Mount Everest Academy: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 20 students from Mount Everest Academy applied to the University of California and 15 (75%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 14 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (3 of 12 admitted, 25%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.24.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (75%) was about the same as the San Diego County average (73%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus201575%—64.224.24
UC Berkeley12325%11%—4.17—
UC Davis9556%44%—4.194.20
UC Irvine12——29%—4.21—
UC Los Angeles14——9%—4.22—
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside66100%87%—4.294.29
UC San Diego14429%28%—4.23—
UC Santa Barbara7343%38%—4.18—
UC Santa Cruz10990%72%—4.154.20

“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 campus75% (15/20)52% (12/23)47% (9/19)50% (9/18)75% (15/20)
UC Berkeley— (—/12)— (—/15)— (—/14)— (—/11)25% (3/12)
UC Davis43% (3/7)43% (3/7)—44% (4/9)56% (5/9)
UC Irvine— (—/8)— (—/12)33% (3/9)— (—/15)— (—/12)
UC Los Angeles24% (4/17)19% (3/16)33% (4/12)— (—/17)— (—/14)
UC Merced—————
UC Riverside—67% (4/6)—80% (4/5)100% (6/6)
UC San Diego71% (10/14)26% (5/19)33% (5/15)20% (3/15)29% (4/14)
UC Santa Barbara— (—/9)33% (3/9)— (—/9)43% (3/7)43% (3/7)
UC Santa Cruz86% (6/7)—43% (3/7)—90% (9/10)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

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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.