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Ballot Bowl Overview

The California University and College Ballot Bowl is a friendly competition where higher education campuses compete to register students to vote, encourage students to submit a plan to vote and showcase civic engagement efforts. The California Secretary of State Students Vote Project (SVP) hosts the Ballot Bowl during an even numbered year ahead of the general election.

How to Play

The California University and College Ballot Bowl competition will have campuses compete to earn the most points to become the Ballot Bowl Champion. Campuses do not need to sign up to participate and can earn points by registering students to vote, encouraging students to submit a plan to vote and submitting a Civic and Voter Empowerment Action Plan.

Competition Dates: Monday, August 10, 2026 – Tuesday, November 3, 2026


Competition Resources

The table below shows each campus standing in the competition. Toggle through each tab to see campus progress overall and by higher education system.


2026 California University and College Ballot Bowl

Ranking Campus Voter Registrations (#) Voter Registrations (%) Voting Plan Submissions (#) Voting Plan Submissions (%) Action Plan Recieved Total Points Group
1 Stanford University 1645 7.78% 107 0.51% Yes 1137 50003
2 California State University, Channel Islands 53 1.08% 595 12.08% Yes 1130 50002
3 Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo & Maritime Academy) 342 1.47% 886 3.81% Yes 904 50002
4 University of Redlands 29 0.80% 243 6.67% Yes 891 50003
5 California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 44 0.70% 211 3.36% Yes 737 50002
6 California State University, Sacramento 88 0.28% 664 2.12% Yes 728 50002
7 University of California, Merced 26 0.28% 403 4.41% Yes 721 50004
8 California State University, San Bernardino 55 0.29% 436 2.29% Yes 708 50002
9 Cuyamaca College 4 0.04% 200 2.09% Yes 668 50001
10 California State University, Long Beach 222 0.53% 751 1.78% Yes 646 50002
11 Fullerton College 13 0.07% 252 1.26% Yes 624 50001
12 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 74 0.27% 927 3.41% Yes 622 50002
13 Mount Saint Mary’s University 5 0.18% 59 2.11% Yes 613 50003
14 University of California, Santa Cruz 159 0.80% 1 0.01% Yes 585 50004
15 Sonoma State University 9 0.18% 60 1.20% Yes 584 50002
16 University of California, San Diego 70 0.16% 66 0.15% Yes 580 50004
16 San José State University 72 0.20% 97 0.27% Yes 580 50002
17 El Camino College 1 0.00% 1 0.00% Yes 540 50001
17 Mt. San Antonio College 4 0.01% 2 0.00% Yes 540 50001
17 American River College 16 0.05% 5 0.02% Yes 540 50001
17 California State University, Los Angeles 37 0.17% 9 0.04% Yes 540 50002
17 California State University, San Marcos 40 0.26% 2 0.01% Yes 540 50002
17 San Francisco State University 46 0.22% 5 0.02% Yes 540 50002
18 University of California, Santa Barbara 338 1.30% 1 0.00% Yes 535 50004
19 Orange Coast College 8 0.05% 21 0.12% Yes 520 50001
19 Long Beach City College 12 0.05% 3 0.01% Yes 520 50001
19 California State University, Monterey Bay 24 0.31% 8 0.10% Yes 520 50002
19 Chaffey College 35 0.15% 1 0.00% Yes 520 50001
19 California State University, Fresno 100 0.40% 17 0.07% Yes 520 50002
19 California State University, Fullerton 157 0.35% 7 0.02% Yes 520 50002
20 Mission College 4 0.05% 2 0.03% Yes 500 50001
20 Los Angeles City College 6 0.03% 14 0.08% Yes 500 50001
20 Sierra College 6 0.03% 1 0.00% Yes 500 50001
20 San Joaquin Delta College 11 0.05% 33 0.15% Yes 500 50001
20 Cosumnes River College 13 0.07% 1 0.01% Yes 500 50001
21 University of California, Berkeley 149 0.33% 31 0.07% Yes 490 50004
22 San Bernardino Valley College 13 0.08% 5 0.03% Yes 485 50001
23 Berkeley City College 2 0.03% 0 0.00% Yes 480 50001
23 Coastline College 4 0.03% 0 0.00% Yes 480 50001
23 Lake Tahoe Community College 6 0.13% 1 0.02% Yes 480 50001
23 Irvine Valley College 19 0.11% 0 0.00% Yes 480 50001
24 California State University, East Bay 17 0.16% 13 0.12% Yes 470 50002
24 California State University, Bakersfield 22 0.20% 4 0.04% Yes 470 50002
25 California State University, Dominguez Hills 20 0.14% 229 1.58% Yes 461 50002
26 Feather River College 2 0.12% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
26 Hartnell College 2 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
26 Shasta College 3 0.03% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
27 City College of San Francisco 5 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 450 50001
28 Folsom Lake College 14 0.12% 8 0.07% Yes 440 50001
29 Bakersfield College 26 0.08% 74 0.24% Yes 435 50001
30 San Diego State University 43 0.10% 2 0.00% Yes 430 50002
31 CalBright College 0 0.00% 1 0.01% Yes 425 50001
32 Copper Mountain College 0 0.00% 1 0.05% Yes 420 50001
32 Palomar College 1 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 420 50001
32 Citrus College 11 0.10% 0 0.00% Yes 420 50001
32 Antelope Valley College 26 0.18% 1 0.01% Yes 420 50001
33 University of San Diego 11 0.11% 0 0.00% Yes 415 50003
34 Grossmont College 20 0.13% 5 0.03% Yes 410 50001
35 University of California, Davis 186 0.46% 203 0.50% Yes 407 50004
36 California State University, Northridge 43 0.12% 2 0.01% Yes 405 50002
37 Ohlone College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 400 50001
37 Whittier College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 400 50003
37 Gavilan College 1 0.01% 2 0.03% Yes 400 50001
37 Compton College 1 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 400 50001
38 Los Medanos College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 385 50001
39 College of the Siskiyous 1 0.04% 0 0.00% Yes 380 50001
40 University of California, Riverside 29 0.11% 5 0.02% Yes 365 50004
41 Crafton Hills College 9 0.13% 50 0.71% Yes 352 50001
42 College of Alameda 0 0.00% 1 0.02% Yes 350 50001
42 Chapman University 2 0.02% 4 0.04% Yes 350 50003
43 Napa Valley College 4 0.08% 31 0.60% Yes 347 50001
44 Diablo Valley College 4 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 345 50001
45 University of La Verne 1 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 340 50003
46 University of San Francisco 0 0.00% 1 0.01% Yes 335 50003
