Emery Secondary School: UC admissions

Emeryville · Alameda CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 21 students from Emery Secondary School applied to the University of California and 18 (86%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 17 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 12 admitted, 25%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.74.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (86%) was 3 points above the Alameda County average (83%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus211886%—83.703.74
UC Berkeley14429%11%33.86—
UC Davis17741%44%43.723.94
UC Irvine7——29%—3.57—
UC Los Angeles12325%9%—3.85—
UC Merced77100%94%—3.663.66
UC Riverside99100%87%—3.623.62
UC San Diego9——28%—3.68—
UC Santa Barbara11——38%—3.55—
UC Santa Cruz12542%72%—3.673.89

“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 campus42% (5/12)75% (12/16)72% (18/25)61% (11/18)86% (18/21)
UC Berkeley33% (3/9)— (—/10)14% (3/21)— (—/15)29% (4/14)
UC Davis— (—/9)23% (3/13)50% (10/20)33% (5/15)41% (7/17)
UC Irvine—— (—/10)— (—/10)— (—/7)— (—/7)
UC Los Angeles— (—/10)— (—/8)— (—/15)— (—/6)25% (3/12)
UC Merced—100% (8/8)88% (7/8)—100% (7/7)
UC Riverside——44% (4/9)—100% (9/9)
UC San Diego——43% (3/7)—— (—/9)
UC Santa Barbara— (—/7)—— (—/5)— (—/8)— (—/11)
UC Santa Cruz43% (3/7)50% (4/8)71% (12/17)80% (8/10)42% (5/12)

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.