Animo Venice Charter HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Animo Venice Charter HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Animo Venice Charter HS itself.

In fall 2025, 50 students from Animo Venice Charter HS applied to the University of California and 36 (72%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 32 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (3 of 29 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (88%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.58.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (72%) was 4 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Animo Venice Charter HS students rose from 37% to 74%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus503672%—123.423.58
UC Berkeley22627%11%—3.644.21
UC Davis11436%44%—3.43—
UC Irvine29310%29%—3.44—
UC Los Angeles32413%9%—3.52—
UC Merced171588%94%—3.353.43
UC Riverside312374%87%53.353.48
UC San Diego21733%28%—3.524.14
UC Santa Barbara28518%38%—3.514.16
UC Santa Cruz251144%72%—3.343.70

“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 campus59% (47/79)54% (49/91)69% (33/48)73% (24/33)72% (36/50)
UC Berkeley— (—/17)17% (5/29)16% (3/19)26% (5/19)27% (6/22)
UC Davis26% (6/23)28% (8/29)27% (4/15)60% (6/10)36% (4/11)
UC Irvine— (—/42)10% (6/60)21% (6/29)20% (4/20)10% (3/29)
UC Los Angeles— (—/32)10% (6/59)12% (4/33)18% (5/28)13% (4/32)
UC Merced76% (26/34)70% (19/27)79% (11/14)100% (7/7)88% (15/17)
UC Riverside37% (15/41)31% (16/52)67% (16/24)40% (4/10)74% (23/31)
UC San Diego36% (10/28)48% (13/27)48% (11/23)61% (11/18)33% (7/21)
UC Santa Barbara17% (5/30)10% (4/42)29% (4/14)40% (4/10)18% (5/28)
UC Santa Cruz26% (11/42)15% (5/33)31% (4/13)71% (10/14)44% (11/25)

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.