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Acceptance Rate
45.07%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
17.94%
Applicants
1,771,624
Admitted
798,440
Enrolled
143,215
Applying To California Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 45.07% at California colleges and universities, a total of 1,771,624 students applied and 798,440 were accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $79 and the graduate application fees is $71. The following table presents the general admission information for applying to California colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 433 out of 658 schools |
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Undergraduate Application Fees | $79 |
Graduate Application Fees | $71 |
Acceptance Rate | 45.07% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 17.94% |
Test Scores | 1,273 SAT / 27 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,771,624 students (789,399 men and 982,139 women) applied to and 798,440 (323,448 men and 474,984 women) students were accepted to admit California Colleges. Among them, 60,781 men and 82,432 women were enrolled into California schools.
The average acceptance rate is 45.07% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 17.94%. The table below shows the California colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 1,771,624 | 789,399 | 982,139 |
Admitted | 798,440 | 323,448 | 474,984 |
Enrolled | 143,215 | 60,781 | 82,432 |
Acceptance Rate | 45.07% | 40.97% | 48.36% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 17.94% | 18.79% | 17.35% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
In California, 3 colleges require SAT and ACT score and 12 colleges recommend them to their applicant. In addition, 38 colleges consider the test score in selection process, while it is not required.
4,709 students (20.00%) submitted their SAT scores and 2,657 students (10.00%) submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,371 and 25th percentile score is 1,175. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 30 and 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of first-time enrolled students at California colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 590 | 681 |
SAT Math | 585 | 690 |
ACT Composite | 24 | 30 |
ACT Math | 23 | 28 |
ACT English | 24 | 31 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In California State, 250 schools use semester calendar systems and 52 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that California colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
101 California schools require High School GPA and 120 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 3 California colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to California colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 101 | 7 |
High School Rank | 3 | 24 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 120 | 0 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 55 | 28 |
Recommendations | 46 | 12 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 23 | 6 |
Admission Test Scores | 3 | 12 |
TOEFL | 70 | 10 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 16 | 2 |
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