Rancho San Juan High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 106 students from Rancho San Juan High School applied to the University of California and 83 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 71 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (7 of 53 admitted, 13%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.83.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (78%) was about the same as the Monterey County average (77%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1068378%—283.743.83
UC Berkeley662030%11%83.794.23
UC Davis712839%44%53.754.09
UC Irvine491327%29%—3.854.16
UC Los Angeles53713%9%—3.904.16
UC Merced504794%94%—3.693.74
UC Riverside352983%87%—3.663.74
UC San Diego662741%28%—3.814.18
UC Santa Barbara361233%38%33.734.10
UC Santa Cruz563257%72%53.603.88

“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 campus—44% (18/41)75% (90/120)68% (76/112)78% (83/106)
UC Berkeley—— (—/23)30% (17/57)22% (14/64)30% (20/66)
UC Davis—14% (4/28)39% (29/74)44% (34/78)39% (28/71)
UC Irvine—— (—/12)11% (6/53)19% (13/67)27% (13/49)
UC Los Angeles—— (—/14)9% (6/65)9% (5/56)13% (7/53)
UC Merced—92% (12/13)93% (37/40)86% (25/29)94% (47/50)
UC Riverside——61% (17/28)60% (12/20)83% (29/35)
UC San Diego—— (—/19)23% (11/47)47% (29/62)41% (27/66)
UC Santa Barbara—— (—/19)25% (15/59)21% (11/52)33% (12/36)
UC Santa Cruz—27% (6/22)56% (36/64)59% (30/51)57% (32/56)

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.