Calexico High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 95 students from Calexico High School applied to the University of California and 74 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 82 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (6 of 63 admitted, 10%), 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 (78%) was about the same as the Imperial County average (77%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Calexico High School students (54% → 24% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (67% → 82%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus957478%—253.743.88
UC Berkeley34515%11%33.894.24
UC Davis271244%44%—3.724.15
UC Irvine621524%29%—3.764.13
UC Los Angeles63610%9%43.814.25
UC Merced333194%94%—3.903.93
UC Riverside504182%87%—3.663.80
UC San Diego823239%28%113.764.19
UC Santa Barbara241458%38%—3.583.85
UC Santa Cruz131077%72%—3.864.04

“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 campus71% (67/95)72% (54/75)65% (64/98)69% (64/93)78% (74/95)
UC Berkeley26% (9/35)25% (9/36)16% (7/45)14% (6/43)15% (5/34)
UC Davis50% (19/38)32% (6/19)46% (12/26)41% (15/37)44% (12/27)
UC Irvine54% (33/61)54% (32/59)36% (24/66)23% (15/64)24% (15/62)
UC Los Angeles8% (5/64)12% (7/57)11% (7/65)13% (8/60)10% (6/63)
UC Merced90% (9/10)100% (7/7)86% (6/7)85% (11/13)94% (31/33)
UC Riverside67% (30/45)58% (14/24)63% (20/32)70% (21/30)82% (41/50)
UC San Diego38% (26/69)42% (25/59)58% (49/85)45% (35/78)39% (32/82)
UC Santa Barbara66% (19/29)94% (16/17)59% (17/29)65% (20/31)58% (14/24)
UC Santa Cruz63% (12/19)45% (5/11)27% (4/15)75% (12/16)77% (10/13)

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.