Kipp San Jose Collegiate: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 87 students from Kipp San Jose Collegiate applied to the University of California and 70 (80%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Santa Cruz with 56 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (5 of 55 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). 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 (80%) was about the same as the Santa Clara County average (80%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Santa Cruz got harder for Kipp San Jose Collegiate students (63% → 29% admitted), while UC San Diego got easier (21% → 37%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus877080%—133.663.75
UC Berkeley5559%11%43.874.28
UC Davis461124%44%—3.804.28
UC Irvine491020%29%—3.874.22
UC Los Angeles50——9%—3.89—
UC Merced515098%94%—3.603.62
UC Riverside423174%87%—3.633.83
UC San Diego351337%28%33.954.29
UC Santa Barbara25832%38%—3.814.30
UC Santa Cruz561629%72%—3.494.05

“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 campus84% (63/75)84% (52/62)84% (59/70)84% (78/93)80% (70/87)
UC Berkeley9% (3/34)— (—/39)7% (3/42)8% (5/59)9% (5/55)
UC Davis53% (18/34)43% (17/40)39% (18/46)46% (26/57)24% (11/46)
UC Irvine40% (18/45)32% (14/44)32% (13/41)50% (29/58)20% (10/49)
UC Los Angeles18% (6/34)10% (4/41)9% (3/34)11% (5/47)— (—/50)
UC Merced96% (25/26)100% (26/26)100% (26/26)97% (30/31)98% (50/51)
UC Riverside73% (29/40)73% (19/26)59% (16/27)60% (15/25)74% (31/42)
UC San Diego21% (7/33)20% (8/40)— (—/33)64% (25/39)37% (13/35)
UC Santa Barbara21% (6/29)43% (12/28)28% (8/29)35% (17/49)32% (8/25)
UC Santa Cruz63% (26/41)48% (22/46)44% (21/48)51% (31/61)29% (16/56)

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.