California Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 108 private colleges in California with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. California Institute of Technology leads the list by accepting 3% of high school students that applied.

List of California Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

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84%
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

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85%
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

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89%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

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89%
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

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93%
Providence Christian College

Pasadena, CA

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93%
Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

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94%
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

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95%
Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

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96%
Simpson University

Redding, CA

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99%
American Conservatory Theater

San Francisco, CA

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100%
Bethesda University of California

Anaheim, CA

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100%
California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

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100%
California Christian College

Fresno, CA

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100%
Haven University

Garden Grove, California

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100%
Coleman University

San Diego, CA

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100%
Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, CA

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100%
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

Blue Lake, CA

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100%