Capuchino High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 54 students from Capuchino High School applied to the University of California and 41 (76%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 42 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 42 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.06.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (76%) was about the same as the San Mateo County average (75%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Capuchino High School students (17% → 12% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (52% → 85%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus544176%—183.994.06
UC Berkeley39615%11%—4.074.25
UC Davis321444%44%54.044.21
UC Irvine35——29%—4.06—
UC Los Angeles4237%9%34.08—
UC Merced171694%94%—4.054.13
UC Riverside222195%87%33.984.01
UC San Diego34412%28%—4.04—
UC Santa Barbara321341%38%—4.064.29
UC Santa Cruz262285%72%—3.954.06

“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 campus60% (53/88)75% (70/93)77% (62/81)66% (63/95)76% (41/54)
UC Berkeley16% (7/43)16% (10/63)13% (7/55)11% (6/57)15% (6/39)
UC Davis43% (25/58)35% (24/68)40% (23/57)25% (17/67)44% (14/32)
UC Irvine8% (3/40)8% (5/62)10% (4/41)9% (5/53)— (—/35)
UC Los Angeles8% (4/53)9% (6/64)11% (5/47)10% (6/60)7% (3/42)
UC Merced86% (12/14)100% (26/26)96% (22/23)92% (12/13)94% (16/17)
UC Riverside79% (15/19)67% (16/24)78% (18/23)87% (20/23)95% (21/22)
UC San Diego17% (8/46)24% (14/59)23% (11/47)23% (13/56)12% (4/34)
UC Santa Barbara20% (9/44)17% (9/53)32% (12/38)28% (15/54)41% (13/32)
UC Santa Cruz52% (22/42)40% (19/47)64% (28/44)67% (28/42)85% (22/26)

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.