Top 300 universities in California | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	Stanford University	Stanford	5%
2	University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	17%
3	University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	16%
4	University of California - Irvine	Irvine	37%
5	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	34%
6	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	16%
7	University of California - Davis	Davis	43%
8	University of California - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	51%
9	University of California - Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	33%
10	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	8%

11	University of California - San Francisco	San Francisco
12	University of California - Riverside	Riverside	57%
13	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	54%
14	San Diego State University	San Diego	35%
15	Gemological Institute of America - Carlsbad	Carlsbad
16	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	70%
17	California State University - Northridge	Northridge	58%
18	International Technological University	San Jose
19	San Jose State University	San Jose	67%
20	California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	35%
21	California State University - Long Beach	Long Beach	28%
22	California State University - Fullerton	Fullerton	46%
23	University of San Francisco	San Francisco	66%
24	Pepperdine University	Malibu	40%
25	Northcentral University	San Diego
26	Alhambra Medical University	Alhambra
27	American Film Institute Conservatory	Los Angeles
28	California State University - Sacramento	Sacramento	68%
29	Naval Postgraduate School	Monterey
30	University of California-System Administration Central Office	Oakland
31	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	52%
32	California State University - Chico	Chico	68%
33	University of San Diego	San Diego	50%
34	Harvey Mudd College	Claremont	15%
35	Chapman University	Orange	57%
36	Claremont Graduate University	Claremont
37	California State University - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	46%
38	University of California - Merced	Merced	70%
39	Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	82%
40	California State University - Chancellors Office	Long Beach
41	Humboldt State University	Arcata	82%
42	Loma Linda University	Loma Linda
43	California State University - San Bernardino	San Bernardino	57%
44	Pomona College	Claremont	8%
45	Biola University	La Mirada	72%
46	California State University - Fresno	Fresno	59%
47	Palomar College	San Marcos
48	National University	La Jolla
49	University of the Pacific	Stockton	65%
50	Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope	Duarte	5%

51	Pardee RAND Graduate School	Santa Monica	25%
52	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	Monterey
53	Holy Names University	Oakland	53%
54	California State University - San Marcos	San Marcos	57%
55	California State University - Dominguez Hills	Carson	54%
56	California State University - Stanislaus	Turlock	77%
57	Occidental College	Los Angeles	42%
58	Azusa Pacific University	Azusa	60%
59	University of California-Hastings College of Law	San Francisco
60	California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	24%
61	California College of the Arts	San Francisco	64%
62	California State University - East Bay	Hayward	74%
63	Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	70%
64	Academy of Art University	San Francisco
65	California State University - Monterey Bay	Seaside	53%
66	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	Pomona	55%
67	Dominican University of California	San Rafael	88%
68	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco
69	New York Film Academy	Burbank
70	Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - San Diego	San Diego
71	Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena
72	Pitzer College	Claremont	16%
73	Cabrillo College	Aptos
74	Santa Monica College	Santa Monica
75	Claremont McKenna College	Claremont	10%
76	Touro University California	Vallejo
77	California Institute of Integral Studies	San Francisco	65%
78	Los Rios Community College District Office	Sacramento
79	Ashford University	San Diego
80	Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles	91%
81	University of Redlands	Redlands	75%
82	Mills College	Oakland	87%
83	Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona
84	California State University - Bakersfield	Bakersfield	61%
85	Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga	82%
86	California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks	73%
87	Alliant International University - San Diego	San Diego	80%
88	Golden Gate University - San Francisco	San Francisco
89	California State University - Channel Islands	Camarillo	78%
90	Keck Graduate Institute	Claremont	45%
91	University of La Verne	La Verne	48%
92	Graduate Theological Union	Berkeley
93	University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	San Marcos
94	Whittier College	Whittier	74%
95	De Anza College	Cupertino
96	Santa Rosa Junior College	Santa Rosa
97	Pasadena City College	Pasadena
98	Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara
99	San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton
100	San Francisco Art Institute	San Francisco	75%

