Maywood Academy High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 52 students from Maywood Academy High School applied to the University of California and 42 (81%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 44 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 38 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.72.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (81%) was 4 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for Maywood Academy High School students fell from 35% to 20%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus524281%—123.633.72
UC Berkeley10——11%—3.85—
UC Davis13862%44%33.573.90
UC Irvine44920%29%—3.674.04
UC Los Angeles3838%9%33.69—
UC Merced1212100%94%—3.663.66
UC Riverside362878%87%—3.573.69
UC San Diego371541%28%—3.593.93
UC Santa Barbara23730%38%—3.543.96
UC Santa Cruz9667%72%—3.653.92

“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 campus50% (14/28)63% (27/43)70% (26/37)65% (20/31)81% (42/52)
UC Berkeley— (—/6)— (—/11)27% (4/15)— (—/11)— (—/10)
UC Davis— (—/7)— (—/14)57% (4/7)—62% (8/13)
UC Irvine35% (9/26)25% (10/40)34% (11/32)11% (3/28)20% (9/44)
UC Los Angeles— (—/21)— (—/32)— (—/33)— (—/27)8% (3/38)
UC Merced80% (4/5)100% (12/12)——100% (12/12)
UC Riverside— (—/11)47% (8/17)71% (12/17)61% (11/18)78% (28/36)
UC San Diego31% (4/13)45% (10/22)61% (11/18)32% (6/19)41% (15/37)
UC Santa Barbara75% (6/8)38% (6/16)37% (7/19)63% (5/8)30% (7/23)
UC Santa Cruz27% (3/11)50% (3/6)83% (5/6)—67% (6/9)

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.