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.
Dominican University of California
- Private 4 Year
- San Rafael, CA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
A private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The San Rafael campus sits in Marin County north of San Francisco.
- SAT Range 1210-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $37,456
Laguna College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
LCAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate animation, illustration, and fine arts. The compact campus is set in the coastal arts community of Laguna Beach.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $47,702
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
California State University Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Vallejo, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Dec 15 application deadline
Cal Maritime is a small public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and international business and logistics. The waterfront campus sits on San Pablo Bay in Vallejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $19,040
Bethesda University
- Private 4 Year
- Anaheim, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 11 application deadline
Bethesda is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and business. The campus is in Anaheim in Orange County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $20,099
Touro University Worldwide
- Private 4 Year
- Los Alamitos, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jun 15 application deadline
Touro University Worldwide is a private online university with undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and health sciences. Most undergrads complete degrees through distance learning rather than a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,522
Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Paula, CA
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- 83% acceptance rate
Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for a single Great Books curriculum that all undergraduates complete together. The residential campus is set in the hills near Santa Paula in southern California.
- SAT Range 1220-1400
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $24,820
Simpson University
- Private 4 Year
- Redding, CA
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- 86% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Simpson is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus is in Redding in Northern California.
- SAT Range 960-1185
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $28,653
William Jessup University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocklin, CA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Jessup is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits in Rocklin in the greater Sacramento area.
- SAT Range 1041-1228
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $29,679
American Jewish University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
American Jewish University is a private Jewish university known for undergraduate Jewish studies and education. The hillside Bel Air campus sits in Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
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
Pacific States University
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Pacific States is a private university known for undergraduate business and computer science. The urban campus is located in central Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
The Master's University and Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Clarita, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
The Master's University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and music. The suburban Santa Clarita campus sits north of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $37,919
Los Angeles Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $22,498
Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 13 application deadline
Lincoln is a private university known for undergraduate business administration. Its campus occupies an urban site near downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Net Price -
Providence Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Pasadena, CA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Providence Christian is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical and theological studies. Most students live in a residential campus community in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $27,422
University of the West
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemead, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jun 15 application deadline
University of the West is a small private university known for undergraduate Buddhist studies, religious studies, and business. The suburban Rosemead campus is Buddhist-affiliated and lies in the greater Los Angeles area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.43
- Net Price $14,713
California College of ASU
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $28,425