Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 65 students from Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS applied to the University of California and 51 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 54 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (4 of 51 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). 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 (78%) was about the same as the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC San Diego, where the admit rate for Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS students rose from 13% to 46%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC Davis and UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus655178%—83.743.88
UC Berkeley34412%11%43.79—
UC Davis21629%44%—3.584.20
UC Irvine5148%29%—3.78—
UC Los Angeles54——9%—3.81—
UC Merced1313100%94%—3.723.72
UC Riverside333194%87%—3.803.84
UC San Diego351646%28%—3.764.15
UC Santa Barbara221150%38%—3.593.92
UC Santa Cruz10550%72%—3.653.97

“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 campus68% (46/68)60% (33/55)62% (49/79)66% (41/62)78% (51/65)
UC Berkeley— (—/21)— (—/22)24% (8/34)— (—/28)12% (4/34)
UC Davis40% (6/15)— (—/10)40% (8/20)38% (8/21)29% (6/21)
UC Irvine11% (6/55)27% (13/49)32% (22/69)17% (9/54)8% (4/51)
UC Los Angeles— (—/41)— (—/43)6% (4/63)10% (5/51)— (—/54)
UC Merced81% (13/16)100% (7/7)88% (7/8)91% (10/11)100% (13/13)
UC Riverside65% (22/34)46% (6/13)55% (11/20)62% (13/21)94% (31/33)
UC San Diego13% (4/30)37% (11/30)39% (18/46)62% (23/37)46% (16/35)
UC Santa Barbara79% (15/19)76% (13/17)40% (12/30)60% (9/15)50% (11/22)
UC Santa Cruz54% (7/13)— (—/7)65% (11/17)56% (5/9)50% (5/10)

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.