Aims College Prep High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 58 students from Aims College Prep High School applied to the University of California and 48 (83%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 50 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (4 of 42 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (92%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.89.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (83%) was about the same as the Alameda County average (83%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Barbara, where the admit rate for Aims College Prep High School students fell from 50% to 15%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus584883%—203.773.89
UC Berkeley42410%11%—3.88—
UC Davis501326%44%63.794.16
UC Irvine38——29%—3.87—
UC Los Angeles32——9%—3.93—
UC Merced262492%94%—3.703.81
UC Riverside252184%87%33.723.89
UC San Diego36411%28%—3.87—
UC Santa Barbara26415%38%—3.81—
UC Santa Cruz352777%72%43.763.96

“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 campus92% (85/92)78% (88/113)74% (67/91)88% (57/65)83% (48/58)
UC Berkeley13% (9/72)8% (7/86)9% (6/67)14% (7/49)10% (4/42)
UC Davis56% (44/78)42% (39/92)37% (28/76)34% (20/59)26% (13/50)
UC Irvine41% (27/66)26% (25/96)51% (30/59)32% (16/50)— (—/38)
UC Los Angeles13% (10/76)5% (4/85)8% (5/60)— (—/50)— (—/32)
UC Merced93% (28/30)97% (33/34)74% (25/34)97% (29/30)92% (24/26)
UC Riverside91% (42/46)87% (47/54)64% (29/45)88% (23/26)84% (21/25)
UC San Diego35% (22/63)14% (13/91)— (—/52)6% (3/47)11% (4/36)
UC Santa Barbara50% (25/50)42% (28/67)33% (18/55)33% (15/46)15% (4/26)
UC Santa Cruz82% (59/72)59% (47/79)60% (32/53)57% (28/49)77% (27/35)

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.