Rise Kohyang High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 76 students from Rise Kohyang High School applied to the University of California and 57 (75%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 62 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 48 admitted, 6%), and the easiest was UC Merced (96%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.79.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (75%) was about the same as the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Rise Kohyang High School students (33% → 8% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (42% → 80%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and worse at UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus765775%—243.633.79
UC Berkeley3638%11%—3.76—
UC Davis331442%44%53.613.94
UC Irvine62——29%—3.66—
UC Los Angeles4836%9%33.69—
UC Merced272696%94%—3.723.73
UC Riverside443580%87%83.573.75
UC San Diego461635%28%43.714.14
UC Santa Barbara38718%38%—3.664.15
UC Santa Cruz251144%72%—3.493.81

“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 campus67% (38/57)66% (27/41)64% (28/44)82% (46/56)75% (57/76)
UC Berkeley33% (7/21)— (—/22)15% (4/26)— (—/22)8% (3/36)
UC Davis26% (6/23)25% (4/16)45% (5/11)47% (9/19)42% (14/33)
UC Irvine— (—/40)— (—/33)— (—/33)24% (9/38)— (—/62)
UC Los Angeles8% (3/40)— (—/38)— (—/39)11% (5/45)6% (3/48)
UC Merced94% (17/18)86% (6/7)—95% (19/20)96% (26/27)
UC Riverside42% (10/24)60% (15/25)70% (16/23)64% (18/28)80% (35/44)
UC San Diego46% (13/28)60% (15/25)39% (13/33)48% (16/33)35% (16/46)
UC Santa Barbara16% (4/25)13% (3/24)24% (5/21)33% (9/27)18% (7/38)
UC Santa Cruz38% (6/16)53% (9/17)64% (7/11)57% (12/21)44% (11/25)

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.