Academy of Medical Arts at Carson: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Academy of Medical Arts at Carson did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Academy of Medical Arts at Carson itself.

In fall 2025, 29 students from Academy of Medical Arts at Carson applied to the University of California and 20 (69%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 26 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 25 admitted, 12%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.92.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (69%) was 7 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for Academy of Medical Arts at Carson students rose from 13% to 19%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus292069%—83.643.92
UC Berkeley8——11%—3.96—
UC Davis10880%44%—3.693.95
UC Irvine26519%29%—3.664.23
UC Los Angeles25312%9%—3.66—
UC Merced77100%94%—3.783.78
UC Riverside131077%87%—3.733.92
UC San Diego17953%28%33.864.16
UC Santa Barbara15533%38%—3.814.18
UC Santa Cruz5480%72%—3.56—

“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all freshman applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.

Five-year trend

Campus20212022202320242025
Any UC campus54% (31/57)58% (25/43)64% (25/39)61% (30/49)69% (20/29)
UC Berkeley19% (4/21)— (—/15)20% (3/15)— (—/15)— (—/8)
UC Davis29% (5/17)27% (4/15)25% (3/12)27% (4/15)80% (8/10)
UC Irvine13% (6/46)11% (4/37)40% (12/30)20% (9/46)19% (5/26)
UC Los Angeles14% (6/42)11% (4/35)15% (5/34)10% (4/40)12% (3/25)
UC Merced75% (9/12)100% (7/7)100% (5/5)—100% (7/7)
UC Riverside65% (15/23)65% (11/17)46% (6/13)68% (15/22)77% (10/13)
UC San Diego30% (8/27)23% (7/31)44% (12/27)19% (7/36)53% (9/17)
UC Santa Barbara14% (3/21)27% (4/15)82% (9/11)39% (9/23)33% (5/15)
UC Santa Cruz57% (8/14)43% (3/7)— (—/5)54% (7/13)80% (4/5)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

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Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.