Hector Godinez Fundamental HS: UC admissions

Santa Ana · Orange CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from Hector Godinez Fundamental HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Hector Godinez Fundamental HS itself.

In fall 2025, 142 students from Hector Godinez Fundamental HS applied to the University of California and 118 (83%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 122 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (9 of 87 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.85.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (83%) was 7 points above the Orange County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Hector Godinez Fundamental HS students (24% → 16% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (66% → 85%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus14211883%—463.793.85
UC Berkeley37616%11%—4.004.24
UC Davis522344%44%33.774.06
UC Irvine1223226%29%213.844.10
UC Los Angeles87910%9%43.914.20
UC Merced575698%94%—3.753.74
UC Riverside847185%87%53.753.83
UC San Diego833441%28%63.824.14
UC Santa Barbara391744%38%—3.834.19
UC Santa Cruz412561%72%33.633.88

“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 campus75% (147/196)72% (121/167)73% (134/184)72% (117/163)83% (118/142)
UC Berkeley24% (12/49)18% (12/66)19% (13/69)18% (11/60)16% (6/37)
UC Davis48% (23/48)33% (12/36)50% (42/84)30% (17/57)44% (23/52)
UC Irvine21% (37/175)26% (42/159)26% (44/167)18% (25/140)26% (32/122)
UC Los Angeles14% (15/111)12% (13/110)7% (8/121)9% (9/96)10% (9/87)
UC Merced94% (44/47)100% (23/23)90% (18/20)100% (28/28)98% (56/57)
UC Riverside66% (75/113)70% (58/83)76% (56/74)65% (55/84)85% (71/84)
UC San Diego35% (29/83)48% (45/94)47% (44/93)34% (37/109)41% (34/83)
UC Santa Barbara32% (24/76)38% (18/47)38% (17/45)38% (16/42)44% (17/39)
UC Santa Cruz50% (25/50)44% (15/34)56% (35/63)55% (31/56)61% (25/41)

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.