Anaheim High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 163 students from Anaheim High School applied to the University of California and 127 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 135 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (9 of 101 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.85.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (78%) was about the same as the Orange County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Anaheim High School students (28% → 11% admitted), while UC Merced got easier (68% → 95%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis and UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus16312778%—413.753.85
UC Berkeley74811%11%53.884.27
UC Davis461941%44%53.764.06
UC Irvine1351914%29%63.754.11
UC Los Angeles10199%9%73.794.20
UC Merced373595%94%—3.703.75
UC Riverside867790%87%43.753.82
UC San Diego1003838%28%93.804.14
UC Santa Barbara562138%38%33.764.15
UC Santa Cruz261973%72%—3.733.92

“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 campus65% (84/129)66% (78/118)64% (89/139)63% (86/136)78% (127/163)
UC Berkeley28% (11/40)12% (6/49)18% (11/60)6% (3/53)11% (8/74)
UC Davis52% (16/31)31% (8/26)45% (15/33)47% (14/30)41% (19/46)
UC Irvine12% (14/115)22% (22/101)25% (29/118)15% (18/118)14% (19/135)
UC Los Angeles8% (6/77)8% (6/75)10% (10/103)5% (5/92)9% (9/101)
UC Merced68% (15/22)75% (12/16)90% (9/10)100% (8/8)95% (35/37)
UC Riverside67% (49/73)59% (32/54)61% (43/71)66% (38/58)90% (77/86)
UC San Diego43% (24/56)47% (28/60)51% (40/78)46% (38/82)38% (38/100)
UC Santa Barbara41% (20/49)52% (24/46)38% (16/42)39% (17/44)38% (21/56)
UC Santa Cruz67% (16/24)61% (17/28)44% (11/25)56% (20/36)73% (19/26)

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.