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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 1622 7.68% 107 0.51% Yes 1137 50003
2 California State University, Channel Islands 47 0.95% 595 12.08% Yes 1085 50002
3 University of Redlands 29 0.80% 243 6.67% Yes 891 50003
4 Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo & Maritime Academy) 290 1.25% 886 3.81% Yes 884 50002
5 California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 42 0.67% 211 3.36% Yes 737 50002
6 California State University, Sacramento 60 0.19% 664 2.12% Yes 728 50002
7 University of California, Merced 19 0.21% 403 4.41% Yes 721 50004
8 California State University, San Bernardino 46 0.24% 436 2.29% Yes 688 50002
9 Cuyamaca College 3 0.03% 200 2.09% Yes 668 50001
10 Fullerton College 11 0.06% 252 1.26% Yes 624 50001
11 California State University, Long Beach 153 0.36% 750 1.78% Yes 621 50002
12 Mount Saint Mary’s University 5 0.18% 59 2.11% Yes 613 50003
13 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 50 0.18% 927 3.41% Yes 602 50002
14 University of California, Santa Cruz 141 0.71% 1 0.01% Yes 585 50004
15 Sonoma State University 7 0.14% 60 1.20% Yes 584 50002
16 San José State University 56 0.16% 97 0.27% Yes 580 50002
16 University of California, San Diego 63 0.15% 66 0.15% Yes 580 50004
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 13 0.04% 5 0.02% Yes 540 50001
17 California State University, Los Angeles 24 0.11% 9 0.04% Yes 540 50002
17 California State University, San Marcos 34 0.22% 2 0.01% Yes 540 50002
17 San Francisco State University 34 0.16% 5 0.02% Yes 540 50002
18 Orange Coast College 8 0.05% 21 0.12% Yes 520 50001
18 Long Beach City College 10 0.04% 3 0.01% Yes 520 50001
18 California State University, Monterey Bay 18 0.23% 8 0.10% Yes 520 50002
18 Chaffey College 31 0.13% 1 0.00% Yes 520 50001
18 California State University, Fresno 84 0.34% 17 0.07% Yes 520 50002
18 California State University, Fullerton 140 0.31% 7 0.02% Yes 520 50002
19 University of California, Santa Barbara 289 1.11% 1 0.00% Yes 515 50004
20 Mission College 3 0.04% 2 0.03% Yes 500 50001
20 Los Angeles City College 4 0.02% 14 0.08% Yes 500 50001
20 Sierra College 6 0.03% 1 0.00% Yes 500 50001
20 San Joaquin Delta College 7 0.03% 33 0.15% Yes 500 50001
20 Cosumnes River College 11 0.06% 1 0.01% Yes 500 50001
21 University of California, Berkeley 131 0.29% 31 0.07% Yes 490 50004
22 San Bernardino Valley College 8 0.05% 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 14 0.08% 0 0.00% Yes 480 50001
24 California State University, Bakersfield 13 0.12% 4 0.04% Yes 470 50002
24 California State University, East Bay 13 0.12% 13 0.12% Yes 470 50002
25 California State University, Dominguez Hills 16 0.11% 229 1.58% Yes 461 50002
26 Hartnell College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
26 Feather River College 2 0.12% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
26 Shasta College 3 0.03% 0 0.00% Yes 460 50001
27 City College of San Francisco 4 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 450 50001
28 Folsom Lake College 11 0.10% 8 0.07% Yes 440 50001
29 Bakersfield College 22 0.07% 74 0.24% Yes 435 50001
30 San Diego State University 31 0.08% 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 Citrus College 7 0.07% 0 0.00% Yes 420 50001
32 Antelope Valley College 21 0.15% 1 0.01% Yes 420 50001
33 University of San Diego 8 0.08% 0 0.00% Yes 415 50003
34 Grossmont College 19 0.13% 5 0.03% Yes 410 50001
35 University of California, Davis 112 0.27% 203 0.50% Yes 407 50004
36 California State University, Northridge 27 0.07% 2 0.01% Yes 405 50002
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 14 0.05% 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 3 0.06% 31 0.60% Yes 347 50001
44 Diablo Valley College 4 0.02% 0 0.00% Yes 345 50001
45 Palomar College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 340 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 Santa Ana College 2 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 315 50001
49 Southwestern College 2 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 310 50001
50 Ohlone College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 305 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 3 0.03% 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 MiraCosta College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 240 50001
58 Monterey Peninsula College 1 0.01% 0 0.00% Yes 235 50001
59 Allan Hancock College 105 0.73% 1 0.01% No 205 50001
60 Fresno City College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 190 50001
60 Santiago Canyon College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Yes 190 50001
61 University of the Pacific 2 0.03% 54 0.73% No 182 50003
62 Azusa Pacific University 4 0.05% 42 0.53% No 162 50003
63 University of California, Irvine 34 0.09% 67 0.18% No 160 50004
63 University of California, Los Angeles 55 0.11% 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 1 0.00% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 Cypress College 2 0.01% 4 0.02% No 140 50001
65 Los Angeles Mission College 2 0.02% 4 0.03% No 140 50001
65 Riverside City College 2 0.01% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 University of Southern California 2 0.00% 1 0.00% No 140 50003
65 Los Angeles Valley College 5 0.03% 3 0.02% No 140 50001
65 Santa Monica College 6 0.02% 1 0.00% No 140 50001
65 College of the Redwoods 9 0.15% 7 0.12% No 140 50001
65 California State University, Chico 13 0.09% 5 0.03% No 140 50002
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 Saddleback College 19 0.06% 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 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 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 Chabot College 6 0.05% 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 Los Angeles Trade-Tech College 10 0.07% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 College of the Sequoias 10 0.07% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Victor Valley College 14 0.08% 0 0.00% No 80 50001
