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

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

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

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

101	University of the People		Pasadena
102	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles	39%	Los Angeles
103	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary		El Dorado Hills
104	Scripps College	33%	Claremont
105	Brandman University	68%	Irvine
106	West Valley College		Saratoga
107	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles	36%	Los Angeles
108	Saddleback College		Mission Viejo
109	Foothill College		Los Altos Hills
110	Southern California Institute of Architecture	85%	Los Angeles
111	Musicians Institute	80%	Los Angeles
112	Carrington College - Sacramento	45%	Sacramento
113	Westmont College	85%	Santa Barbara
114	Foothill-De Anza Community College District		Los Altos Hills
115	Point Loma Nazarene University	76%	San Diego
116	Fielding Graduate University		Santa Barbara
117	Vanguard University of Southern California	47%	Costa Mesa
118	California Baptist University	77%	Riverside
119	Concordia University - Irvine	58%	Irvine
120	Pacifica Graduate Institute		Carpinteria
121	Modesto Junior College		Modesto
122	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute		San Diego
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	48%	Riverside
132	American Conservatory Theater		San Francisco
133	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	44%	San Francisco
134	International Sports Sciences Association		Carpinteria
135	Paul Mitchell the School - Sacramento		Sacramento
136	California Western School of Law	35%	San Diego
137	Southwestern Law School	25%	Los Angeles
138	Samuel Merritt University	55%	Oakland
139	Cuesta College		San Luis Obispo
140	Advanced Career Institute		Visalia
141	El Camino Community College District		Torrance
142	Fresno Pacific University	72%	Fresno
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	75%	Pleasant Hill
149	Chaffey College		Rancho Cucamonga
150	Los Angeles Pierce College		Los Angeles

151	Life Chiropractic College West		Hayward
152	Los Angeles City College		Los Angeles
153	Orange Coast College		Costa Mesa
154	Hypnosis Motivation Institute		Los Angeles
155	Thomas Aquinas College	72%	Santa Paula
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	66%	Vallejo
162	Glendale Community College - California		Glendale
163	Bakersfield College		Bakersfield
164	American Jewish University	83%	Los Angeles
165	Gnomon	53%	Los Angeles
166	The Colburn Conservatory of Music	6%	Los Angeles
167	Saybrook University		Oakland
168	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	90%	Los Angeles
169	Woodbury University	62%	Burbank
170	Soka University of America	37%	Aliso Viejo
171	Pacific Union College	50%	Angwin
172	Notre Dame de Namur University	94%	Belmont
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	68%	Cypress
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	66%	Santa Clarita
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	100%	Signal Hill
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	Make-up Designory		Burbank
203	San Jose City College		San Jose
204	Los Angeles Valley College		Los Angeles
205	California Jazz Conservatory	100%	Berkeley
206	Ventura College		Ventura
207	Peralta Community College System Office		Oakland
208	Victor Valley College		Victorville
209	Los Angeles Mission College		Los Angeles
210	Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre		Blue Lake
211	William Jessup University	66%	Rocklin
212	Zaytuna College	22%	Berkeley
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	81%	Los Angeles
224	Menlo College	43%	Atherton
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	50%	Los Angeles
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	56%	Redding
237	Bethesda University	65%	Anaheim
238	Napa Valley College		Napa
239	Pacific School of Religion		Berkeley
240	Hope International University	28%	Fullerton
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		Los Angeles
245	Southern States University	100%	San Diego
246	West Coast University - Orange County	97%	Anaheim
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	Cogswell College	64%	San Jose
255	West Hills College - Lemoore		Lemoore
256	American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles	79%	Los Angeles
257	Los Angeles Film School		Los Angeles
258	Laguna College of Art and Design	33%	Laguna Beach
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	99%	San Diego
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	Antioch University - Los Angeles		Culver City
277	Contra Costa College		San Pablo
278	Cambridge Junior College - Yuba City	100%	Yuba City
279	Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine		Santa Monica
280	Five Branches University		Santa Cruz
281	Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology	95%	Berkeley
282	John Paul the Great Catholic University	95%	Escondido
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	97%	San Dimas
288	Contra Costa Community College District Office		Martinez
289	Marshall B Ketchum University	55%	Fullerton
290	Platt College - San Diego		San Diego
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	62%	Santee
298	Moreno Valley College		Moreno Valley
299	Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley		Berkeley
300	UEI College - Bakersfield		Bakersfield

Closest to California states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	23	125
Oregon	66	74
Utah	52	53
Arizona	79	35
Idaho	27	145
Washington	87	6
Wyoming	10	158
Colorado	80	42
New Mexico	37	86
Montana	29	159
Nebraska	42	49
South Dakota	26	302
Kansas	66	87
Texas	279	16
Oklahoma	95	98
North Dakota	25	191
Minnesota	94	18
Iowa	71	46
Missouri	143	45
Arkansas	73	132
Louisiana	91	93
Wisconsin	85	19
Illinois	205	28
Mississippi	49	148
Indiana	82	13
Michigan	131	17
Tennessee	139	61
Alabama	71	101
Kentucky	76	58
Ohio	242	39
Georgia	120	51
West Virginia	66	108
South Carolina	78	92
North Carolina	149	14
Virginia	122	37
Alaska	10	150
Pennsylvania	291	11
Florida	263	27
District of Columbia	19	72
Maryland	72	25
New York	393	5
Delaware	13	79
New Jersey	110	10
Vermont	25	121
Hawaii	21	57
Connecticut	59	9
Massachusetts	144	1
New Hampshire	37	69
Rhode Island	17	78
Maine	34	135
Puerto Rico	108	273
Virgin Islands	1	1045
American Samoa	1	2810
Federated States of Micronesia	1	2337
Northern Marianas	1	2701
Guam	3	775