Oxford Academy: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 173 students from Oxford Academy applied to the University of California and 137 (79%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 162 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (12 of 145 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.00.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (79%) was 3 points above the Orange County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC San Diego, where the admit rate for Oxford Academy students fell from 35% to 21%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus17313779%—693.974.00
UC Berkeley1201714%11%64.014.17
UC Davis793443%44%33.964.11
UC Irvine1625333%29%233.974.15
UC Los Angeles145128%9%83.994.24
UC Merced706897%94%—3.953.95
UC Riverside11410895%87%213.963.99
UC San Diego1402921%28%53.994.20
UC Santa Barbara832429%38%—3.964.22
UC Santa Cruz282589%72%—3.883.95

“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 campus77% (134/175)82% (142/174)80% (130/162)73% (122/168)79% (137/173)
UC Berkeley22% (24/109)13% (17/126)15% (17/112)11% (12/108)14% (17/120)
UC Davis56% (35/63)42% (29/69)58% (41/71)53% (27/51)43% (34/79)
UC Irvine39% (62/159)58% (95/164)52% (77/148)42% (65/154)33% (53/162)
UC Los Angeles8% (13/155)10% (16/158)14% (19/140)8% (12/149)8% (12/145)
UC Merced92% (11/12)100% (15/15)100% (17/17)100% (11/11)97% (68/70)
UC Riverside95% (71/75)86% (76/88)93% (78/84)90% (57/63)95% (108/114)
UC San Diego35% (49/139)22% (32/143)27% (36/133)24% (33/138)21% (29/140)
UC Santa Barbara42% (49/118)33% (34/102)35% (39/110)39% (34/87)29% (24/83)
UC Santa Cruz88% (23/26)52% (17/33)77% (24/31)76% (16/21)89% (25/28)

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.