Advanced Learning Academy: UC admissions

Santa Ana · Orange CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 22 students from Advanced Learning Academy applied to the University of California and 14 (64%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 17 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 11 admitted, 27%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.74.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (64%) was 13 points below the Orange County average (76%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus221464%—63.563.74
UC Berkeley14——11%—3.69—
UC Davis8450%44%—3.71—
UC Irvine17——29%—3.62—
UC Los Angeles12——9%—3.69—
UC Merced55100%94%—3.583.58
UC Riverside131077%87%33.533.66
UC San Diego11327%28%—3.62—
UC Santa Barbara9——38%—3.35—
UC Santa Cruz9333%72%—3.29—

“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 campus50% (3/6)71% (5/7)55% (6/11)64% (14/22)64% (14/22)
UC Berkeley———— (—/11)— (—/14)
UC Davis———60% (3/5)50% (4/8)
UC Irvine— (—/5)60% (3/5)— (—/8)— (—/16)— (—/17)
UC Los Angeles— (—/6)—— (—/6)— (—/14)— (—/12)
UC Merced————100% (5/5)
UC Riverside—80% (4/5)71% (5/7)60% (9/15)77% (10/13)
UC San Diego— (—/5)——50% (4/8)27% (3/11)
UC Santa Barbara———— (—/9)— (—/9)
UC Santa Cruz————33% (3/9)

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.