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Dec 15 application deadline
CSUB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Bakersfield in California's southern San Joaquin Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $6,489
California State University Channel Islands
- Public 4 Year
- Camarillo, CA
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
CSU Channel Islands is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and environmental science. The Camarillo campus occupies former state hospital grounds with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $10,632
California State University Stanislaus
- Public 4 Year
- Turlock, CA
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- 98% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
CSU Stanislaus is a public university in the California State University system known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in Turlock in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $7,433
Saint Mary's College of California
- Private 4 Year
- Moraga, CA
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Saint Mary's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and a Great Books liberal arts program. The residential campus lies in the hills of Moraga in the East Bay.
- SAT Range 1070-1253
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $35,332
California State University San Bernardino
- Public 4 Year
- San Bernardino, CA
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
CSUSB is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The campus sits at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range 910-1080
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $5,231
La Sierra University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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- 91% acceptance rate
La Sierra is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biology. The suburban campus sits in Riverside east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 880-1140
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $23,848
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
California College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 91% acceptance rate
CCA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate programs in fine arts, graphic design, and architecture. The urban campus is in San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $46,823
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
Otis College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 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