66 Butte College 20 0.16% 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 Moreno Valley College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
83 Mt. San Jacinto College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
84 Palo Verde College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
85 Rio Hondo College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
86 San Diego Mesa College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
87 Santa Rosa Junior College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
88 Solano Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
89 Taft College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
90 Coalinga College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
91 Lemoore College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
92 West Los Angeles College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
93 West Valley College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
94 Woodland Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
95 No School Identified 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
96 Clovis Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
97 American Jewish University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
98 University of Massachusetts Global 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
99 California College of the Arts 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
100 California Institute of Integral Studies 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
101 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
102 Claremont Graduate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
103 Concordia University Irvine 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
104 Dominican University of California 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
105 Fielding Graduate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
106 Fresno Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
107 Golden Gate University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
108 Humphreys University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
109 John Paul the Great Catholic University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
110 Keck Graduate Institute 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
111 La Sierra University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
112 Laguna College of Art & Design 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
113 Loma Linda University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
114 The Master’s University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
115 Menlo College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
116 Northeastern University Oakland 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
117 National University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
118 Notre Dame de Namur University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
119 Otis College of Art and Design 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
120 Palo Alto University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
121 Pitzer College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
122 Point Loma Nazarene University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
123 Samuel Merrit University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
124 San Diego Christian College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
125 San Francisco Conservatory of Music 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
126 Saybrook University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
127 Simpson University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
128 Soka University of America 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
129 Southern California Institute of Architecture 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
130 Southern California University of Health Sciences 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
131 The Chicago School 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
132 Touro University California 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
133 University of the West 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
134 Western University of Health Sciences 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
135 Jessup University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
136 Hope International University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
137 Life Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
138 Los Angeles Pacific University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
139 Pacific Oaks College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
140 Touro University Worldwide 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
141 Zaytuna College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
142 Madera Community College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
143 California Institute for Human Science 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
144 San Francisco Bay University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
145 North Orange Continuing Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
146 Minerva University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
147 Alder Graduate School of Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
148 Claremont Lincoln University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
149 Antioch University Los Angeles 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
150 Reach University 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
151 San Diego College of Continuing Education 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
152 EDvance College 0 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50003
153 Stanton University 0 0.00% 1 0.00% No 0 50003
154 My UC is not listed. 1 0.00% 16 0.00% No 0 50004
155 My Private University is not listed. 2 0.00% 2 0.00% No 0 50003
156 My Community College is not listed. 3 0.00% 0 0.00% No 0 50001
157 No School Identified 30 0.00% 7 0.00% No 0 50004