By major

Where can your student actually get in, by major?

The campus admit rate hides the gate that matters. These pages assemble, for one major at a time, every college that awards the degree and how many graduate each year, the admit rate into the program where the University of California or the CSU reports one, what families pay with aid, and what graduates earn four years out. Every page has a plain-text summary an AI assistant can read, and a prompt to hand it.

Only the University of California and the CSU publish an admit rate by major; every other state shows who offers the program, what it costs, and what it pays.
Accounting
1127 colleges nationwide, 15 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 28.0%; highest: Sonoma State University, 96.5%.
Aerospace Engineering
75 colleges nationwide, 11 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 3%; highest: University of California-Merced, 97%.
Animal Science
108 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Davis, 30%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 95.3%.
Anthropology
485 colleges nationwide, 29 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 9%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 100.0%.
Architecture
160 colleges nationwide, 4 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 7%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 96.6%.
Art (Studio)
961 colleges nationwide, 27 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 3%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 97.1%.
Art History
338 colleges nationwide, 20 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 9%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 100.0%.
Athletic Training
115 colleges nationwide.
Biochemistry
648 colleges nationwide, 21 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 16%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 97.5%.
Biology
1395 colleges nationwide, 31 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 11%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 98.2%.
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
191 colleges nationwide, 10 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 8%; highest: University of California-Merced, 97%.
Business Administration
1713 colleges nationwide, 27 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 5%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 96.1%.
Chemical Engineering
179 colleges nationwide, 11 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 12%; highest: University of California-Merced, 96%.
Chemistry
1041 colleges nationwide, 29 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 11%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 98.5%.
Child Development
289 colleges nationwide, 24 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 23.3%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 96.6%.
Civil Engineering
300 colleges nationwide, 18 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 8%; highest: University of California-Merced, 97%.
Clinical Laboratory Science
235 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Northridge, 92.9%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 97.8%.
Cognitive Science
59 colleges nationwide, 7 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 21%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 100.0%.
Communication
1150 colleges nationwide, 26 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 6%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 100.0%.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
283 colleges nationwide, 12 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 53.0%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 98.1%.
Computer Engineering
330 colleges nationwide, 22 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 5%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 95.3%.
Computer Science
1155 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 4%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 95.7%.
Construction Management
157 colleges nationwide, 9 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 21.3%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 93.9%.
Criminal Justice and Criminology
1043 colleges nationwide, 19 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 31.1%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 95.5%.
Dance
239 colleges nationwide, 18 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 13%; highest: California State University-Fullerton, 98.4%.
Data Science
102 colleges nationwide, 11 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 14%; highest: California State University-Channel Islands, 97.3%.
Design (graphic, interior, industrial)
643 colleges nationwide, 15 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Davis, 20%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 97.8%.
Economics
772 colleges nationwide, 27 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 5%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 95.9%.
Electrical Engineering
385 colleges nationwide, 19 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 9%; highest: Sonoma State University, 94.8%.
English
1276 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 10%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 100.0%.
Environmental Engineering
117 colleges nationwide, 10 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 16%; highest: California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, 97.3%.
Environmental Science
804 colleges nationwide, 25 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 11%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 100.0%.
Film and Television
525 colleges nationwide, 16 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Irvine, 30%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 96.1%.
Finance
744 colleges nationwide, 15 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 30.6%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 96.0%.
