Hanford West High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 32 students from Hanford West High School applied to the University of California and 27 (84%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 23 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 23 admitted, 17%), and the easiest was UC Merced (89%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.03.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (84%) was about the same as the Kings County average (87%). Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus322784%—123.834.03
UC Berkeley21524%11%—3.904.22
UC Davis151067%44%—3.754.18
UC Irvine17741%29%—3.934.17
UC Los Angeles23417%9%33.97—
UC Merced181689%94%—3.793.95
UC Riverside7686%87%—3.894.12
UC San Diego19947%28%33.754.21
UC Santa Barbara131077%38%—4.024.21
UC Santa Cruz9778%72%—3.954.21

“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% (20/27)68% (15/22)66% (19/29)83% (25/30)84% (27/32)
UC Berkeley— (—/11)— (—/13)33% (4/12)— (—/10)24% (5/21)
UC Davis54% (7/13)29% (4/14)61% (11/18)54% (7/13)67% (10/15)
UC Irvine18% (3/17)— (—/11)46% (6/13)28% (5/18)41% (7/17)
UC Los Angeles18% (3/17)— (—/11)15% (3/20)— (—/17)17% (4/23)
UC Merced100% (11/11)100% (7/7)50% (3/6)100% (9/9)89% (16/18)
UC Riverside——80% (4/5)80% (4/5)86% (6/7)
UC San Diego27% (4/15)— (—/9)60% (6/10)57% (8/14)47% (9/19)
UC Santa Barbara73% (8/11)50% (7/14)56% (10/18)80% (8/10)77% (10/13)
UC Santa Cruz50% (4/8)45% (5/11)57% (4/7)64% (9/14)78% (7/9)

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.