California Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest California Public Colleges to get in is 70.03% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,510 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,568 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest California Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year 98.83%
0.65%
6.89%-$19,793
($7,913)
6,02547.00%15 to 1
2
11
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CAPublic, 4-year 98.25%
7.17%
17.88%-$19,555
($7,675)
19,80355.00%23 to 1
3
1
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CAPublic, 4-year 97.47%
0.86%
20.12%-$19,706
($7,826)
10,15458.00%18 to 1
4
1
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year 96.81%
0.61%
7.73%-$18,935
($7,055)
13,67346.00%22 to 1
5
1
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CAPublic, 4-year 96.38%
0.95%
18.80%-$18,860
($6,980)
23,99955.00%21 to 1
6
1
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year 96.15%
1.95%
10.39%-$19,304
($7,424)
25,28250.00%19 to 1
7
2
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CAPublic, 4-year 95.70%
0.51%
15.66%-$19,614
($7,734)
15,10954.00%23 to 1
8
3
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CAPublic, 4-year 94.83%
2.44%
8.45%-$19,317
($7,437)
7,04563.00%20 to 1
9
1
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CAPublic, 4-year 94.73%
0.73%
9.13%-$20,070
($8,190)
6,63761.00%18 to 1
10
4
California State University-Chico Chico, CAPublic, 4-year 93.72%
1.28%
10.41%-$19,944
($8,064)
14,18364.00%20 to 1
Average96.29%12.55%-$19,510
($7,630)
14,19155.30%20 to 1