Aspire Richmond Ca Colg Prep: UC admissions

Richmond · Contra Costa CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from Aspire Richmond Ca Colg Prep did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Aspire Richmond Ca Colg Prep itself.

In fall 2025, 31 students from Aspire Richmond Ca Colg Prep applied to the University of California and 23 (74%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Berkeley with 26 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (6 of 26 admitted, 23%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). 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 (74%) was 3 points below the Contra Costa County average (77%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Davis, where the admit rate for Aspire Richmond Ca Colg Prep students rose from 29% to 50%. Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus312374%—93.823.90
UC Berkeley26623%11%53.904.21
UC Davis241250%44%33.864.16
UC Irvine13323%29%—3.84—
UC Los Angeles15427%9%—3.88—
UC Merced1212100%94%—3.713.71
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego15640%28%—3.854.17
UC Santa Barbara8——38%—3.83—
UC Santa Cruz8450%72%—3.64—

“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 campus78% (32/41)60% (15/25)77% (23/30)73% (35/48)74% (23/31)
UC Berkeley21% (6/28)14% (3/22)30% (7/23)29% (10/34)23% (6/26)
UC Davis29% (10/35)40% (8/20)30% (7/23)38% (15/40)50% (12/24)
UC Irvine— (—/11)— (—/11)— (—/13)33% (4/12)23% (3/13)
UC Los Angeles— (—/20)— (—/12)— (—/16)— (—/18)27% (4/15)
UC Merced88% (29/33)78% (7/9)92% (11/12)100% (25/25)100% (12/12)
UC Riverside— (—/6)—78% (7/9)— (—/5)—
UC San Diego33% (4/12)80% (4/5)50% (5/10)50% (7/14)40% (6/15)
UC Santa Barbara——— (—/8)25% (4/16)— (—/8)
UC Santa Cruz42% (10/24)50% (5/10)44% (7/16)65% (13/20)50% (4/8)

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.