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
Southern California Institute of Architecture

Los Angeles, CA

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83%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

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82%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

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81%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

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80%
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

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79%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

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79%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

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79%
Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA

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78%
William Jessup University

Rocklin, CA

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77%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

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76%
Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

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75%
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

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74%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

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73%
Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

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73%
Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, CA

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70%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

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69%
San Francisco Bay University

Fremont, California

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69%
Latin American Bible Institute

La Puente, California

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68%