Mira Monte High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 56 students from Mira Monte High School applied to the University of California and 46 (82%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Merced with 33 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 31 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.71.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (82%) was 3 points above the Kern County average (79%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC San Diego, where the admit rate for Mira Monte High School students rose from 21% to 41%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus564682%—133.623.71
UC Berkeley24313%11%—3.80—
UC Davis20735%44%—3.714.11
UC Irvine21524%29%—3.684.27
UC Los Angeles31310%9%33.70—
UC Merced333194%94%—3.573.66
UC Riverside191895%87%—3.533.65
UC San Diego271141%28%—3.684.01
UC Santa Barbara311652%38%43.593.89
UC Santa Cruz231461%72%—3.533.82

“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 campus61% (44/72)63% (60/95)76% (54/71)75% (61/81)82% (46/56)
UC Berkeley— (—/30)— (—/33)23% (7/31)— (—/40)13% (3/24)
UC Davis21% (8/38)40% (12/30)48% (15/31)38% (13/34)35% (7/20)
UC Irvine— (—/30)— (—/43)12% (4/33)19% (8/42)24% (5/21)
UC Los Angeles— (—/40)5% (3/55)13% (5/40)— (—/45)10% (3/31)
UC Merced81% (26/32)90% (35/39)97% (29/30)100% (33/33)94% (31/33)
UC Riverside26% (5/19)36% (10/28)57% (8/14)53% (8/15)95% (18/19)
UC San Diego21% (8/38)33% (15/45)64% (18/28)45% (19/42)41% (11/27)
UC Santa Barbara50% (14/28)25% (15/61)48% (15/31)65% (17/26)52% (16/31)
UC Santa Cruz53% (10/19)8% (3/39)38% (10/26)77% (20/26)61% (14/23)

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.