Grant Union High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 63 students from Grant Union High School applied to the University of California and 55 (87%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 54 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (4 of 23 admitted, 17%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.88.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (87%) was 11 points above the Sacramento County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Grant Union High School students (27% → 21% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (56% → 78%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus635587%—173.833.88
UC Berkeley42921%11%—3.914.23
UC Davis542648%44%63.814.04
UC Irvine23417%29%—3.73—
UC Los Angeles33721%9%—3.944.25
UC Merced353189%94%—3.763.80
UC Riverside191895%87%—3.873.88
UC San Diego241354%28%—3.824.07
UC Santa Barbara181161%38%—3.854.02
UC Santa Cruz231878%72%43.863.95

“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 campus74% (48/65)69% (52/75)68% (44/65)81% (52/64)87% (55/63)
UC Berkeley27% (9/33)13% (6/46)18% (7/38)19% (7/37)21% (9/42)
UC Davis45% (25/56)28% (20/72)34% (20/59)47% (27/57)48% (26/54)
UC Irvine22% (4/18)17% (4/23)— (—/27)31% (5/16)17% (4/23)
UC Los Angeles— (—/24)12% (5/43)15% (5/34)22% (6/27)21% (7/33)
UC Merced93% (25/27)89% (33/37)84% (21/25)100% (30/30)89% (31/35)
UC Riverside40% (4/10)36% (4/11)86% (6/7)50% (3/6)95% (18/19)
UC San Diego37% (7/19)40% (6/15)47% (8/17)62% (8/13)54% (13/24)
UC Santa Barbara58% (11/19)77% (10/13)58% (11/19)67% (12/18)61% (11/18)
UC Santa Cruz56% (15/27)34% (11/32)50% (15/30)59% (20/34)78% (18/23)

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.