Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep itself.

In fall 2025, 58 students from Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep applied to the University of California and 42 (72%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 54 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (6 of 34 admitted, 18%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.90.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (72%) was 4 points below the Sacramento County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Los Angeles, where the admit rate for Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep students rose from 9% to 19%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles and worse at UC Davis, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus584272%—233.803.90
UC Berkeley34618%11%33.874.18
UC Davis542139%44%133.814.12
UC Irvine22——29%—3.90—
UC Los Angeles27519%9%—3.934.15
UC Merced2424100%94%—3.803.80
UC Riverside211571%87%—3.723.94
UC San Diego25520%28%—3.834.21
UC Santa Barbara18528%38%—3.804.16
UC Santa Cruz261558%72%43.684.04

“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 campus70% (40/57)69% (42/61)57% (28/49)67% (51/76)72% (42/58)
UC Berkeley10% (4/42)— (—/43)— (—/23)14% (7/49)18% (6/34)
UC Davis36% (19/53)31% (18/58)25% (11/44)48% (31/65)39% (21/54)
UC Irvine54% (14/26)46% (16/35)38% (8/21)12% (5/42)— (—/22)
UC Los Angeles9% (3/32)13% (4/31)— (—/18)8% (3/39)19% (5/27)
UC Merced82% (14/17)88% (22/25)91% (10/11)100% (12/12)100% (24/24)
UC Riverside— (—/8)89% (8/9)— (—/5)69% (11/16)71% (15/21)
UC San Diego15% (4/27)18% (5/28)— (—/21)29% (10/34)20% (5/25)
UC Santa Barbara33% (5/15)25% (5/20)31% (4/13)30% (11/37)28% (5/18)
UC Santa Cruz38% (5/13)46% (12/26)54% (7/13)78% (18/23)58% (15/26)

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.