General Engineering
186 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Davis, 37%; highest: California State University-Bakersfield, 90.7%.
Geography
256 colleges nationwide, 20 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 13%; highest: California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, 95.0%.
Geology and Earth Science
414 colleges nationwide, 24 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 36%; highest: San Francisco State University, 100.0%.
Global and International Studies
280 colleges nationwide, 13 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 22%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 95.1%.
Health Care Administration
519 colleges nationwide, 7 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 43.2%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 96.4%.
Health Science
475 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-East Bay, 85.9%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 95.4%.
History
1173 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 13%; highest: Sonoma State University, 98.8%.
Hospitality Management
237 colleges nationwide, 10 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 33.3%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 94.7%.
Human Services
180 colleges nationwide, 3 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Fullerton, 89.1%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 95.3%.
Industrial Engineering
168 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 42.6%; highest: California State University-Northridge, 94.5%.
Information Systems
874 colleges nationwide, 16 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Irvine, 20%; highest: California State University-Channel Islands, 98.1%.
Journalism
326 colleges nationwide, 16 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Irvine, 36%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 97.2%.
Kinesiology
866 colleges nationwide, 21 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 12.1%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 97.7%.
Legal Studies (pre-law)
152 colleges nationwide, 3 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 5%; highest: California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt, 87.8%.
Liberal Studies (teacher preparation)
1251 colleges nationwide, 25 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-San Diego, 30%; highest: Sonoma State University, 100.0%.
Linguistics
182 colleges nationwide, 18 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 13%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 100.0%.
Marine Biology
86 colleges nationwide, 13 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 4%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 97.5%.
Marketing
807 colleges nationwide, 14 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 25.9%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 95.0%.
Mathematics
1158 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 23%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 99.3%.
Mechanical Engineering
389 colleges nationwide, 20 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 4%; highest: University of California-Merced, 97%.
Microbiology
113 colleges nationwide, 14 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 18%; highest: California State University-Chico, 98.7%.
Music
976 colleges nationwide, 29 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 23.1%; highest: California State University-Fullerton, 100.0%.
Neuroscience
289 colleges nationwide, 6 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 15%; highest: University of California-Merced, 96%.
Nursing (BSN)
1167 colleges nationwide, 12 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Irvine, 1%; highest: San Francisco State University, 100.0%.
Nutrition and Dietetics
251 colleges nationwide, 13 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 46.8%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 95.1%.
Philosophy
675 colleges nationwide, 27 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 10%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 100.0%.
Physics
678 colleges nationwide, 29 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 14%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 98.5%.
Political Science
1079 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 11%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 100.0%.
Psychology
1465 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 5%; highest: University of California-Santa Cruz, 99%.
Public Administration
123 colleges nationwide, 7 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 46.4%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 95.7%.
Public Health
455 colleges nationwide, 22 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 2%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 97.0%.
Religious Studies
479 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 69.0%; highest: San Francisco State University, 90.9%.
Social Work
595 colleges nationwide, 13 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 14%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 92.3%.
Sociology
923 colleges nationwide, 30 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 11%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 97.6%.
Spanish
650 colleges nationwide, 26 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Santa Barbara, 32%; highest: California State University-Los Angeles, 97.5%.
Special Education
463 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, 83.7%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 92.6%.
Sport Management
484 colleges nationwide.
Statistics
216 colleges nationwide, 16 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 15%; highest: California State University-Monterey Bay, 97.0%.
Theatre
756 colleges nationwide, 27 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 8%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 97.4%.

