Coalinga High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 38 students from Coalinga High School applied to the University of California and 29 (76%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 27 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (3 of 9 admitted, 33%), and the easiest was UC Merced (91%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.80.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (76%) was 5 points below the Fresno County average (81%). 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 campus382976%—53.663.80
UC Berkeley21——11%—3.69—
UC Davis20840%44%—3.754.06
UC Irvine9333%29%—3.60—
UC Los Angeles27——9%—3.65—
UC Merced232191%94%—3.733.76
UC Riverside10770%87%—3.693.82
UC San Diego8338%28%—3.62—
UC Santa Barbara13754%38%—3.724.00
UC Santa Cruz12542%72%—3.633.94

“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 campus89% (17/19)94% (15/16)72% (18/25)86% (19/22)76% (29/38)
UC Berkeley27% (3/11)— (—/7)36% (5/14)— (—/7)— (—/21)
UC Davis57% (4/7)60% (6/10)42% (5/12)50% (6/12)40% (8/20)
UC Irvine30% (3/10)— (—/8)— (—/8)— (—/9)33% (3/9)
UC Los Angeles— (—/13)— (—/13)— (—/18)— (—/15)— (—/27)
UC Merced100% (6/6)—100% (5/5)91% (10/11)91% (21/23)
UC Riverside————70% (7/10)
UC San Diego—75% (6/8)38% (3/8)45% (5/11)38% (3/8)
UC Santa Barbara58% (7/12)80% (8/10)57% (8/14)82% (9/11)54% (7/13)
UC Santa Cruz83% (5/6)75% (6/8)57% (4/7)71% (5/7)42% (5/12)

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.