101	University of the People	Pasadena
102	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	39%
103	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	El Dorado Hills
104	Scripps College	Claremont	33%
105	Brandman University	Irvine	68%
106	West Valley College	Saratoga
107	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles	Los Angeles	36%
108	Saddleback College	Mission Viejo
109	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills
110	Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles	85%
111	Musicians Institute	Hollywood	80%
112	Carrington College - Sacramento	Sacramento	45%
113	Westmont College	Santa Barbara	85%
114	Foothill-De Anza Community College District	Los Altos Hills
115	Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	76%
116	Fielding Graduate University	Santa Barbara
117	Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	47%
118	California Baptist University	Riverside	77%
119	Concordia University - Irvine	Irvine	58%
120	Pacifica Graduate Institute	Carpinteria
121	Modesto Junior College	Modesto
122	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	La Jolla
123	Long Beach City College	Long Beach
124	San Mateo County Community College District Office	San Mateo
125	Mt San Antonio College	Walnut
126	Cerritos College	Norwalk
127	College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita
128	Thomas Jefferson School of Law	San Diego
129	Butte College	Oroville
130	Sierra College	Rocklin
131	La Sierra University	Riverside	48%
132	American Conservatory Theater	San Francisco
133	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	San Francisco	44%
134	International Sports Sciences Association	Carpinteria
135	Paul Mitchell the School - Sacramento	Sacramento
136	California Western School of Law	San Diego	35%
137	Southwestern Law School	Los Angeles	25%
138	Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	55%
139	Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo
140	Advanced Career Institute	Visalia
141	El Camino Community College District	Torrance
142	Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	72%
143	Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill
144	College of Marin	Kentfield
145	Los Angeles Community College District Office	Los Angeles
146	Fullerton College	Fullerton
147	Southern California University of Health Sciences	Whittier
148	John F. Kennedy University	Pleasant Hill	75%
149	Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga
150	Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills

151	Life Chiropractic College West	Hayward
152	Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa
153	Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles
154	Hypnosis Motivation Institute	Tarzana
155	Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula	72%
156	Cypress College	Cypress
157	Solano Community College	Fairfield
158	Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles
159	MiraCosta College	Oceanside
160	College of San Mateo	San Mateo
161	California State University Maritime Academy	Vallejo	66%
162	Glendale Community College - California	Glendale
163	Bakersfield College	Bakersfield
164	American Jewish University	Los Angeles	83%
165	Gnomon	Hollywood	53%
166	The Colburn Conservatory of Music	Los Angeles	6%
167	Saybrook University	Oakland
168	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	Los Angeles	90%
169	Woodbury University	Burbank	62%
170	Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo	37%
171	Pacific Union College	Angwin	50%
172	Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont	94%
173	Palo Alto University	Palo Alto
174	College of the Redwoods	Eureka
175	Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey
176	Ohlone College	Fremont
177	Santa Ana College	Santa Ana
178	Trident University International	Cypress	68%
179	Claremont School of Theology	Claremont
180	Mt San Jacinto Community College District	San Jacinto
181	Skyline College	San Bruno
182	Gavilan College	Gilroy
183	The Master's University and Seminary	Santa Clarita	66%
184	Riverside City College	Riverside
185	Hartnell College	Salinas
186	Antelope Valley College	Lancaster
187	West Los Angeles College	Culver City
188	East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park
189	Moorpark College	Moorpark
190	San Diego City College	San Diego
191	Rio Hondo College	Whittier
192	San Diego Mesa College	San Diego
193	The Wright Institute	Berkeley
194	American University of Health Sciences	Signal Hill	100%
195	Southwestern College - California	Chula Vista
196	Citrus College	Glendora
197	Evergreen Valley College	San Jose
198	Fresno City College	Fresno
199	College of the Desert	Palm Desert
200	National Holistic Institute	Emeryville

