Middle College High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 38 students from Middle College High School applied to the University of California and 29 (76%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 28 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 23 admitted, 17%), and the easiest was UC Merced (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.60.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (76%) was about the same as the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Middle College High School students (40% → 18% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (43% → 62%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus382976%—53.493.60
UC Berkeley14321%11%—3.69—
UC Davis13431%44%—3.56—
UC Irvine28518%29%—3.444.05
UC Los Angeles23417%9%—3.53—
UC Merced201995%94%—3.393.43
UC Riverside211362%87%—3.353.55
UC San Diego22836%28%—3.574.06
UC Santa Barbara16319%38%—3.43—
UC Santa Cruz11——72%—3.37—

“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 campus60% (33/55)74% (40/54)69% (42/61)75% (42/56)76% (29/38)
UC Berkeley24% (4/17)24% (8/33)16% (5/32)18% (4/22)21% (3/14)
UC Davis40% (6/15)33% (4/12)40% (8/20)50% (11/22)31% (4/13)
UC Irvine40% (17/42)40% (17/42)29% (13/45)17% (8/46)18% (5/28)
UC Los Angeles7% (3/43)23% (10/44)14% (6/43)14% (6/44)17% (4/23)
UC Merced82% (9/11)100% (16/16)83% (19/23)100% (13/13)95% (19/20)
UC Riverside43% (13/30)54% (19/35)38% (8/21)68% (17/25)62% (13/21)
UC San Diego26% (5/19)50% (11/22)35% (9/26)39% (15/38)36% (8/22)
UC Santa Barbara14% (3/21)25% (4/16)11% (3/27)21% (4/19)19% (3/16)
UC Santa Cruz38% (5/13)— (—/8)45% (9/20)36% (4/11)— (—/11)

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.