Renaissance Arts Academy: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 35 students from Renaissance Arts Academy applied to the University of California and 32 (91%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 27 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (5 of 27 admitted, 19%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.86.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (91%) was 15 points above the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Renaissance Arts Academy students rose from 65% to 100%. Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Los Angeles.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus353291%—103.863.86
UC Berkeley17424%11%—3.97—
UC Davis12758%44%—3.914.02
UC Irvine17——29%—3.87—
UC Los Angeles27519%9%43.874.18
UC Merced111091%94%—3.733.76
UC Riverside2424100%87%—3.833.83
UC San Diego16744%28%—3.984.18
UC Santa Barbara13538%38%—3.884.18
UC Santa Cruz161063%72%—3.853.99

“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 campus91% (32/35)92% (23/25)90% (36/40)100% (26/26)91% (32/35)
UC Berkeley33% (6/18)42% (5/12)17% (5/29)23% (3/13)24% (4/17)
UC Davis31% (4/13)56% (5/9)65% (11/17)38% (5/13)58% (7/12)
UC Irvine— (—/20)31% (4/13)21% (4/19)40% (4/10)— (—/17)
UC Los Angeles16% (4/25)24% (4/17)23% (7/30)20% (4/20)19% (5/27)
UC Merced100% (20/20)100% (17/17)100% (21/21)94% (15/16)91% (10/11)
UC Riverside65% (13/20)67% (6/9)88% (14/16)86% (18/21)100% (24/24)
UC San Diego43% (6/14)40% (4/10)38% (8/21)— (—/7)44% (7/16)
UC Santa Barbara— (—/20)— (—/14)19% (3/16)46% (6/13)38% (5/13)
UC Santa Cruz86% (18/21)64% (7/11)59% (13/22)30% (3/10)63% (10/16)

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.