This page shows how students from John C Kimball High School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into John C Kimball High School itself.
In fall 2025, 104 students from John C Kimball High School applied to the University of California and 90 (87%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 93 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (5 of 72 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Merced (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 4 points above the San Joaquin County average (82%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for John C Kimball High School students rose from 16% to 40%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara.
Fall 2025 results by campus
| Campus | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate | All applicants’ rate | Enrolled | Avg GPA applied | Avg GPA admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any UC campus | 104 | 90 | 87% | — | 54 | 3.79 | 3.88 |
| UC Berkeley | 72 | 5 | 7% | 11% | 3 | 3.86 | 4.30 |
| UC Davis | 93 | 43 | 46% | 44% | 15 | 3.84 | 4.14 |
| UC Irvine | 73 | 29 | 40% | 29% | 7 | 3.85 | 4.17 |
| UC Los Angeles | 66 | 6 | 9% | 9% | — | 3.89 | 4.31 |
| UC Merced | 64 | 61 | 95% | 94% | 9 | 3.81 | 3.86 |
| UC Riverside | 57 | 47 | 82% | 87% | 4 | 3.71 | 3.89 |
| UC San Diego | 59 | 15 | 25% | 28% | 7 | 3.89 | 4.23 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 62 | 17 | 27% | 38% | — | 3.82 | 4.29 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 48 | 37 | 77% | 72% | 9 | 3.77 | 3.95 |
“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all freshman applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.
Five-year trend
| Campus | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any UC campus | 64% (55/86) | 62% (58/94) | 72% (53/74) | 71% (71/100) | 87% (90/104) |
| UC Berkeley | 5% (3/56) | 13% (8/60) | 15% (8/55) | 10% (7/69) | 7% (5/72) |
| UC Davis | 31% (20/64) | 20% (14/71) | 38% (20/53) | 26% (20/76) | 46% (43/93) |
| UC Irvine | 16% (9/55) | 7% (4/59) | 5% (3/55) | 15% (8/53) | 40% (29/73) |
| UC Los Angeles | — (—/49) | 5% (3/59) | 9% (4/45) | 6% (4/68) | 9% (6/66) |
| UC Merced | 90% (26/29) | 81% (30/37) | 100% (25/25) | 89% (42/47) | 95% (61/64) |
| UC Riverside | 67% (16/24) | 70% (16/23) | 88% (15/17) | 59% (17/29) | 82% (47/57) |
| UC San Diego | 17% (8/46) | 13% (6/47) | 18% (7/40) | 21% (11/52) | 25% (15/59) |
| UC Santa Barbara | 27% (12/44) | 23% (11/47) | 34% (11/32) | 33% (16/49) | 27% (17/62) |
| UC Santa Cruz | 59% (23/39) | 49% (22/45) | 61% (19/31) | 50% (28/56) | 77% (37/48) |
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.