Colleges / California Colleges in California. All 94 four-year colleges in California that report admissions (32 public, 62 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.
College Admitted SAT middle 50% Net price First deadline UCLA Los Angeles 9.4% – $15,166 – UC San Diego La Jolla 29% – $13,293 – UC Berkeley Berkeley 11% – $16,997 – UC Irvine Irvine 29% – $14,647 – UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 38% – $15,283 – UC Davis Davis 44% – $17,315 – San Diego State University San Diego 37% – $19,500 – Cal State Long Beach Long Beach 45% – $9,731 – USC Los Angeles 11% 1470–1540 $41,496 ED Nov 1 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 30% 1240–1420 $16,888 – UC Merced Merced 39% – $13,232 – UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 73% – $16,526 – UC Riverside Riverside 86% – $13,533 – Stanford Stanford 3.8% 1520–1570 $17,998 REA Nov 1 Cal State Fullerton Fullerton 88% 850–1060 $6,283 – Cal Poly Pomona Pomona 74% – $11,898 – San Jose State University San Jose 80% 1010–1270 $13,833 – Cal State LA Los Angeles 91% – $4,551 – Cal State Northridge Northridge 93% – $8,222 – San Francisco State University San Francisco 96% – $13,353 – Sacramento State Sacramento 94% – $11,183 – University of San Francisco San Francisco 62% 1200–1380 $44,104 ED Nov 1 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles 48% 1265–1410 $54,471 ED Nov 1 Chico State Chico 91% 940–1170 $15,187 – Cal State San Marcos San Marcos 95% 860–1113 $10,500 – Fresno State Fresno 96% – $7,303 – Santa Clara University Santa Clara 48% 1330–1470 $49,651 ED Nov 1 Cal State Dominguez Hills Carson 91% – $4,438 – University of San Diego San Diego 54% – $37,675 ED Nov 1 Northeastern University Oakland Oakland 17% 1390–1520 – – Cal Poly Humboldt Arcata 93% 840–1120 $13,837 – Cal State San Bernardino San Bernardino 94% 890–1130 $6,645 – Chapman University Orange 72% 1255–1420 $48,037 ED Nov 1 Cal State Bakersfield Bakersfield 84% 875–1135 $6,567 – Pepperdine University Malibu 69% 1240–1410 $52,216 ED Nov 1 Cal State East Bay Hayward 97% – $10,874 – Pomona Claremont 7.1% 1490–1550 $17,423 ED Nov 8 Cal State Monterey Bay Seaside 95% – $15,222 – Caltech Pasadena 3.8% 1550–1580 $23,397 REA Nov 1 University of La Verne La Verne 49% 970–1303 $27,216 Rolling Sonoma State University Rohnert Park 95% – $15,113 – CSU Channel Islands Camarillo 93% – $10,931 – Minerva University San Francisco 3.6% – $16,556 EA Nov 1 University of the Pacific Stockton 69% 1220–1453 $30,975 EA Nov 15 California Baptist University Riverside 81% 860–1150 $28,596 Rolling Occidental College Los Angeles 45% 1400–1510 $47,113 ED Nov 1 Claremont McKenna College Claremont 9.4% 1480–1540 $29,978 ED Nov 1 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks 76% 1100–1320 $27,080 EA Nov 15 California State University-Stanislaus Turlock 96% – $7,316 – Harvey Mudd College Claremont 12% 1500–1560 $42,720 ED Nov 15 Concordia University-Irvine Irvine 60% – $29,413 EA Nov 15 Azusa Pacific University Azusa 94% 1050–1280 $26,117 – Saint Mary's College of California Moraga 89% – $31,615 EA Nov 1 Biola University La Mirada 75% 1160–1360 $30,510 EA Nov 30 Pitzer College Claremont 27% – $34,801 ED Nov 15 California College of the Arts San Francisco 73% – $49,945 – University of Redlands Redlands 81% 1078–1323 $28,054 EA Nov 1 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego 83% 1135–1350 $36,370 EA Nov 15 Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles 69% – $27,434 EA Dec 1 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa 74% 960–1210 $20,273 EA Dec 1 Scripps College Claremont 40% 1430–1500 $45,505 ED Nov 15 Menlo College Atherton 68% – $28,158 EA Nov 30 Whittier College Whittier 85% – $32,436 EA Nov 15 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles 82% – $49,440 EA Dec 5 Westmont College Santa Barbara 77% 1220–1430 $36,412 EA Oct 15 La Sierra University Riverside 93% – $28,076 ED Jan 1 California Institute of the Arts Valencia 26% – $57,288 – Dominican University of California San Rafael 84% 1240–1260 $51,292 Rolling Fresno Pacific University Fresno 58% – $15,668 Rolling Art Center College of Design Pasadena 75% – $53,306 – Pacific Union College Angwin 43% 930–1190 $22,799 – Woodbury University Burbank 73% – $31,257 EA Nov 1 The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita 76% – $33,463 Rolling Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles 39% – $27,789 Rolling California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo 99% – $16,081 – Hope International University Fullerton 35% – $30,514 – Simpson University Redding 99% – $28,453 RD Jul 26 William Jessup University Rocklin 77% – $28,171 – Soka University of America Aliso Viejo 44% 1345–1493 $18,807 EA Nov 1 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles 83% – $21,514 ED Jan 15 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco 52% – $44,360 – San Diego Christian College Santee 63% – $26,979 – Life Pacific University San Dimas 94% – $23,311 – John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido 79% 1090–1260 $31,811 – Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach 78% – $44,285 Rolling Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula 79% 1160–1330 $23,039 – Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks 36% – $26,780 – University of Saint Katherine San Marcos 46% – $32,299 – Reach University Oakland 99% – $14,108 – The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles 40% – – – Providence Christian College Pasadena 93% – $25,354 – Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles 62% – $13,122 – San Francisco Bay University Fremont 69% – $13,221 RD Feb 15 SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills 64% – $23,282 –
ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023 ). All application deadlines .
Hardest colleges to get into in California Minerva University admitted 3.6% of 9,856 applicants.Stanford admitted 3.8% of 60,646 applicants.Caltech admitted 3.8% of 11,285 applicants.Pomona admitted 7.1% of 12,470 applicants.UCLA admitted 9.4% of 145,086 applicants.Which of these fit you?
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