Kipp Navigate College Prep: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 40 students from Kipp Navigate College Prep applied to the University of California and 34 (85%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Santa Cruz with 31 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Davis (6 of 30 admitted, 20%), and the easiest was UC Merced (90%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.75.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (85%) was 5 points above the Santa Clara County average (80%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus403485%—33.673.75
UC Berkeley24——11%—3.85—
UC Davis30620%44%—3.654.25
UC Irvine22——29%—3.96—
UC Los Angeles20——9%—3.78—
UC Merced292690%94%—3.533.63
UC Riverside171271%87%—3.603.91
UC San Diego13——28%—3.91—
UC Santa Barbara13431%38%—3.63—
UC Santa Cruz311548%72%—3.664.11

“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 campus—64% (25/39)87% (39/45)82% (27/33)85% (34/40)
UC Berkeley—— (—/24)— (—/23)— (—/11)— (—/24)
UC Davis—20% (5/25)38% (12/32)50% (9/18)20% (6/30)
UC Irvine—— (—/21)27% (8/30)— (—/14)— (—/22)
UC Los Angeles—— (—/22)— (—/21)— (—/12)— (—/20)
UC Merced—91% (10/11)94% (17/18)100% (17/17)90% (26/29)
UC Riverside—45% (5/11)100% (8/8)— (—/7)71% (12/17)
UC San Diego—— (—/15)13% (3/24)— (—/7)— (—/13)
UC Santa Barbara—21% (3/14)38% (5/13)46% (6/13)31% (4/13)
UC Santa Cruz—36% (10/28)54% (14/26)56% (10/18)48% (15/31)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

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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.