California Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 108 private colleges in California with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. American Conservatory Theater leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

List of California Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of the People

Pasadena, California

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100%
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America

Santa Fe Springs, California

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100%
America Evangelical University

Gardena, California

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100%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego

San Diego, California

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100%
California Arts University

Fullerton, California

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100%
Oak Valley College

Rialto, California

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100%
Pathways College

Pasadena, California

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100%
Agape College of Business and Science

Fresno, California

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100%
Simpson University

Redding, CA

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99%
Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

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96%
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

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95%
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

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94%
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

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93%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

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93%
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

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89%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

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89%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

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85%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

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84%