Crean Lutheran High School: UC admissions

Irvine · Orange CountyPrivate high school

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

In fall 2025, 159 students from Crean Lutheran High School applied to the University of California and 139 (87%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 141 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (12 of 136 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.04.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (87%) was 11 points above the Orange County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Cruz, where the admit rate for Crean Lutheran High School students rose from 59% to 85%. Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus15913987%—504.024.04
UC Berkeley1091716%11%44.054.19
UC Davis946468%44%34.004.12
UC Irvine1397353%29%154.034.17
UC Los Angeles136129%9%64.064.22
UC Merced4040100%94%—3.933.93
UC Riverside908696%87%63.984.01
UC San Diego1414733%28%104.034.18
UC Santa Barbara1175648%38%44.004.18
UC Santa Cruz625385%72%—4.004.09

“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 campus76% (95/125)72% (82/114)82% (112/137)77% (110/143)87% (139/159)
UC Berkeley15% (13/87)7% (6/82)21% (21/99)17% (16/96)16% (17/109)
UC Davis61% (41/67)41% (28/69)62% (56/91)53% (46/86)68% (64/94)
UC Irvine40% (44/111)38% (38/99)46% (53/115)52% (64/123)53% (73/139)
UC Los Angeles11% (11/99)9% (8/94)12% (14/116)11% (13/118)9% (12/136)
UC Merced88% (14/16)94% (16/17)96% (23/24)90% (19/21)100% (40/40)
UC Riverside82% (45/55)85% (44/52)86% (62/72)92% (59/64)96% (86/90)
UC San Diego36% (38/107)25% (26/103)27% (32/119)33% (43/131)33% (47/141)
UC Santa Barbara34% (33/97)22% (20/90)39% (42/108)35% (36/103)48% (56/117)
UC Santa Cruz59% (16/27)60% (29/48)75% (38/51)68% (36/53)85% (53/62)

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.