Mark Keppel High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 245 students from Mark Keppel High School applied to the University of California and 206 (84%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 215 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (14 of 195 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Merced (99%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.91.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (84%) was 8 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Mark Keppel High School students (30% → 20% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (75% → 91%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus24520684%—953.873.91
UC Berkeley1431813%11%113.974.13
UC Davis1035049%44%123.914.10
UC Irvine2152913%29%143.904.15
UC Los Angeles195147%9%103.934.24
UC Merced757499%94%—3.873.88
UC Riverside17315891%87%303.843.90
UC San Diego1974020%28%103.924.20
UC Santa Barbara1524832%38%53.914.20
UC Santa Cruz644977%72%—3.813.96

“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 campus74% (190/257)63% (172/275)61% (173/284)75% (189/253)84% (206/245)
UC Berkeley14% (17/121)10% (16/153)11% (19/169)17% (26/149)13% (18/143)
UC Davis46% (47/103)41% (43/105)38% (47/124)43% (53/123)49% (50/103)
UC Irvine2% (5/228)9% (24/256)10% (25/252)13% (30/223)13% (29/215)
UC Los Angeles11% (20/184)5% (12/219)7% (17/227)9% (18/209)7% (14/195)
UC Merced98% (40/41)100% (29/29)93% (37/40)95% (39/41)99% (74/75)
UC Riverside75% (119/158)71% (114/161)69% (119/173)83% (114/137)91% (158/173)
UC San Diego30% (58/193)20% (44/220)15% (35/238)22% (46/209)20% (40/197)
UC Santa Barbara16% (25/159)15% (25/172)17% (33/192)33% (52/157)32% (48/152)
UC Santa Cruz70% (37/53)43% (23/54)49% (34/70)71% (44/62)77% (49/64)

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.