Clark Magnet High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 134 students from Clark Magnet High School applied to the University of California and 93 (69%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 126 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (8 of 86 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.98.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (69%) was 7 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Clark Magnet High School students (23% → 9% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (57% → 86%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1349369%—353.893.98
UC Berkeley8689%11%—3.924.21
UC Davis472145%44%—3.854.11
UC Irvine1021313%29%33.884.16
UC Los Angeles1261310%9%83.924.25
UC Merced373595%94%—3.803.84
UC Riverside574986%87%43.833.94
UC San Diego1113834%28%133.924.18
UC Santa Barbara812632%38%33.914.18
UC Santa Cruz272074%72%—3.844.02

“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 campus48% (44/92)50% (57/113)39% (53/135)44% (57/131)69% (93/134)
UC Berkeley23% (10/43)5% (3/60)12% (8/68)13% (10/75)9% (8/86)
UC Davis29% (4/14)33% (13/39)38% (12/32)31% (9/29)45% (21/47)
UC Irvine18% (14/80)9% (8/86)4% (5/115)13% (14/110)13% (13/102)
UC Los Angeles11% (10/89)12% (12/104)9% (12/128)10% (12/126)10% (13/126)
UC Merced100% (7/7)92% (11/12)100% (12/12)100% (11/11)95% (35/37)
UC Riverside57% (13/23)89% (33/37)73% (19/26)60% (15/25)86% (49/57)
UC San Diego27% (15/56)13% (9/72)13% (13/102)17% (16/93)34% (38/111)
UC Santa Barbara18% (9/49)11% (8/72)17% (11/66)26% (19/74)32% (26/81)
UC Santa Cruz55% (6/11)45% (15/33)— (—/9)56% (10/18)74% (20/27)

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.