Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS: UC admissions

San Jose · Santa Clara CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 67 students from Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS applied to the University of California and 66 (99%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Riverside with 60 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (5 of 34 admitted, 15%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.64.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (99%) was 18 points above the Santa Clara County average (80%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Davis got harder for Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit HS students (34% → 20% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (55% → 87%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus676699%—133.653.64
UC Berkeley34515%11%—3.964.30
UC Davis591220%44%—3.664.17
UC Irvine12——29%—3.94—
UC Los Angeles13431%9%—4.10—
UC Merced515098%94%33.523.52
UC Riverside605287%87%—3.603.67
UC San Diego22732%28%—3.864.32
UC Santa Barbara20315%38%—3.78—
UC Santa Cruz432047%72%33.563.90

“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 campus96% (65/68)98% (64/65)99% (82/83)97% (70/72)99% (66/67)
UC Berkeley25% (8/32)19% (7/36)10% (4/41)11% (4/37)15% (5/34)
UC Davis34% (13/38)45% (15/33)36% (18/50)36% (9/25)20% (12/59)
UC Irvine67% (18/27)16% (6/37)24% (8/33)— (—/16)— (—/12)
UC Los Angeles— (—/16)— (—/13)— (—/33)— (—/26)31% (4/13)
UC Merced97% (64/66)100% (64/64)98% (81/83)97% (69/71)98% (50/51)
UC Riverside55% (36/65)72% (43/60)70% (58/83)59% (42/71)87% (52/60)
UC San Diego50% (5/10)20% (3/15)18% (3/17)23% (3/13)32% (7/22)
UC Santa Barbara29% (5/17)44% (4/9)27% (7/26)24% (4/17)15% (3/20)
UC Santa Cruz50% (23/46)35% (19/54)42% (28/67)46% (22/48)47% (20/43)

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.