Liberty High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 81 students from Liberty High School applied to the University of California and 56 (69%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 61 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 54 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.97.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (69%) was 10 points below the Kern County average (79%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Liberty High School students (24% → 16% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (48% → 76%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus815669%—273.873.97
UC Berkeley40718%11%34.044.17
UC Davis391641%44%—3.984.21
UC Irvine39923%29%43.934.12
UC Los Angeles5447%9%33.92—
UC Merced3131100%94%33.943.94
UC Riverside282279%87%—3.843.99
UC San Diego611016%28%33.934.23
UC Santa Barbara551731%38%—3.874.25
UC Santa Cruz332576%72%53.824.04

“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 campus54% (44/82)60% (53/88)60% (49/82)57% (47/82)69% (56/81)
UC Berkeley15% (4/27)11% (5/44)16% (5/32)19% (7/37)18% (7/40)
UC Davis33% (13/39)32% (12/38)41% (17/41)43% (18/42)41% (16/39)
UC Irvine20% (8/41)24% (12/51)16% (9/55)17% (8/47)23% (9/39)
UC Los Angeles7% (4/54)10% (6/61)9% (5/56)12% (7/58)7% (4/54)
UC Merced89% (8/9)94% (16/17)92% (12/13)100% (13/13)100% (31/31)
UC Riverside69% (11/16)100% (6/6)50% (9/18)71% (12/17)79% (22/28)
UC San Diego24% (12/50)23% (13/57)20% (11/56)19% (12/62)16% (10/61)
UC Santa Barbara38% (18/48)31% (15/48)35% (18/52)37% (18/49)31% (17/55)
UC Santa Cruz48% (12/25)56% (10/18)60% (15/25)60% (15/25)76% (25/33)

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.