Saint Francis HS Salesian Col Prep: UC admissions

Watsonville · Santa Cruz CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Saint Francis HS Salesian Col Prep did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Saint Francis HS Salesian Col Prep itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 22 students from Saint Francis HS Salesian Col Prep applied to the University of California and 17 (77%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 17 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 13 admitted, 23%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.98.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (77%) was about the same as the Santa Cruz County average (75%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus221777%—63.973.98
UC Berkeley11——11%—3.95—
UC Davis17847%44%33.914.08
UC Irvine16744%29%—4.044.11
UC Los Angeles15——9%—4.05—
UC Merced77100%94%—3.823.82
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego13323%28%—4.00—
UC Santa Barbara8——38%—4.02—
UC Santa Cruz0——72%———

“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 campus46% (6/13)71% (15/21)74% (20/27)67% (12/18)77% (17/22)
UC Berkeley— (—/7)— (—/14)— (—/11)— (—/9)— (—/11)
UC Davis— (—/5)45% (5/11)53% (8/15)44% (4/9)47% (8/17)
UC Irvine—— (—/7)— (—/18)25% (3/12)44% (7/16)
UC Los Angeles— (—/7)— (—/12)36% (5/14)— (—/12)— (—/15)
UC Merced——100% (6/6)—100% (7/7)
UC Riverside—— (—/7)55% (6/11)——
UC San Diego— (—/8)40% (4/10)30% (3/10)— (—/7)23% (3/13)
UC Santa Barbara— (—/8)— (—/10)17% (3/18)50% (4/8)— (—/8)
UC Santa Cruz— (—/7)57% (8/14)44% (4/9)67% (4/6)—

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.