California Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 109 private colleges in California with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Minerva University leads the list by accepting 1% of high school students that applied.

List of California Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

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74%
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

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75%
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

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75%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

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75%
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

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76%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

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76%
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

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78%
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

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78%
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

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80%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA

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80%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

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80%
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

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82%
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

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82%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

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82%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

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83%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

Oakland, CA

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83%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

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85%
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

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87%