Mountain Empire High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 5 students from Mountain Empire High School applied to the University of California and 3 (60%) were admitted to at least one campus.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus5360%——3.88—
UC Berkeley0——11%———
UC Davis0——44%———
UC Irvine0——29%———
UC Los Angeles0——9%———
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego0——28%———
UC Santa Barbara0——38%———
UC Santa Cruz0——72%———

“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 campus86% (6/7)75% (6/8)42% (5/12)92% (11/12)60% (3/5)
UC Berkeley—— (—/5)— (—/9)— (—/5)—
UC Davis—————
UC Irvine— (—/5)——— (—/7)—
UC Los Angeles——— (—/8)——
UC Merced———88% (7/8)—
UC Riverside———71% (5/7)—
UC San Diego— (—/5)— (—/8)— (—/11)— (—/8)—
UC Santa Barbara—————
UC Santa Cruz—————

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.