46 Merced College 2 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 335 50001
47 Golden West College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 325 50001
47 Los Angeles Pierce College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 325 50001
47 San Diego Miramar College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 325 50001
47 Pasadena City College 3 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 325 50001
47 University of California, San Francisco 18 0.35% 0 0.00% Yes 325 50004
48 MiraCosta College 2 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 320 50001
49 Santa Ana College 2 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 315 50001
50 Southwestern College 2 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 310 50001
51 San Diego City College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 300 50001
52 Harvey Mudd College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 295 50003
53 California State University, Stanislaus 11 0.12% 0 0.00% Yes 270 50002
54 Porterville College 0 0.00% 53 0.98% Yes 267 50001
55 California Institute of the Arts 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 255 50003
55 Santa Clara University 0 0.00% 1 0.01% Yes 255 50003
56 Norco College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 245 50001
57 Monterey Peninsula College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 235 50001
58 Allan Hancock College 115 0.80% 1 0.01% No 205 50001
59 Fresno City College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 190 50001
59 Santiago Canyon College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 190 50001
60 University of the Pacific 2 0.03% 54 0.73% No 182 50003
61 University of California, Irvine 53 0.14% 67 0.18% No 180 50004
62 Azusa Pacific University 4 0.05% 42 0.53% No 162 50003
63 University of California, Los Angeles 64 0.13% 4 0.01% No 160 50004
64 Cerro Coso Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 155 50001
65 College of the Desert 1 0.01% 1 0.01% No 140 50001
65 East Los Angeles College 2 0.01% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 Los Angeles Mission College 2 0.02% 4 0.03% No 140 50001
65 University of Southern California 2 0.00% 1 0.00% No 140 50003
65 Cypress College 3 0.02% 4 0.02% No 140 50001
65 Riverside City College 3 0.01% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 Los Angeles Valley College 6 0.03% 3 0.02% No 140 50001
65 College of the Redwoods 11 0.18% 7 0.12% No 140 50001
65 Santa Monica College 12 0.05% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 Oxnard College 15 0.19% 1 0.01% No 140 50001
65 Sacramento City College 17 0.08% 7 0.03% No 140 50001
65 California State University, Chico 18 0.12% 5 0.03% No 140 50002
65 Saddleback College 23 0.08% 4 0.01% No 140 50001
66 Contra Costa College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Merritt College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Moreno Valley College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Mt. San Jacinto College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 San Jose City College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 College of San Mateo 1 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Santa Rosa Junior College 1 0.00% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Yuba College 1 0.02% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 California Lutheran University 1 0.03% 0 0.00% No 80 50003
66 Thomas Aquinas College 1 0.18% 0 0.00% No 80 50003
66 Woodbury University 1 0.10% 0 0.00% No 80 50003
66 Evergreen Valley College 2 0.02% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Santa Barbara City College 2 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Skyline College 2 0.02% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Vanguard University 2 0.08% 0 0.00% No 80 50003
66 College of the Canyons 3 0.01% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Reedley College 7 0.06% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Moorpark College 8 0.06% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Ventura College 9 0.08% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 College of the Sequoias 11 0.07% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Chabot College 12 0.09% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Los Angeles Trade-Tech College 12 0.08% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Victor Valley College 17 0.10% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Butte College 21 0.17% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
67 Barstow Community College 0 0.00% 2 0.06% No 60 50001
67 Cerritos College 0 0.00% 1 0.00% No 60 50001
67 Cuesta College 0 0.00% 4 0.04% No 60 50001
67 Foothill College 0 0.00% 1 0.01% No 60 50001
67 ArtCenter College of Design 0 0.00% 2 0.07% No 60 50003
67 Biola University 0 0.00% 1 0.02% No 60 50003
67 California Baptist University 0 0.00% 1 0.01% No 60 50003
67 California Institute of Technology 0 0.00% 2 0.08% No 60 50003
67 Claremont McKenna College 0 0.00% 1 0.07% No 60 50003
67 Loyola Marymount University 0 0.00% 1 0.01% No 60 50003
67 Occidental College 0 0.00% 4 0.20% No 60 50003
67 Pacific Union College 0 0.00% 1 0.08% No 60 50003
67 Pepperdine University 0 0.00% 2 0.02% No 60 50003
67 Pomona College 0 0.00% 1 0.06% No 60 50003
67 Saint Mary's College of California 0 0.00% 4 0.13% No 60 50003
67 Scripps College 0 0.00% 1 0.09% No 60 50003
67 Westmont College 0 0.00% 1 0.07% No 60 50003
67 American Film Institute Conservatory 0 0.00% 2 0.45% No 60 50003
68 Cabrillo College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
69 Canada College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
70 Columbia College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
71 DeAnza College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
72 Glendale Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
73 Imperial Valley College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
74 Laney College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
75 Las Positas College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