201	Grossmont College	El Cajon
202	San Jose City College	San Jose
203	Make-up Designory	Burbank
204	Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen
205	California Jazz Conservatory	Berkeley	100%
206	Ventura College	Ventura
207	Peralta Community College System Office	Oakland
208	Victor Valley College	Victorville
209	Los Angeles Mission College	Sylmar
210	Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre	Blue Lake
211	William Jessup University	Rocklin	66%
212	Zaytuna College	Berkeley	22%
213	Mendocino College	Ukiah
214	Las Positas College	Livermore
215	College of the Sequoias	Visalia
216	Los Medanos College	Pittsburg
217	Shasta College	Redding
218	Fremont College	Cerritos
219	Brightwood College - San Diego	San Diego
220	Porterville College	Porterville
221	Pacific Oaks College	Pasadena
222	Santiago Canyon College	Orange
223	Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles	81%
224	Menlo College	Atherton	43%
225	Cerro Coso Community College	Ridgecrest
226	Imperial Valley College	Imperial
227	Reedley College	Reedley
228	Crafton Hills College	Yucaipa
229	Golden West College	Huntington Beach
230	Columbia College Hollywood	Tarzana	50%
231	Coast Community College District Office	Costa Mesa
232	Sofia University	Palo Alto
233	College of the Siskiyous	Weed
234	Irvine Valley College	Irvine
235	Taft College	Taft
236	Simpson University	Redding	56%
237	Bethesda University	Anaheim	65%
238	Napa Valley College	Napa
239	Pacific School of Religion	Berkeley
240	Hope International University	Fullerton	28%
241	Mission College	Santa Clara
242	Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Los Angeles
243	San Diego Community College District-Continuing Education	San Diego
244	Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington
245	Southern States University	San Diego	100%
246	West Coast University - Orange County	Anaheim	97%
247	Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria
248	Feather River Community College District	Quincy
249	Merced College	Merced
250	Abraham Lincoln University	Los Angeles

251	Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe
252	San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino
253	Oxnard College	Oxnard
254	West Hills College - Lemoore	Lemoore
255	Cogswell College	San Jose	64%
256	American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	79%
257	Los Angeles Film School	Hollywood
258	Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach	33%
259	San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia	Visalia
260	Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy - Santa Monica	Santa Monica
261	Chabot College	Hayward
262	University of the West	Rosemead
263	Coastline Community College	Fountain Valley
264	Westminster Theological Seminary in California	Escondido
265	Canada College	Redwood City
266	Cuyamaca College	El Cajon
267	Laney College	Oakland
268	Newschool of Architecture and Design	San Diego	99%
269	Presidio Graduate School	San Francisco
270	World Mission University	Los Angeles
271	American River College	Sacramento
272	Sacramento City College	Sacramento
273	San Diego Miramar College	San Diego
274	St John's Seminary	Camarillo
275	Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology	Inglewood
276	Contra Costa College	San Pablo
277	Antioch University - Los Angeles	Culver City
278	Cambridge Junior College - Yuba City	Yuba City	100%
279	Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine	Santa Monica
280	Five Branches University	Santa Cruz
281	Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology	Berkeley	95%
282	John Paul the Great Catholic University	Escondido	95%
283	Merritt College	Oakland
284	Church Divinity School of the Pacific	Berkeley
285	San Joaquin College of Law	Clovis
286	Summit College	Colton
287	Life Pacific College	San Dimas	97%
288	Contra Costa Community College District Office	Martinez
289	Platt College - San Diego	San Diego
290	Marshall B Ketchum University	Fullerton	55%
291	California College San Diego	San Marcos
292	Institute of Technology	Clovis
293	West Coast Ultrasound Institute	Beverly Hills
294	Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health	Los Angeles
295	Starr King School for the Ministry	Berkeley
296	San Francisco Theological Seminary	San Anselmo
297	San Diego Christian College	Santee	62%
298	Moreno Valley College	Moreno Valley
299	Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley	Berkeley
300	UEI College - Bakersfield	Bakersfield