Leadership Public Sch Hayward: UC admissions

Hayward · Alameda CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from Leadership Public Sch Hayward did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Leadership Public Sch Hayward itself.

In fall 2025, 58 students from Leadership Public Sch Hayward applied to the University of California and 45 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 47 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 36 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (96%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.87.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (78%) was 5 points below the Alameda County average (83%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Leadership Public Sch Hayward students (41% → 13% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (82% → 96%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus584578%—213.823.87
UC Berkeley45613%11%63.844.24
UC Davis472043%44%83.844.14
UC Irvine42717%29%—3.844.20
UC Los Angeles3638%9%—3.85—
UC Merced262596%94%—3.843.85
UC Riverside252496%87%—3.863.88
UC San Diego27622%28%33.844.24
UC Santa Barbara24625%38%—3.824.20
UC Santa Cruz161275%72%—3.703.80

“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 campus72% (54/75)83% (43/52)65% (36/55)73% (47/64)78% (45/58)
UC Berkeley41% (20/49)22% (9/41)20% (8/41)— (—/42)13% (6/45)
UC Davis50% (23/46)47% (18/38)38% (15/40)35% (17/48)43% (20/47)
UC Irvine32% (14/44)38% (12/32)31% (11/35)23% (7/31)17% (7/42)
UC Los Angeles20% (7/35)— (—/23)9% (3/32)10% (3/29)8% (3/36)
UC Merced100% (13/13)100% (11/11)83% (5/6)100% (17/17)96% (25/26)
UC Riverside82% (18/22)88% (7/8)80% (8/10)78% (7/9)96% (24/25)
UC San Diego47% (17/36)29% (4/14)32% (6/19)17% (5/29)22% (6/27)
UC Santa Barbara25% (6/24)63% (10/16)64% (7/11)36% (8/22)25% (6/24)
UC Santa Cruz56% (15/27)55% (11/20)62% (8/13)76% (25/33)75% (12/16)

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.