Crescenta Valley High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 304 students from Crescenta Valley High School applied to the University of California and 226 (74%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 254 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (27 of 254 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.00.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (74%) was about the same as the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Cruz, where the admit rate for Crescenta Valley High School students rose from 55% to 77%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus30422674%—1033.934.00
UC Berkeley2003216%11%84.004.23
UC Davis1626440%44%133.914.16
UC Irvine2424017%29%63.944.22
UC Los Angeles2542711%9%173.984.27
UC Merced6464100%94%—3.843.84
UC Riverside14213494%87%183.913.93
UC San Diego2446828%28%143.984.23
UC Santa Barbara2347231%38%163.944.25
UC Santa Cruz1138777%72%113.864.00

“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 campus67% (188/282)62% (191/309)64% (205/319)70% (195/277)74% (226/304)
UC Berkeley14% (23/163)16% (31/198)17% (33/192)15% (26/171)16% (32/200)
UC Davis40% (51/129)26% (39/150)33% (54/162)34% (48/141)40% (64/162)
UC Irvine18% (38/216)10% (25/247)14% (33/241)17% (37/222)17% (40/242)
UC Los Angeles10% (23/225)7% (17/242)7% (19/260)8% (20/242)11% (27/254)
UC Merced93% (27/29)95% (37/39)100% (30/30)95% (36/38)100% (64/64)
UC Riverside78% (93/119)75% (104/139)76% (109/143)84% (105/125)94% (134/142)
UC San Diego25% (54/218)16% (42/255)16% (41/257)17% (39/236)28% (68/244)
UC Santa Barbara23% (50/220)18% (42/234)24% (60/247)27% (57/214)31% (72/234)
UC Santa Cruz55% (56/101)35% (42/119)69% (94/136)56% (75/134)77% (87/113)

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.