76 Lassen College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
77 Los Angeles Harbor College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
78 Los Angeles Southwest College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
79 College of Marin 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
80 Mendocino College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
81 Modesto Junior College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
82 Palo Verde College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
83 Rio Hondo College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
84 San Diego Mesa College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
85 Solano Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
86 Taft College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
87 Coalinga College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
88 Lemoore College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
89 West Los Angeles College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
90 West Valley College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
91 Woodland Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
92 No School Identified 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
93 Clovis Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
94 American Jewish University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
95 University of Massachusetts Global 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
96 California College of the Arts 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
97 California Institute of Integral Studies 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
98 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
99 Claremont Graduate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
100 Concordia University Irvine 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
101 Dominican University of California 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
102 Fielding Graduate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
103 Fresno Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
104 Golden Gate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
105 Humphreys University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
106 John Paul the Great Catholic University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
107 Keck Graduate Institute 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
108 La Sierra University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
109 Laguna College of Art & Design 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
110 Loma Linda University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
111 The Master’s University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
112 Menlo College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
113 Northeastern University Oakland 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
114 National University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
115 Notre Dame de Namur University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
116 Otis College of Art and Design 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
117 Palo Alto University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
118 Pitzer College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
119 Point Loma Nazarene University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
120 Samuel Merrit University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
121 San Diego Christian College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
122 San Francisco Conservatory of Music 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
123 Saybrook University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
124 Simpson University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
125 Soka University of America 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
126 Southern California Institute of Architecture 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
127 Southern California University of Health Sciences 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
128 The Chicago School 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
129 Touro University California 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
130 University of the West 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
131 Western University of Health Sciences 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
132 Jessup University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
133 Hope International University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
134 Life Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
135 Los Angeles Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
136 Pacific Oaks College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
137 Touro University Worldwide 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
138 Zaytuna College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
139 Madera Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
140 California Institute for Human Science 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
141 San Francisco Bay University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
142 North Orange Continuing Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
143 Minerva University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
144 Alder Graduate School of Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
145 Claremont Lincoln University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
146 Antioch University Los Angeles 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
147 Reach University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
148 San Diego College of Continuing Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
149 EDvance College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
150 Stanton University 0 0.00% 1 0.00% No 0 50003
151 My UC is not listed. 1 0.00% 16 0.00% No 0 50004
152 My Private University is not listed. 2 0.00% 2 0.00% No 0 50003
153 My Community College is not listed. 4 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
154 No School Identified 52 0.00% 7 0.00% No 0 50004