University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
33.5K undergrads$32.2K/yr
9.0%admitted
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- Admit rate
- 74%
- SAT midpoint
- 1331
- Undergrads
- 822.5K
138 of 1,893 colleges match · page 1 of 6
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
34.9K undergrads$29.7K/yr
27%admitted
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
33.1K undergrads$35.7K/yr
11%admitted
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA · Public
30.2K undergrads$33.5K/yr
29%admitted
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · Public
23.1K undergrads$34K/yr
33%admitted
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA · Public
32.3K undergrads$32.4K/yr
42%admitted
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
35.4K undergrads$31.3K/yr
37%admitted
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · Public
35.9K undergrads$19.8K/yr
46%admitted
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private
SAT 1460–155020.4K undergrads$57.8K/yr
11%admitted
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public
17.9K undergrads$30K/yr
66%admitted
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
22K undergrads$28.2K/yr
31%admitted
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · Public
22.6K undergrads$23.7K/yr
76%admitted
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
SAT 1520–15807.6K undergrads$49.6K/yr
3.6%admitted
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · Public
38.5K undergrads$22.1K/yr
91%admitted
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
25K undergrads$20.3K/yr
75%admitted
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
27.6K undergrads$25K/yr
85%admitted
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · Public
32.7K undergrads$14.2K/yr
93%admitted
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
19.6K undergrads$20.5K/yr
91%admitted
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA · Public
8.4K undergrads$16.8K/yr
91%admitted
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
18.6K undergrads$21.1K/yr
96%admitted
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · Public
28.4K undergrads$19.5K/yr
94%admitted
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private
SAT 1190–13905.3K undergrads$48.5K/yr
62%admitted
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · Private
SAT 1250–14207.1K undergrads$60.3K/yr
45%admitted
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
SAT 918–119013.6K undergrads$20.7K/yr
91%admitted
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
9.0%
admitted · about 1 in 11
Selectivity9.0%
Size33.5K
SAT range–
Pell share28%
Avg cost$32.2K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −12% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +69% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.77 → 0.78 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 19% → 9% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Ultra-selectiveBig campus
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
27%
admitted · about 1 in 4
Selectivity27%
Size34.9K
SAT range–
Pell share34%
Avg cost$29.7K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −14% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +83% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.75 → 0.76 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 33% → 27% since fall 2014
Big campusVery diverse
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
11%
admitted · about 1 in 9
Selectivity11%
Size33.1K
SAT range–
Pell share29%
Avg cost$35.7K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −16% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +68% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.76 → 0.77 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 16% → 11% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Ultra-selectiveBig campus
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA · Public
29%
admitted · about 1 in 4
Selectivity29%
Size30.2K
SAT range–
Pell share36%
Avg cost$33.5K
10-year direction
- Cost: Rising, +13% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +84% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.73 → 0.75 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 37% → 29% since fall 2014
Big campusVery diverse
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · Public
33%
admitted · about 1 in 3
Selectivity33%
Size23.1K
SAT range–
Pell share28%
Avg cost$34K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, +1% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +65% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.75 → 0.78 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 36% → 33% since fall 2014
Big campusVery diverse
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA · Public
42%
admitted · about 1 in 2
Selectivity42%
Size32.3K
SAT range–
Pell share31%
Avg cost$32.4K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, −2% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +63% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.75 → 0.78 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 40% → 42% since fall 2014
Big campusVery diverse
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
37%
admitted · about 1 in 3
Selectivity37%
Size35.4K
SAT range–
Pell share32%
Avg cost$31.3K
10-year direction
- Cost: Rising, +8% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +58% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.75 → 0.73 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 34% → 36% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Big campusVery diverse
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · Public
46%
admitted · about 1 in 2
Selectivity46%
Size35.9K
SAT range–
Pell share50%
Avg cost$19.8K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +46% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.75 → 0.66 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 35% → 46% since fall 2014
Big campusFirst-gen friendly
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private
11%
admitted · about 1 in 9
Selectivity11%
Size20.4K
SAT range1460–1550
Pell share22%
Avg cost$57.8K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, 0% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +58% since fall 2014
- Diversity: More diverse, index 0.77 → 0.81 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 18% → 10% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Ultra-selectiveTop test scores
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public
66%
admitted · about 7 in 10
Selectivity66%
Size17.9K
SAT range–
Pell share32%
Avg cost$30K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, +1% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +76% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.73 → 0.76 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 56% → 66% since fall 2014
Very diverse
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
31%
admitted · about 1 in 3
Selectivity31%
Size22K
SAT range–
Pell share19%
Avg cost$28.2K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +56% since fall 2014
