Easiest colleges to get into in California

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 least selective colleges in California, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 73% at Woodbury University to 100% at American University of Health Sciences. 20 are public and 30 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA	Private	100%	—	—
2	California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA	Private	100%	—	—
3	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	Private	100%	—	$48,616
4	University of the West Rosemead, CA	Private	100%	—	$11,137
5	Simpson University Redding, CA	Private	99%	—	$27,923
6	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	Public	99%	—	$13,167
7	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	Public	99%	—	$17,555
8	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	Public	98%	—	$5,918
9	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	Public	97%	—	$5,671
10	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	Public	97%	—	$11,276
11	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	Public	96%	—	$6,480
12	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	Public	96%	—	$12,882
13	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	Public	96%	—	$10,550
14	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	Private	96%	1,194	$50,218
15	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	Private	95%	1,303	$25,926
16	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	Public	95%	—	$14,487
17	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	Public	95%	—	$13,801
18	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	Private	94%	—	$22,343
19	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	Public	94%	—	$14,838
20	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	Public	94%	—	$10,512
21	La Sierra University Riverside, CA	Private	93%	—	$26,217
22	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	Public	93%	—	$7,599
23	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	Public	93%	—	$9,792
24	Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	Private	93%	—	$25,378
25	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Public	92%	—	$4,113
26	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	Public	91%	—	$3,659
27	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	Private	89%	1,224	$26,433
28	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	Private	89%	—	$31,198
29	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	Public	88%	—	$5,825
30	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	88%	—	$31,293
31	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	Public	87%	—	$5,646
32	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	85%	—	$29,871
33	California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA	Private	85%	—	—
34	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	Private	84%	—	$45,864
35	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	Private	83%	—	$37,535
36	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	Private	82%	1,278	$50,168
37	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	Private	81%	—	$40,853
38	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	Private	81%	1,231	$22,867
39	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	Public	80%	—	$13,741
40	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	Private	80%	1,367	$32,926
41	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	Private	79%	1,155	$19,798
42	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	Private	79%	1,181	$29,124
43	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	Private	79%	1,277	$25,032
44	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	Private	78%	—	$42,354
45	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	Private	77%	—	$25,300
46	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Private	75%	—	$50,209
47	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	Public	74%	—	$11,580
48	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	Private	74%	—	$27,384
49	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	Private	73%	—	$42,168
50	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	Private	73%	—	$28,248

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