Presentation High School: UC admissions

San Jose · Santa Clara CountyPrivate high school

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

In fall 2025, 98 students from Presentation High School applied to the University of California and 72 (73%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Santa Barbara with 77 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 64 admitted, 6%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.93.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (73%) was 7 points below the Santa Clara County average (80%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Davis got harder for Presentation High School students (36% → 21% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (53% → 75%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus987273%—233.883.93
UC Berkeley6047%11%34.04—
UC Davis731521%44%—3.934.22
UC Irvine661320%29%—4.004.18
UC Los Angeles6446%9%34.03—
UC Merced313097%94%—3.753.80
UC Riverside443989%87%33.823.93
UC San Diego7468%28%—3.914.25
UC Santa Barbara771925%38%—3.934.23
UC Santa Cruz654975%72%73.864.03

“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 campus53% (77/145)64% (74/115)67% (73/109)62% (53/85)73% (72/98)
UC Berkeley10% (7/68)9% (7/78)20% (12/61)25% (13/51)7% (4/60)
UC Davis36% (27/75)26% (20/77)34% (23/68)36% (20/55)21% (15/73)
UC Irvine5% (4/83)11% (8/74)7% (5/75)25% (13/52)20% (13/66)
UC Los Angeles8% (7/93)7% (6/88)9% (6/66)8% (5/60)6% (4/64)
UC Merced100% (15/15)93% (25/27)96% (26/27)93% (14/15)97% (30/31)
UC Riverside69% (22/32)79% (33/42)75% (30/40)95% (20/21)89% (39/44)
UC San Diego20% (19/95)9% (8/85)21% (13/63)26% (18/68)8% (6/74)
UC Santa Barbara23% (23/101)28% (25/88)23% (16/69)35% (20/57)25% (19/77)
UC Santa Cruz53% (31/59)46% (31/68)74% (42/57)64% (27/42)75% (49/65)

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.