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California Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 8,398,119 students have applied and among them 3,657,201 were admitted to California Colleges. 713,706 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for California Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
California Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total8,398,119 3,657,201713,706
Public Schools6,537,003 2,928,014558,779
4 Years (Or High)6,536,818 2,927,934558,741
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years185 8038
Private Schools1,861,116 729,187154,927
4 Years (Or High)1,847,828 718,002149,486
2-4 Years12,096 10,1834,661
Less Than 2 Years1,192 1,002780
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for California Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of California Colleges is 43.55% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 44.79% and the average rate of private schools was 39.18%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for California Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
California Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average43.55%
Public Schools44.79%
4 Years (Or High)44.79%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years43.24%
Private Schools39.18%
4 Years (Or High)38.86%
2-4 Years84.18%
Less Than 2 Years84.06%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for California Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of California Colleges was 43.55% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 44.79% and the average rate of private schools was 39.18%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for California Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
California Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average19.52%
Public Schools19.08%
4 Years (Or High)19.08%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years47.50%
Private Schools21.25%
4 Years (Or High)20.82%
2-4 Years45.77%
Less Than 2 Years77.84%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for California Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of California Colleges is 270 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
California Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%126124
75%145146
Public Schools25%00
75%00
Private Schools25%252249
75%289292
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for California Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of California Colleges is 11 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
California Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%5 44
75%6 65
Public Schools25%000
75%000
Private Schools25%1098
75%121110
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for California Colleges