Escondido Charter High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 59 students from Escondido Charter High School applied to the University of California and 37 (63%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 50 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 31 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.97.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (63%) was 10 points below the San Diego County average (73%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC San Diego, where the admit rate for Escondido Charter High School students fell from 50% to 24%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus593763%—143.933.97
UC Berkeley21——11%—4.03—
UC Davis25936%44%—3.954.23
UC Irvine39718%29%—4.004.22
UC Los Angeles31310%9%—4.04—
UC Merced1717100%94%—3.893.89
UC Riverside232191%87%43.903.97
UC San Diego501224%28%43.914.26
UC Santa Barbara27830%38%—3.944.25
UC Santa Cruz141286%72%—3.884.00

“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 campus71% (42/59)63% (30/48)66% (37/56)62% (34/55)63% (37/59)
UC Berkeley9% (3/33)— (—/22)18% (4/22)— (—/12)— (—/21)
UC Davis50% (13/26)36% (5/14)45% (14/31)47% (9/19)36% (9/25)
UC Irvine23% (9/39)— (—/17)29% (10/35)11% (3/27)18% (7/39)
UC Los Angeles14% (6/44)— (—/29)— (—/30)12% (3/26)10% (3/31)
UC Merced100% (5/5)100% (11/11)92% (12/13)—100% (17/17)
UC Riverside65% (11/17)60% (6/10)50% (11/22)63% (12/19)91% (21/23)
UC San Diego50% (24/48)24% (9/37)21% (9/42)9% (4/45)24% (12/50)
UC Santa Barbara27% (7/26)23% (6/26)29% (8/28)30% (7/23)30% (8/27)
UC Santa Cruz55% (6/11)54% (7/13)50% (8/16)78% (14/18)86% (12/14)

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.