East Union High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 34 students from East Union High School applied to the University of California and 27 (79%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 24 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 11 admitted, 27%), and the easiest was UC Merced (92%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.86.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (79%) was 3 points below the San Joaquin County average (82%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Davis, where the admit rate for East Union High School students fell from 50% to 38%. 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 campus342779%—113.763.86
UC Berkeley19——11%—3.86—
UC Davis24938%44%—3.804.17
UC Irvine17741%29%—3.844.08
UC Los Angeles16——9%—3.87—
UC Merced131292%94%33.613.70
UC Riverside6467%87%—3.33—
UC San Diego11327%28%—3.79—
UC Santa Barbara13754%38%33.634.02
UC Santa Cruz10660%72%—3.683.98

“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 campus70% (31/44)74% (40/54)68% (30/44)82% (27/33)79% (27/34)
UC Berkeley22% (5/23)— (—/24)21% (6/28)— (—/20)— (—/19)
UC Davis50% (13/26)24% (9/38)30% (11/37)58% (14/24)38% (9/24)
UC Irvine— (—/16)— (—/21)23% (3/13)— (—/9)41% (7/17)
UC Los Angeles— (—/14)— (—/20)— (—/17)— (—/17)— (—/16)
UC Merced85% (17/20)92% (22/24)88% (14/16)83% (5/6)92% (12/13)
UC Riverside— (—/7)60% (3/5)—60% (3/5)67% (4/6)
UC San Diego19% (3/16)14% (3/21)19% (3/16)41% (7/17)27% (3/11)
UC Santa Barbara85% (11/13)57% (12/21)55% (11/20)71% (10/14)54% (7/13)
UC Santa Cruz44% (7/16)32% (10/31)48% (10/21)76% (16/21)60% (6/10)

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.