Dr Maya Angelou Community HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Dr Maya Angelou Community HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Dr Maya Angelou Community HS itself.

In fall 2025, 71 students from Dr Maya Angelou Community HS applied to the University of California and 65 (92%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Riverside with 52 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (7 of 43 admitted, 16%), and the easiest was UC Merced (93%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.66.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (92%) was 15 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Dr Maya Angelou Community HS students (46% → 20% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (37% → 83%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UC Los Angeles and worse at UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus716592%—293.623.66
UC Berkeley24625%11%33.834.18
UC Davis221359%44%33.593.87
UC Irvine45920%29%—3.674.08
UC Los Angeles43716%9%63.794.18
UC Merced454293%94%43.563.61
UC Riverside524383%87%103.633.69
UC San Diego14321%28%—3.57—
UC Santa Barbara41717%38%—3.574.12
UC Santa Cruz20630%72%—3.333.89

“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% (39/58)72% (34/47)87% (39/45)87% (47/54)92% (65/71)
UC Berkeley— (—/11)— (—/12)28% (5/18)— (—/9)25% (6/24)
UC Davis18% (3/17)21% (3/14)50% (4/8)54% (7/13)59% (13/22)
UC Irvine46% (18/39)11% (4/37)50% (17/34)26% (9/35)20% (9/45)
UC Los Angeles— (—/35)13% (3/24)26% (9/35)19% (6/31)16% (7/43)
UC Merced90% (19/21)81% (17/21)100% (7/7)100% (22/22)93% (42/45)
UC Riverside37% (17/46)35% (11/31)61% (19/31)63% (20/32)83% (43/52)
UC San Diego25% (5/20)21% (4/19)88% (15/17)44% (7/16)21% (3/14)
UC Santa Barbara25% (6/24)35% (6/17)68% (17/25)46% (16/35)17% (7/41)
UC Santa Cruz33% (4/12)31% (4/13)45% (5/11)52% (12/23)30% (6/20)

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.