<p>Be aware that admissions selectivity can vary by major or division (engineering is usually harder to get into than the more common liberal arts and sciences).</p>
<p>Also, be sure to check the “net price calculator” and “financial aid estimator” at each school’s web site.</p>
<p>You can check the admissions profiles here:
[University</a> of California - Freshman admission profiles](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html)</p>
<p>Also, [University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DUniversity”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu) can stratify admissions by intended major group. Unfortunately, the latest data is from 2008-2009, and admissions has likely gotten more selective since then.</p>