Ofarrell Charter School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 51 students from Ofarrell Charter School applied to the University of California and 37 (73%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 45 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 33 admitted, 12%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.97.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (73%) was about the same as the San Diego County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Ofarrell Charter School students (55% → 38% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (44% → 88%). Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus513773%—133.893.97
UC Berkeley25——11%—3.99—
UC Davis11327%44%—3.93—
UC Irvine33927%29%—3.954.28
UC Los Angeles33412%9%—4.04—
UC Merced1414100%94%—3.873.87
UC Riverside242188%87%—3.823.93
UC San Diego451738%28%93.924.27
UC Santa Barbara6467%38%—3.82—
UC Santa Cruz5——72%—3.40—

“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 campus64% (43/67)67% (28/42)79% (50/63)66% (37/56)73% (37/51)
UC Berkeley— (—/20)14% (3/22)— (—/26)— (—/19)— (—/25)
UC Davis28% (5/18)— (—/7)29% (8/28)33% (4/12)27% (3/11)
UC Irvine35% (18/51)21% (7/34)24% (12/51)32% (15/47)27% (9/33)
UC Los Angeles11% (4/35)— (—/26)15% (5/34)12% (4/34)12% (4/33)
UC Merced92% (11/12)89% (8/9)100% (12/12)86% (6/7)100% (14/14)
UC Riverside44% (11/25)64% (7/11)75% (18/24)73% (16/22)88% (21/24)
UC San Diego55% (32/58)55% (17/31)44% (25/57)50% (25/50)38% (17/45)
UC Santa Barbara27% (4/15)38% (3/8)20% (5/25)25% (4/16)67% (4/6)
UC Santa Cruz46% (6/13)— (—/5)56% (10/18)65% (11/17)— (—/5)

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.