Legacy College Preparatory: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 83 students from Legacy College Preparatory applied to the University of California and 72 (87%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 75 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 61 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.76.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (87%) was 10 points above the Orange County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Legacy College Preparatory students rose from 55% to 93%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus837287%—323.713.76
UC Berkeley25——11%—3.75—
UC Davis16425%44%—3.61—
UC Irvine751013%29%53.744.19
UC Los Angeles6147%9%43.76—
UC Merced313097%94%—3.613.60
UC Riverside565293%87%163.753.80
UC San Diego541935%28%—3.714.15
UC Santa Barbara16425%38%—3.59—
UC Santa Cruz13754%72%—3.624.00

“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 campus66% (23/35)67% (31/46)71% (36/51)65% (48/74)87% (72/83)
UC Berkeley— (—/8)27% (3/11)— (—/13)11% (3/28)— (—/25)
UC Davis50% (5/10)25% (3/12)43% (3/7)53% (10/19)25% (4/16)
UC Irvine13% (3/23)— (—/36)24% (11/46)18% (11/60)13% (10/75)
UC Los Angeles— (—/22)11% (3/27)11% (4/37)12% (6/52)7% (4/61)
UC Merced79% (11/14)92% (12/13)93% (14/15)77% (10/13)97% (30/31)
UC Riverside55% (12/22)56% (15/27)74% (20/27)48% (19/40)93% (52/56)
UC San Diego— (—/13)14% (4/28)45% (14/31)40% (19/48)35% (19/54)
UC Santa Barbara18% (3/17)29% (4/14)19% (3/16)22% (4/18)25% (4/16)
UC Santa Cruz— (—/5)— (—/11)45% (5/11)33% (4/12)54% (7/13)

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.