Odyssey STEM Academy: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 77 students from Odyssey STEM Academy applied to the University of California and 55 (71%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 48 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (5 of 46 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (89%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.80.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (71%) was 5 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus775571%—193.553.80
UC Berkeley30——11%—3.59—
UC Davis371232%44%—3.684.36
UC Irvine48——29%—3.54—
UC Los Angeles46511%9%53.754.38
UC Merced282589%94%—3.533.59
UC Riverside482960%87%—3.403.77
UC San Diego471940%28%83.594.35
UC Santa Barbara20420%38%—3.57—
UC Santa Cruz17318%72%—3.27—

“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 campus—41% (41/100)53% (52/99)61% (63/103)71% (55/77)
UC Berkeley—7% (3/45)9% (5/54)14% (6/43)— (—/30)
UC Davis—26% (7/27)28% (16/58)28% (10/36)32% (12/37)
UC Irvine—7% (5/74)4% (3/71)9% (6/68)— (—/48)
UC Los Angeles—7% (5/76)6% (4/62)5% (4/75)11% (5/46)
UC Merced—75% (15/20)90% (18/20)85% (23/27)89% (25/28)
UC Riverside—38% (16/42)49% (17/35)38% (18/48)60% (29/48)
UC San Diego—9% (4/45)15% (6/39)40% (21/52)40% (19/47)
UC Santa Barbara—14% (6/42)16% (5/31)27% (11/41)20% (4/20)
UC Santa Cruz—29% (5/17)29% (8/28)28% (8/29)18% (3/17)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Odyssey STEM Academy who were admitted to each campus.

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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.