Maranatha Christian Schools: UC admissions

San DiegoPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Maranatha Christian Schools did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Maranatha Christian Schools itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 26 students from Maranatha Christian Schools applied to the University of California and 14 (54%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 23 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (3 of 23 admitted, 13%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (89%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.08.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (54%) was 19 points below the San Diego County average (73%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus261454%—74.024.08
UC Berkeley10——11%—4.06—
UC Davis15320%44%—4.04—
UC Irvine23313%29%—3.99—
UC Los Angeles17——9%—4.12—
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside9889%87%—3.913.99
UC San Diego22314%28%—4.04—
UC Santa Barbara17529%38%—3.984.29
UC Santa Cruz9778%72%—3.984.12

“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 campus70% (14/20)60% (18/30)46% (11/24)68% (13/19)54% (14/26)
UC Berkeley— (—/7)— (—/13)— (—/10)— (—/7)— (—/10)
UC Davis55% (6/11)50% (7/14)60% (6/10)70% (7/10)20% (3/15)
UC Irvine33% (4/12)17% (4/24)27% (4/15)46% (6/13)13% (3/23)
UC Los Angeles— (—/12)14% (3/22)— (—/16)23% (3/13)— (—/17)
UC Merced—————
UC Riverside—83% (5/6)80% (4/5)83% (5/6)89% (8/9)
UC San Diego40% (6/15)22% (5/23)25% (4/16)38% (6/16)14% (3/22)
UC Santa Barbara40% (4/10)32% (6/19)27% (3/11)50% (6/12)29% (5/17)
UC Santa Cruz71% (5/7)— (—/5)——78% (7/9)

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.