More programs

These pages are assembled from federal data for every college that awards the degree, with no hand-written analysis on them. We add one for every program at least 50 colleges award a bachelor's in, so a family looking for French or dental hygiene or music teacher education finds the same table the majors above get.

African-American Studies
150 colleges nationwide, 10 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 48.9%; highest: California State University-Dominguez Hills, 90.9%.
Agribusiness
66 colleges nationwide.
Agricultural Teacher Education
51 colleges nationwide.
Agriculture
74 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 54.7%; highest: California State University-Stanislaus, 97.5%.
American Studies
110 colleges nationwide, 4 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 16%; highest: University of California-Davis, 75%.
Animation and Visual Effects
93 colleges nationwide.
Apparel and Textiles
57 colleges nationwide.
Art Teacher Education
194 colleges nationwide.
Asian Studies
86 colleges nationwide, 4 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 68.0%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 92.3%.
Aviation
55 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Jose State University, 79.8%; highest: California State University-Los Angeles, 91.0%.
Biblical Studies
158 colleges nationwide.
Biological and Physical Sciences
89 colleges nationwide.
Biology Teacher Education
121 colleges nationwide.
Business Analytics
57 colleges nationwide, 3 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Riverside, 90%; highest: California State University-San Marcos, 92.9%.
Chinese Language and Literature
71 colleges nationwide.
Classics
168 colleges nationwide, 1 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Long Beach, 100.0%.
Comparative Literature
61 colleges nationwide, 7 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 16%; highest: San Francisco State University, 100.0%.
Computer Programming
54 colleges nationwide.
Dental Hygiene
91 colleges nationwide.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
54 colleges nationwide.
Digital Arts
102 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Jose State University, 75.0%; highest: California State University-San Marcos, 90.7%.
East Asian Studies
50 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Davis, 70%; highest: California State University-Long Beach, 86.7%.
Electrical Engineering Technology
84 colleges nationwide.
Emergency Management
58 colleges nationwide.
Engineering Management
60 colleges nationwide.
Engineering Physics
94 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 8%; highest: University of California-San Diego, 21%.
Engineering Technology
54 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-Los Angeles, 90.4%; highest: San Jose State University, 90.8%.
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
295 colleges nationwide.
Family and Consumer Sciences
64 colleges nationwide.
Fashion Merchandising
60 colleges nationwide.
Food Science
53 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 64.2%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 96.5%.
Foreign Languages and Literatures
134 colleges nationwide.
Forensic Science
97 colleges nationwide, 1 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Jose State University, 71.2%.
French Language and Literature
290 colleges nationwide.
German Language and Literature
148 colleges nationwide.
Health Teacher Education
51 colleges nationwide.
History Teacher Education
107 colleges nationwide.
Industrial Technology
54 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 36.9%; highest: California State University-Fresno, 100.0%.
Italian Language and Literature
55 colleges nationwide.
Japanese Language and Literature
77 colleges nationwide.
Latin American Studies
65 colleges nationwide, 1 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 53.6%.
Materials Engineering
57 colleges nationwide, 3 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Los Angeles, 11%; highest: San Jose State University, 87.8%.
Mathematics Teacher Education
258 colleges nationwide.
Mechanical Engineering Technology
65 colleges nationwide, 1 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, 95.9%.
Missionary Studies
56 colleges nationwide.
Music Management
78 colleges nationwide.
Music Teacher Education
430 colleges nationwide.
Music Therapy
60 colleges nationwide.
Natural Sciences
60 colleges nationwide, 1 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-San Diego, 46%.
Paralegal Studies
69 colleges nationwide.
Parks and Recreation Management
88 colleges nationwide.
Parks and Recreation Studies
80 colleges nationwide.
Photography
103 colleges nationwide, 2 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: California State University-East Bay, 86.7%; highest: California State University-Sacramento, 93.2%.
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
351 colleges nationwide.
Public Policy Analysis
73 colleges nationwide.
Radiation Therapy
66 colleges nationwide.
Radiologic Technology
78 colleges nationwide.
Real Estate
56 colleges nationwide, 3 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 24.5%; highest: California State University-San Bernardino, 90.3%.
Respiratory Therapy
80 colleges nationwide.
Russian Language and Literature
65 colleges nationwide.
Sacred Music
68 colleges nationwide.
Science Teacher Education
103 colleges nationwide.
Social Science Teacher Education
67 colleges nationwide.
Social Studies Teacher Education
178 colleges nationwide.
Spanish Language Teacher Education
78 colleges nationwide.
Teaching English as a Second Language
58 colleges nationwide.
Theology
122 colleges nationwide.
Urban Studies
66 colleges nationwide, 5 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: University of California-Berkeley, 13%; highest: California State University-Northridge, 92.5%.
Wildlife Science and Management
56 colleges nationwide.
Women's Studies
218 colleges nationwide, 4 with a reported gate into the program.
Hardest gate: San Diego State University, 65.2%; highest: California State University-San Marcos, 92.9%.
Youth Ministry
64 colleges nationwide.

Sources: UC Information Center (first-year applicants and admits by major), CSU Chancellor's Office (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer), federal College Scorecard (earnings), IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). Admits are not enrollees; at most UC programs, students are admitted to the campus, not the major.