Orange Glen High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 109 students from Orange Glen High School applied to the University of California and 92 (84%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 82 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (5 of 44 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (88%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.85.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (84%) was 12 points above the San Diego County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Orange Glen High School students (45% → 39% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (55% → 88%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1099284%—383.713.85
UC Berkeley31723%11%54.044.27
UC Davis472043%44%83.754.11
UC Irvine721014%29%—3.774.11
UC Los Angeles44511%9%—3.924.25
UC Merced504386%94%—3.583.79
UC Riverside726388%87%53.653.77
UC San Diego823239%28%163.774.18
UC Santa Barbara341441%38%—3.754.21
UC Santa Cruz362467%72%—3.714.00

“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% (48/75)71% (48/68)73% (54/74)63% (70/112)84% (92/109)
UC Berkeley12% (3/26)— (—/29)22% (6/27)17% (9/52)23% (7/31)
UC Davis35% (8/23)44% (8/18)47% (8/17)46% (12/26)43% (20/47)
UC Irvine16% (8/50)12% (5/42)13% (6/45)26% (19/73)14% (10/72)
UC Los Angeles14% (5/36)11% (4/38)7% (3/46)10% (6/61)11% (5/44)
UC Merced79% (11/14)54% (7/13)85% (11/13)85% (11/13)86% (43/50)
UC Riverside55% (21/38)66% (21/32)63% (19/30)59% (27/46)88% (63/72)
UC San Diego45% (24/53)57% (31/54)45% (29/64)34% (31/91)39% (32/82)
UC Santa Barbara37% (14/38)46% (11/24)43% (10/23)39% (15/38)41% (14/34)
UC Santa Cruz55% (11/20)53% (9/17)60% (12/20)48% (14/29)67% (24/36)

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.