Most Favored California Colleges

Most Favored California Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in California. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Stanford University, has the highest yield rate of 81.91% for academic year 2024-2025 in California. Thomas Aquinas College is positioned second with 67.70% yield and California Institute of Technology follows them with 61%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in California.

Most Favored California Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Stanford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA	81.91%	57,326	2,067	1,693	3.61%
2	Thomas Aquinas College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Paula, CA	67.70%	272	226	153	83.09%
3	California Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA	61.24%	13,856	356	218	2.57%
4	Claremont McKenna College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	53.83%	6,529	626	337	9.59%
5	University of California-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	50.40%	146,272	13,114	6,610	8.97%
6	Pomona College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	50.23%	12,249	868	436	7.09%
7	University of California-Berkeley Public, four-yearsBerkeley, CA	45.99%	124,242	13,639	6,272	10.98%
8	The Master's University and Seminary Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Clarita, CA	45.75%	1,051	883	404	84.02%
9	University of Southern California Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	43.34%	82,027	8,050	3,489	9.81%
10	University of Silicon Valley Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Jose, CA	41.95%	340	174	73	51.18%

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