Palm Valley School: UC admissions

Rancho Mirage · Riverside CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Palm Valley School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Palm Valley School itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 10 students from Palm Valley School applied to the University of California and 10 (100%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 9 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (3 of 6 admitted, 50%), and the easiest was UC Irvine (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.25.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1010100%—74.254.25
UC Berkeley6350%11%—4.35—
UC Davis5480%44%—4.25—
UC Irvine77100%29%44.294.29
UC Los Angeles7——9%—4.28—
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego9667%28%—4.304.36
UC Santa Barbara9778%38%—4.254.35
UC Santa Cruz0——72%———

“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 campus78% (7/9)67% (4/6)—83% (10/12)100% (10/10)
UC Berkeley60% (3/5)— (—/5)—— (—/7)50% (3/6)
UC Davis———56% (5/9)80% (4/5)
UC Irvine— (—/6)——— (—/8)100% (7/7)
UC Los Angeles— (—/7)— (—/6)—— (—/10)— (—/7)
UC Merced—————
UC Riverside—————
UC San Diego67% (4/6)— (—/5)—— (—/10)67% (6/9)
UC Santa Barbara— (—/5)— (—/5)—— (—/7)78% (7/9)
UC Santa Cruz80% (4/5)——100% (5/5)—

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Palm Valley School who were admitted to each campus.

Other Riverside County high schools

All Riverside County schools →

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.