Phillip & Sala Burton Acad HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Phillip & Sala Burton Acad HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Phillip & Sala Burton Acad HS itself.

In fall 2025, 93 students from Phillip & Sala Burton Acad HS applied to the University of California and 71 (76%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 85 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 60 admitted, 5%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.04.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (76%) was about the same as the San Francisco County average (77%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Phillip & Sala Burton Acad HS students (19% → 5% admitted), while UC San Diego got easier (27% → 52%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Davis and UC San Diego and worse at UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus937176%—473.904.04
UC Berkeley7945%11%—3.93—
UC Davis854249%44%193.894.18
UC Irvine58814%29%34.004.15
UC Los Angeles6035%9%—3.96—
UC Merced403998%94%—3.974.00
UC Riverside282486%87%—3.924.06
UC San Diego562952%28%154.054.22
UC Santa Barbara461839%38%—4.004.24
UC Santa Cruz453169%72%43.884.11

“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 campus84% (92/110)77% (101/132)71% (67/95)74% (65/88)76% (71/93)
UC Berkeley19% (15/80)18% (17/97)8% (6/74)6% (4/65)5% (4/79)
UC Davis55% (49/89)35% (41/116)40% (32/80)34% (23/67)49% (42/85)
UC Irvine8% (6/77)15% (13/88)15% (9/60)17% (8/46)14% (8/58)
UC Los Angeles11% (8/75)6% (5/88)5% (3/63)11% (5/44)5% (3/60)
UC Merced96% (23/24)95% (38/40)87% (26/30)96% (26/27)98% (39/40)
UC Riverside74% (20/27)77% (20/26)64% (9/14)72% (18/25)86% (24/28)
UC San Diego27% (13/49)17% (13/77)10% (5/51)23% (9/40)52% (29/56)
UC Santa Barbara39% (20/51)28% (15/54)27% (10/37)34% (12/35)39% (18/46)
UC Santa Cruz81% (60/74)61% (51/84)45% (24/53)57% (31/54)69% (31/45)

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.