Buhach Colony High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 69 students from Buhach Colony High School applied to the University of California and 64 (93%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Merced with 63 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Davis (9 of 39 admitted, 23%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.88.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (93%) was 5 points above the Merced County average (88%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Cruz, where the admit rate for Buhach Colony High School students fell from 81% to 73%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus696493%—383.843.88
UC Berkeley30——11%—3.91—
UC Davis39923%44%33.894.23
UC Irvine13754%29%—3.864.09
UC Los Angeles27——9%—3.88—
UC Merced635994%94%293.833.88
UC Riverside111091%87%—3.843.87
UC San Diego20——28%—3.89—
UC Santa Barbara14750%38%33.694.02
UC Santa Cruz261973%72%—3.864.05

“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 campus90% (65/72)83% (75/90)82% (67/82)92% (56/61)93% (64/69)
UC Berkeley14% (5/36)26% (8/31)20% (7/35)17% (5/29)— (—/30)
UC Davis28% (11/39)32% (14/44)33% (11/33)40% (12/30)23% (9/39)
UC Irvine16% (3/19)13% (4/31)19% (5/27)35% (9/26)54% (7/13)
UC Los Angeles10% (3/30)14% (5/37)10% (3/30)16% (4/25)— (—/27)
UC Merced94% (46/49)89% (62/70)92% (59/64)96% (45/47)94% (59/63)
UC Riverside91% (10/11)78% (7/9)50% (5/10)80% (4/5)91% (10/11)
UC San Diego21% (6/29)23% (7/30)28% (9/32)35% (8/23)— (—/20)
UC Santa Barbara67% (12/18)57% (13/23)43% (13/30)81% (13/16)50% (7/14)
UC Santa Cruz81% (22/27)45% (9/20)46% (12/26)67% (16/24)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.