Adrian C Wilcox High School: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Adrian C Wilcox High School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Adrian C Wilcox High School itself.

In fall 2025, 145 students from Adrian C Wilcox High School applied to the University of California and 118 (81%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 123 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (8 of 95 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.90.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (81%) was about the same as the Santa Clara County average (80%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Santa Barbara got harder for Adrian C Wilcox High School students (40% → 24% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (69% → 87%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus14511881%—563.853.90
UC Berkeley101——11%—3.95—
UC Davis1232420%44%83.864.16
UC Irvine1061312%29%73.904.27
UC Los Angeles9588%9%63.954.31
UC Merced605897%94%—3.823.83
UC Riverside857487%87%103.833.88
UC San Diego1122018%28%63.924.25
UC Santa Barbara1092624%38%33.924.28
UC Santa Cruz1036967%72%133.844.00

“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 campus74% (125/169)75% (141/188)79% (142/179)77% (136/176)81% (118/145)
UC Berkeley12% (13/108)7% (9/134)15% (19/130)9% (11/127)— (—/101)
UC Davis35% (44/124)29% (42/143)38% (55/143)22% (31/142)20% (24/123)
UC Irvine12% (15/123)10% (15/151)13% (17/134)13% (19/144)12% (13/106)
UC Los Angeles7% (8/115)8% (11/138)8% (11/132)6% (8/133)8% (8/95)
UC Merced100% (41/41)100% (58/58)90% (46/51)92% (61/66)97% (58/60)
UC Riverside69% (35/51)78% (60/77)83% (67/81)80% (65/81)87% (74/85)
UC San Diego18% (24/132)11% (17/148)14% (18/130)7% (11/148)18% (20/112)
UC Santa Barbara40% (52/129)27% (34/127)31% (39/126)31% (41/134)24% (26/109)
UC Santa Cruz67% (76/113)50% (65/131)70% (92/131)62% (83/133)67% (69/103)

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.