Morningside High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 25 students from Morningside High School applied to the University of California and 21 (84%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 19 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (3 of 14 admitted, 21%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.81.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (84%) was 8 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus252184%—123.763.81
UC Berkeley14321%11%—3.91—
UC Davis8450%44%—3.83—
UC Irvine16——29%—3.81—
UC Los Angeles19——9%—3.79—
UC Merced1010100%94%—3.933.93
UC Riverside141286%87%—3.753.86
UC San Diego14536%28%—3.744.08
UC Santa Barbara12542%38%—3.714.01
UC Santa Cruz10770%72%—3.713.93

“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 campus46% (12/26)79% (19/24)72% (18/25)69% (9/13)84% (21/25)
UC Berkeley— (—/7)36% (5/14)— (—/8)— (—/10)21% (3/14)
UC Davis— (—/6)83% (5/6)——50% (4/8)
UC Irvine29% (5/17)29% (5/17)29% (6/21)— (—/7)— (—/16)
UC Los Angeles20% (4/20)22% (5/23)13% (3/23)— (—/9)— (—/19)
UC Merced—100% (7/7)——100% (10/10)
UC Riverside33% (5/15)54% (7/13)79% (15/19)63% (5/8)86% (12/14)
UC San Diego— (—/14)83% (5/6)— (—/5)50% (5/10)36% (5/14)
UC Santa Barbara35% (6/17)63% (5/8)31% (5/16)43% (3/7)42% (5/12)
UC Santa Cruz— (—/7)67% (6/9)——70% (7/10)

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.