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, 110 students from Liberty High School applied to the University of California and 71 (65%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 75 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (3 of 47 admitted, 6%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.95.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (65%) was 12 points below the Contra Costa County average (77%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Liberty High School students (53% → 6% admitted), while UC Davis got easier (26% → 37%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1107165%—233.803.95
UC Berkeley62610%11%43.844.02
UC Davis752837%44%93.844.15
UC Irvine4736%29%—3.87—
UC Los Angeles5048%9%33.91—
UC Merced302997%94%—3.783.81
UC Riverside242188%87%—3.863.96
UC San Diego66711%28%—3.854.20
UC Santa Barbara521937%38%—3.844.17
UC Santa Cruz372465%72%43.734.00

“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 campus62% (67/108)57% (56/99)68% (74/109)60% (68/113)65% (71/110)
UC Berkeley6% (3/52)13% (8/63)19% (11/58)19% (12/62)10% (6/62)
UC Davis26% (14/53)26% (18/70)27% (18/66)38% (25/66)37% (28/75)
UC Irvine53% (25/47)46% (24/52)30% (18/61)19% (11/58)6% (3/47)
UC Los Angeles10% (5/51)7% (4/61)— (—/57)8% (5/61)8% (4/50)
UC Merced100% (17/17)100% (11/11)95% (18/19)82% (9/11)97% (29/30)
UC Riverside50% (6/12)72% (13/18)61% (14/23)81% (13/16)88% (21/24)
UC San Diego23% (12/52)18% (9/51)12% (6/50)21% (13/63)11% (7/66)
UC Santa Barbara33% (17/52)35% (17/49)34% (20/59)37% (22/60)37% (19/52)
UC Santa Cruz64% (21/33)51% (22/43)67% (29/43)76% (32/42)65% (24/37)

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.