- Diversity: More diverse, index 0.61 → 0.68 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 31% → 31% since fall 2014
Big campusHigh earners
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · Public
76%
admitted · about 8 in 10
Selectivity76%
Size22.6K
SAT range–
Pell share47%
Avg cost$23.7K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −6% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +61% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.72 → 0.70 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 58% → 76% since fall 2014
Big campusFirst-gen friendly
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
3.6%
admitted · about 1 in 28
Selectivity3.6%
Size7.6K
SAT range1520–1580
Pell share19%
Avg cost$49.6K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, −4% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +36% since fall 2014
- Diversity: More diverse, index 0.77 → 0.80 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 5% → 4% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Ultra-selectiveHigh yield
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · Public
91%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity91%
Size38.5K
SAT range–
Pell share48%
Avg cost$22.1K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +31% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.74 → 0.62 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 44% → 91% since fall 2014
Big campusFirst-gen friendly
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
75%
admitted · about 8 in 10
Selectivity75%
Size25K
SAT range–
Pell share46%
Avg cost$20.3K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −12% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +52% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.74 → 0.63 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 52% → 75% since fall 2014
Admits women at a higher rateBig campus
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
85%
admitted · about 8 in 10
Selectivity85%
Size27.6K
SAT range–
Pell share35%
Avg cost$25K
10-year direction
- Cost: Steady, +2% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +25% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.76 → 0.72 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 60% → 85% since fall 2014
Admits women at a higher rateBig campus
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · Public
93%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity93%
Size32.7K
SAT range–
Pell share56%
Avg cost$14.2K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −28% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Steady, −1% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.74 → 0.62 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 53% → 93% since fall 2014
Big campusEconomic diversity
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
91%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity91%
Size19.6K
SAT range–
Pell share66%
Avg cost$20.5K
10-year direction
- Cost: Rising, +15% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Steady, +6% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.59 → 0.38 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 61% → 91% since fall 2014
Economic diversityFirst-gen friendly
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA · Public
91%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity91%
Size8.4K
SAT range–
Pell share59%
Avg cost$16.8K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −19% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +96% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.70 → 0.62 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 67% → 91% since fall 2014
Economic diversityFirst-gen friendly
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
96%
admitted · about 10 in 10
Selectivity96%
Size18.6K
SAT range–
Pell share42%
Avg cost$21.1K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −13% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Shrinking, −12% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Less diverse, index 0.79 → 0.75 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 66% → 96% since fall 2014
First-gen friendlyVery diverse
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · Public
94%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity94%
Size28.4K
SAT range–
Pell share49%
Avg cost$19.5K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −8% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +29% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.77 → 0.75 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 73% → 94% since fall 2014
Big campusFirst-gen friendly
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private
62%
admitted · about 6 in 10
Selectivity62%
Size5.3K
SAT range1190–1390
Pell share28%
Avg cost$48.5K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −11% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +43% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.79 → 0.80 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 60% → 62% since fall 2014
Very diverseHigh earners
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · Private
45%
admitted · about 1 in 2
Selectivity45%
Size7.1K
SAT range1250–1420
Pell share13%
Avg cost$60.3K
10-year direction
- Cost: Rising, +9% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Growing, +91% since fall 2014
- Diversity: More diverse, index 0.71 → 0.76 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 53% → 45% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Very diverseHigh earners
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
91%
admitted · about 9 in 10
Selectivity91%
Size13.6K
SAT range918–1190
Pell share43%
Avg cost$20.7K
10-year direction
- Cost: Falling, −10% after inflation since 2013–14
- Applications: Steady, +9% since fall 2014
- Diversity: Steady, index 0.67 → 0.67 since fall 2014
- Selectivity: Less selective, admit rate 71% → 93% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
First-gen friendly
Sources:University of California-Los Angeles (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;University of California-Berkeley (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set, 2024-25;San Diego State University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;University of Southern California (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Stanford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Loyola Marymount University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Loyola Marymount University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;California State University-Chico (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Santa Clara University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Pepperdine University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Pepperdine University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Claremont McKenna College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Harvey Mudd College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Harvey Mudd College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Pitzer College (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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