Kearny College Connections: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 22 students from Kearny College Connections applied to the University of California and 19 (86%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 18 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 11 admitted, 27%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.91.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (86%) was 14 points above the San Diego County average (73%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus221986%—83.843.91
UC Berkeley8——11%—3.86—
UC Davis7343%44%—3.91—
UC Irvine12——29%—3.90—
UC Los Angeles11327%9%33.93—
UC Merced55100%94%—3.783.78
UC Riverside121083%87%—3.823.90
UC San Diego18844%28%—3.944.20
UC Santa Barbara9444%38%—3.88—
UC Santa Cruz8563%72%—3.603.83

“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 campus76% (31/41)47% (9/19)71% (12/17)83% (24/29)86% (19/22)
UC Berkeley31% (5/16)— (—/6)— (—/8)25% (3/12)— (—/8)
UC Davis56% (9/16)57% (4/7)—58% (7/12)43% (3/7)
UC Irvine38% (10/26)— (—/13)— (—/10)— (—/19)— (—/12)
UC Los Angeles22% (5/23)— (—/13)— (—/11)— (—/13)27% (3/11)
UC Merced100% (9/9)——100% (7/7)100% (5/5)
UC Riverside62% (8/13)——63% (5/8)83% (10/12)
UC San Diego49% (18/37)31% (5/16)35% (6/17)48% (14/29)44% (8/18)
UC Santa Barbara26% (5/19)43% (3/7)—27% (3/11)44% (4/9)
UC Santa Cruz55% (6/11)60% (3/5)—78% (7/9)63% (5/8)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Kearny College Connections who were admitted to each campus.

Other San Diego County high schools

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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.