Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary: UC admissions

Montebello · Los Angeles CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 30 students from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary applied to the University of California and 20 (67%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 23 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (4 of 18 admitted, 22%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.81.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (67%) was 10 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus302067%—83.713.81
UC Berkeley10——11%—3.64—
UC Davis8——44%—3.60—
UC Irvine23626%29%—3.814.18
UC Los Angeles23——9%—3.78—
UC Merced55100%94%—3.683.68
UC Riverside141286%87%—3.683.77
UC San Diego18422%28%—3.77—
UC Santa Barbara10330%38%—3.74—
UC Santa Cruz9556%72%—3.523.87

“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 campus66% (23/35)54% (32/59)70% (33/47)61% (22/36)67% (20/30)
UC Berkeley— (—/14)— (—/23)— (—/24)23% (3/13)— (—/10)
UC Davis45% (5/11)50% (5/10)86% (6/7)50% (7/14)— (—/8)
UC Irvine23% (5/22)20% (9/45)18% (6/33)28% (5/18)26% (6/23)
UC Los Angeles— (—/26)8% (4/48)— (—/34)— (—/23)— (—/23)
UC Merced100% (7/7)—90% (9/10)80% (4/5)100% (5/5)
UC Riverside67% (10/15)53% (10/19)81% (13/16)—86% (12/14)
UC San Diego16% (3/19)28% (11/40)18% (6/33)33% (6/18)22% (4/18)
UC Santa Barbara22% (4/18)23% (7/30)13% (3/24)36% (8/22)30% (3/10)
UC Santa Cruz73% (8/11)50% (4/8)63% (5/8)64% (7/11)56% (5/9)

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.