Most selective colleges in Pacific

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 most selective colleges in Pacific, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 3% at California Institute of Technology to 66% at California Miramar University. 13 are public and 37 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Private	3%	—	$18,902
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Private	4%	1,553	$12,136
3	Pomona College Claremont, CA	Private	7%	1,520	$19,424
4	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Public	9%	—	$14,013
5	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	Private	10%	—	—
6	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Private	10%	1,501	$31,927
7	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	11%	1,514	$27,384
8	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Public	12%	—	$14,979
9	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	13%	1,537	$32,492
10	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	Private	17%	—	$31,663
11	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	Public	25%	—	$11,750
12	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	Public	26%	—	$12,840
13	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	Private	26%	—	$47,183
14	Reed College Portland, OR	Private	27%	1,420	$39,951
15	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Public	28%	—	$13,825
16	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	Public	30%	—	$15,624
17	Scripps College Claremont, CA	Private	34%	1,480	$38,802
18	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	Public	34%	—	$16,174
19	Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI	Private	38%	1,104	$13,884
20	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	39%	—	$27,789
21	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	Public	39%	—	$12,744
22	Gnomon North Hollywood, CA	Private	40%	—	$45,824
23	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	40%	1,461	$39,329
24	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	40%	—	—
25	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	40%	—	$45,723
26	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	Public	42%	—	$15,288
27	Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	Private	42%	1,093	$20,979
28	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	Public	43%	—	$13,485
29	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	44%	1,417	$50,959
30	Westcliff University Irvine, CA	Private	45%	—	$26,455
31	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	Private	46%	—	$33,072
32	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	47%	—	$31,265
33	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	Public	47%	—	$8,931
34	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Private	48%	1,116	$26,925
35	Multnomah University Portland, OR	Private	50%	—	$23,866
36	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	50%	1,367	$45,409
37	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	Private	50%	1,365	$35,506
38	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Private	51%	1,313	$39,495
39	University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	Private	51%	—	$30,799
40	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	Private	52%	—	$42,448
41	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	56%	1,353	$47,527
42	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	Private	58%	—	$14,317
43	Warner Pacific University Portland, OR	Private	59%	—	$18,818
44	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	Private	60%	—	$28,046
45	Biola University La Mirada, CA	Private	60%	1,258	$28,101
46	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	Public	63%	—	$16,607
47	San Diego Christian College Santee, CA	Private	63%	—	$7,871
48	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	Public	63%	—	$13,707
49	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	Private	65%	—	$19,761
50	California Miramar University San Diego, CA	Private	66%	—	$11,007

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