John F Kennedy Middle Colg HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from John F Kennedy Middle Colg HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into John F Kennedy Middle Colg HS itself.

In fall 2025, 96 students from John F Kennedy Middle Colg HS applied to the University of California and 77 (80%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 80 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (5 of 64 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (96%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.96.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (80%) was about the same as the Riverside County average (80%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for John F Kennedy Middle Colg HS students (41% → 36% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (54% → 81%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and worse at UC Davis, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus967780%—533.853.96
UC Berkeley44511%11%43.974.18
UC Davis321238%44%—3.874.16
UC Irvine802936%29%133.884.19
UC Los Angeles6458%9%—3.914.27
UC Merced262596%94%—3.823.86
UC Riverside776281%87%243.853.98
UC San Diego621016%28%—3.874.25
UC Santa Barbara40923%38%—3.884.24
UC Santa Cruz181267%72%43.773.91

“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 campus67% (40/60)77% (49/64)76% (59/78)73% (73/100)80% (77/96)
UC Berkeley15% (4/26)12% (4/33)15% (4/26)21% (10/48)11% (5/44)
UC Davis58% (11/19)38% (9/24)52% (11/21)48% (14/29)38% (12/32)
UC Irvine41% (19/46)51% (27/53)46% (30/65)28% (25/90)36% (29/80)
UC Los Angeles11% (4/37)11% (5/47)7% (3/42)11% (8/70)8% (5/64)
UC Merced94% (15/16)100% (9/9)90% (9/10)100% (14/14)96% (25/26)
UC Riverside54% (21/39)53% (20/38)65% (36/55)71% (47/66)81% (62/77)
UC San Diego18% (7/39)26% (10/39)32% (15/47)15% (10/66)16% (10/62)
UC Santa Barbara23% (5/22)37% (10/27)26% (7/27)22% (10/46)23% (9/40)
UC Santa Cruz56% (10/18)54% (7/13)78% (7/9)70% (19/27)67% (12/18)

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.