Hesperia High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 104 students from Hesperia High School applied to the University of California and 86 (83%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Riverside with 72 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (6 of 61 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.84.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (83%) was 3 points above the San Bernardino County average (79%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Hesperia High School students (27% → 21% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (59% → 90%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1048683%—333.773.84
UC Berkeley38411%11%—3.91—
UC Davis22523%44%—3.704.20
UC Irvine701521%29%73.794.08
UC Los Angeles61610%9%33.804.25
UC Merced3535100%94%—3.793.79
UC Riverside726590%87%113.793.85
UC San Diego702941%28%43.764.11
UC Santa Barbara371335%38%43.804.18
UC Santa Cruz171271%72%—3.723.94

“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 campus64% (38/59)71% (52/73)76% (71/94)76% (88/116)83% (86/104)
UC Berkeley29% (5/17)21% (5/24)— (—/33)9% (3/32)11% (4/38)
UC Davis42% (5/12)38% (6/16)53% (9/17)39% (13/33)23% (5/22)
UC Irvine27% (10/37)28% (16/57)21% (16/75)27% (23/85)21% (15/70)
UC Los Angeles9% (3/35)7% (3/46)9% (5/54)10% (7/67)10% (6/61)
UC Merced88% (15/17)86% (12/14)100% (14/14)100% (28/28)100% (35/35)
UC Riverside59% (23/39)73% (38/52)73% (53/73)66% (55/83)90% (65/72)
UC San Diego30% (9/30)28% (11/40)25% (14/57)41% (28/69)41% (29/70)
UC Santa Barbara76% (13/17)62% (13/21)36% (13/36)35% (17/48)35% (13/37)
UC Santa Cruz55% (6/11)42% (8/19)37% (7/19)50% (14/28)71% (12/17)

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.