New Open World Academy: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 36 students from New Open World Academy applied to the University of California and 29 (81%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 21 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Santa Barbara (5 of 19 admitted, 26%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.68.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (81%) was 4 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus362981%—113.613.68
UC Berkeley15——11%—3.73—
UC Davis20735%44%33.513.73
UC Irvine21——29%—3.68—
UC Los Angeles19——9%—3.90—
UC Merced181794%94%—3.633.69
UC Riverside191368%87%—3.493.64
UC San Diego12——28%—3.72—
UC Santa Barbara19526%38%—3.604.21
UC Santa Cruz16850%72%—3.534.01

“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 campus90% (27/30)86% (30/35)68% (26/38)82% (32/39)81% (29/36)
UC Berkeley38% (5/13)33% (7/21)— (—/21)19% (3/16)— (—/15)
UC Davis47% (7/15)46% (6/13)56% (5/9)47% (9/19)35% (7/20)
UC Irvine— (—/18)12% (3/25)13% (4/32)— (—/23)— (—/21)
UC Los Angeles20% (3/15)11% (3/27)9% (3/34)— (—/21)— (—/19)
UC Merced100% (12/12)100% (8/8)—85% (11/13)94% (17/18)
UC Riverside67% (14/21)71% (12/17)67% (12/18)72% (13/18)68% (13/19)
UC San Diego— (—/5)86% (12/14)54% (7/13)36% (4/11)— (—/12)
UC Santa Barbara30% (3/10)30% (3/10)23% (3/13)41% (11/27)26% (5/19)
UC Santa Cruz56% (5/9)50% (5/10)— (—/7)64% (9/14)50% (8/16)

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.