Mission San Jose High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 357 students from Mission San Jose High School applied to the University of California and 317 (89%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 339 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (25 of 316 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.92.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (89%) was 6 points above the Alameda County average (83%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Davis got harder for Mission San Jose High School students (27% → 17% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (45% → 76%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus35731789%—1013.863.92
UC Berkeley3164314%11%283.914.25
UC Davis3395817%44%53.894.19
UC Irvine3346018%29%93.884.19
UC Los Angeles316258%9%73.914.27
UC Merced24323998%94%—3.873.89
UC Riverside29625686%87%203.873.94
UC San Diego3374313%28%63.894.22
UC Santa Barbara3167624%38%43.894.24
UC Santa Cruz29322276%72%203.864.01

“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 campus80% (333/418)83% (398/481)90% (379/420)86% (362/419)89% (317/357)
UC Berkeley10% (36/348)10% (40/406)10% (37/371)11% (39/369)14% (43/316)
UC Davis27% (102/375)25% (113/449)26% (104/396)16% (61/390)17% (58/339)
UC Irvine6% (24/388)8% (37/448)22% (87/394)16% (62/394)18% (60/334)
UC Los Angeles8% (31/369)7% (29/431)12% (47/383)9% (34/378)8% (25/316)
UC Merced92% (146/159)94% (184/196)94% (196/208)97% (204/210)98% (239/243)
UC Riverside69% (201/293)68% (237/347)66% (210/318)73% (214/292)86% (256/296)
UC San Diego12% (47/377)10% (45/451)20% (80/392)16% (62/383)13% (43/337)
UC Santa Barbara24% (88/361)26% (109/420)20% (77/383)26% (94/368)24% (76/316)
UC Santa Cruz45% (150/336)49% (188/387)63% (231/365)59% (196/331)76% (222/293)

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.