Mount Eden High School: UC admissions

Hayward · Alameda CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 97 students from Mount Eden High School applied to the University of California and 82 (85%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 74 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 53 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.88.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (85%) was about the same as the Alameda County average (83%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Mount Eden High School students (27% → 10% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (71% → 90%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus978285%—283.843.88
UC Berkeley69710%11%33.894.16
UC Davis743041%44%73.854.17
UC Irvine45511%29%—3.894.21
UC Los Angeles5348%9%43.94—
UC Merced474494%94%43.783.81
UC Riverside403690%87%43.733.80
UC San Diego462043%28%—3.944.22
UC Santa Barbara401230%38%—3.784.22
UC Santa Cruz513875%72%43.743.93

“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 campus76% (64/84)72% (69/96)74% (81/110)71% (67/95)85% (82/97)
UC Berkeley27% (16/59)10% (7/73)15% (11/75)— (—/58)10% (7/69)
UC Davis45% (28/62)28% (21/74)47% (35/75)38% (23/61)41% (30/74)
UC Irvine17% (7/41)20% (9/45)17% (8/48)21% (9/42)11% (5/45)
UC Los Angeles17% (7/42)10% (5/52)9% (4/43)7% (3/45)8% (4/53)
UC Merced82% (18/22)93% (25/27)97% (34/35)100% (18/18)94% (44/47)
UC Riverside71% (20/28)81% (13/16)69% (31/45)70% (26/37)90% (36/40)
UC San Diego40% (12/30)26% (10/39)23% (9/40)29% (13/45)43% (20/46)
UC Santa Barbara39% (13/33)79% (15/19)38% (20/52)41% (17/41)30% (12/40)
UC Santa Cruz69% (27/39)44% (21/48)58% (29/50)67% (29/43)75% (38/51)

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.