Rim of the World High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 32 students from Rim of the World High School applied to the University of California and 29 (91%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Riverside with 25 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 19 admitted, 16%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). 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 (91%) was 11 points above the San Bernardino County average (79%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Rim of the World High School students rose from 73% to 88%.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus322991%—113.954.04
UC Berkeley12——11%—4.09—
UC Davis14750%44%—3.974.20
UC Irvine14429%29%—3.95—
UC Los Angeles19316%9%34.06—
UC Merced77100%94%—3.903.90
UC Riverside252288%87%43.934.04
UC San Diego16638%28%—4.054.25
UC Santa Barbara19842%38%—3.984.25
UC Santa Cruz171376%72%—3.904.05

“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 campus68% (28/41)79% (15/19)74% (25/34)76% (32/42)91% (29/32)
UC Berkeley44% (4/9)38% (3/8)— (—/8)45% (5/11)— (—/12)
UC Davis47% (8/17)50% (3/6)30% (3/10)50% (9/18)50% (7/14)
UC Irvine— (—/19)33% (4/12)— (—/18)23% (5/22)29% (4/14)
UC Los Angeles— (—/21)— (—/11)— (—/17)21% (5/24)16% (3/19)
UC Merced——75% (6/8)75% (6/8)100% (7/7)
UC Riverside73% (16/22)82% (9/11)77% (17/22)77% (20/26)88% (22/25)
UC San Diego19% (4/21)— (—/9)— (—/16)35% (9/26)38% (6/16)
UC Santa Barbara38% (8/21)46% (6/13)43% (6/14)50% (9/18)42% (8/19)
UC Santa Cruz86% (12/14)50% (4/8)50% (5/10)63% (10/16)76% (13/17)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

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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.