Fallbrook Union High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 55 students from Fallbrook Union High School applied to the University of California and 41 (75%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 44 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (4 of 28 admitted, 14%), and the easiest was UC Merced (93%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.89.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (75%) was about the same as the San Diego County average (73%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC San Diego, where the admit rate for Fallbrook Union High School students fell from 37% to 25%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus554175%—153.803.89
UC Berkeley17——11%—3.80—
UC Davis13431%44%—3.82—
UC Irvine28414%29%—3.82—
UC Los Angeles29——9%—3.76—
UC Merced151493%94%—3.723.79
UC Riverside191579%87%—3.653.71
UC San Diego441125%28%43.744.13
UC Santa Barbara301240%38%53.814.20
UC Santa Cruz10990%72%—3.863.92

“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 campus63% (44/70)55% (44/80)52% (36/69)65% (52/80)75% (41/55)
UC Berkeley— (—/14)17% (5/30)15% (3/20)— (—/23)— (—/17)
UC Davis24% (5/21)55% (12/22)50% (11/22)55% (16/29)31% (4/13)
UC Irvine— (—/39)9% (5/55)— (—/43)22% (13/60)14% (4/28)
UC Los Angeles— (—/30)6% (3/49)— (—/36)10% (4/42)— (—/29)
UC Merced77% (10/13)—83% (5/6)90% (9/10)93% (14/15)
UC Riverside53% (20/38)54% (13/24)58% (14/24)59% (20/34)79% (15/19)
UC San Diego37% (20/54)28% (18/65)14% (8/56)25% (17/67)25% (11/44)
UC Santa Barbara39% (11/28)36% (15/42)25% (10/40)42% (13/31)40% (12/30)
UC Santa Cruz50% (8/16)43% (13/30)44% (12/27)60% (18/30)90% (9/10)

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.