Lancaster High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 71 students from Lancaster High School applied to the University of California and 48 (68%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 55 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 55 admitted, 5%), and the easiest was UC Merced (86%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.89.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (68%) was 9 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Lancaster High School students (54% → 29% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (71% → 79%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and worse at UC Irvine and UC Los Angeles.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus714868%—203.643.89
UC Berkeley27415%11%—3.66—
UC Davis14429%44%—3.70—
UC Irvine471226%29%33.654.15
UC Los Angeles5535%9%—3.66—
UC Merced292586%94%—3.763.90
UC Riverside332679%87%33.693.88
UC San Diego351029%28%53.694.18
UC Santa Barbara371541%38%—3.694.18
UC Santa Cruz171059%72%—3.513.86

“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 campus74% (48/65)71% (59/83)55% (37/67)60% (56/93)68% (48/71)
UC Berkeley27% (6/22)18% (6/34)16% (5/31)14% (5/36)15% (4/27)
UC Davis52% (11/21)25% (8/32)44% (7/16)50% (12/24)29% (4/14)
UC Irvine21% (8/39)10% (5/52)19% (6/31)18% (9/51)26% (12/47)
UC Los Angeles— (—/38)5% (3/60)6% (3/48)7% (5/68)5% (3/55)
UC Merced71% (5/7)92% (11/12)100% (6/6)75% (9/12)86% (25/29)
UC Riverside71% (20/28)79% (23/29)76% (13/17)53% (17/32)79% (26/33)
UC San Diego54% (15/28)65% (31/48)34% (13/38)47% (25/53)29% (10/35)
UC Santa Barbara60% (15/25)36% (16/44)45% (14/31)47% (20/43)41% (15/37)
UC Santa Cruz62% (8/13)45% (10/22)53% (8/15)59% (10/17)59% (10/17)

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.