Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS itself.

In fall 2025, 98 students from Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS applied to the University of California and 78 (80%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 82 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (7 of 71 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (93%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.90.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (80%) was 3 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS students (66% → 26% admitted), while UC San Diego got easier (45% → 60%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus987880%—243.763.90
UC Berkeley42614%11%—3.844.17
UC Davis251144%44%—3.714.07
UC Irvine822126%29%103.804.14
UC Los Angeles71710%9%43.814.12
UC Merced292793%94%—3.633.71
UC Riverside544380%87%—3.683.85
UC San Diego533260%28%43.874.13
UC Santa Barbara361439%38%—3.884.19
UC Santa Cruz251664%72%—3.683.96

“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 campus83% (80/96)77% (67/87)66% (50/76)74% (65/88)80% (78/98)
UC Berkeley25% (8/32)21% (7/34)— (—/26)9% (3/32)14% (6/42)
UC Davis43% (9/21)20% (4/20)31% (4/13)47% (8/17)44% (11/25)
UC Irvine66% (48/73)42% (30/72)28% (18/65)21% (17/81)26% (21/82)
UC Los Angeles14% (10/72)9% (6/68)6% (3/53)7% (4/60)10% (7/71)
UC Merced94% (32/34)90% (18/20)79% (15/19)100% (15/15)93% (27/29)
UC Riverside79% (33/42)67% (31/46)56% (19/34)70% (38/54)80% (43/54)
UC San Diego45% (25/55)54% (25/46)21% (7/33)29% (14/48)60% (32/53)
UC Santa Barbara28% (11/39)55% (11/20)35% (13/37)38% (10/26)39% (14/36)
UC Santa Cruz47% (7/15)48% (11/23)40% (8/20)47% (8/17)64% (16/25)

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.