Riverbank High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 25 students from Riverbank High School applied to the University of California and 22 (88%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Merced with 21 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 12 admitted, 25%), and the easiest was UC Merced (86%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.76.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (88%) was about the same as the Stanislaus County average (88%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus252288%—93.633.76
UC Berkeley11——11%—3.72—
UC Davis181056%44%33.744.01
UC Irvine0——29%———
UC Los Angeles0——9%———
UC Merced211886%94%53.563.71
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego12325%28%—3.68—
UC Santa Barbara12542%38%—3.524.07
UC Santa Cruz10440%72%—3.47—

“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 campus79% (26/33)80% (20/25)82% (18/22)86% (32/37)88% (22/25)
UC Berkeley43% (6/14)— (—/11)30% (3/10)33% (6/18)— (—/11)
UC Davis42% (10/24)— (—/16)31% (4/13)50% (12/24)56% (10/18)
UC Irvine— (—/7)— (—/7)— (—/8)23% (3/13)—
UC Los Angeles— (—/9)— (—/6)— (—/9)— (—/15)—
UC Merced84% (21/25)95% (18/19)100% (13/13)100% (24/24)86% (18/21)
UC Riverside— (—/7)————
UC San Diego— (—/8)— (—/6)— (—/5)45% (5/11)25% (3/12)
UC Santa Barbara57% (4/7)— (—/5)71% (5/7)42% (5/12)42% (5/12)
UC Santa Cruz— (—/5)43% (3/7)63% (5/8)44% (7/16)40% (4/10)

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.