John Muir High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 62 students from John Muir High School applied to the University of California and 49 (79%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 44 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (4 of 30 admitted, 13%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.74.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (79%) was 3 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for John Muir High School students rose from 39% to 92%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus624979%—173.663.74
UC Berkeley30413%11%—3.80—
UC Davis331030%44%—3.614.02
UC Irvine32——29%—3.66—
UC Los Angeles44818%9%53.734.05
UC Merced171694%94%—3.443.51
UC Riverside252392%87%—3.563.62
UC San Diego401640%28%33.654.05
UC Santa Barbara33927%38%—3.734.18
UC Santa Cruz221464%72%33.533.75

“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 campus38% (18/47)53% (24/45)63% (26/41)70% (52/74)79% (49/62)
UC Berkeley— (—/20)43% (9/21)15% (3/20)14% (6/44)13% (4/30)
UC Davis32% (6/19)40% (8/20)53% (9/17)56% (15/27)30% (10/33)
UC Irvine— (—/30)— (—/27)— (—/25)14% (5/35)— (—/32)
UC Los Angeles— (—/37)22% (7/32)19% (6/32)21% (13/62)18% (8/44)
UC Merced83% (5/6)—88% (7/8)94% (16/17)94% (16/17)
UC Riverside39% (9/23)57% (12/21)46% (6/13)59% (13/22)92% (23/25)
UC San Diego27% (6/22)50% (12/24)44% (11/25)43% (15/35)40% (16/40)
UC Santa Barbara32% (6/19)33% (6/18)30% (6/20)33% (13/39)27% (9/33)
UC Santa Cruz—50% (6/12)58% (7/12)71% (20/28)64% (14/22)

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.