Saint John Bosco High School: UC admissions

Bellflower · Los Angeles CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Saint John Bosco High School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Saint John Bosco High School itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 86 students from Saint John Bosco High School applied to the University of California and 50 (58%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 67 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (4 of 46 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (87%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.87.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (58%) was 18 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Saint John Bosco High School students (26% → 9% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (55% → 74%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus865058%—173.733.87
UC Berkeley4649%11%—3.89—
UC Davis281036%44%—3.844.23
UC Irvine61915%29%—3.834.22
UC Los Angeles67812%9%43.824.25
UC Merced232087%94%—3.613.65
UC Riverside342574%87%33.683.86
UC San Diego591424%28%—3.774.16
UC Santa Barbara471226%38%33.814.14
UC Santa Cruz251248%72%—3.644.01

“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 campus50% (45/90)40% (41/103)53% (43/81)59% (47/79)58% (50/86)
UC Berkeley26% (11/42)13% (7/53)21% (7/34)18% (8/44)9% (4/46)
UC Davis25% (6/24)12% (5/42)18% (4/22)44% (15/34)36% (10/28)
UC Irvine6% (4/69)8% (5/66)16% (9/58)18% (11/62)15% (9/61)
UC Los Angeles9% (6/69)15% (12/82)12% (8/67)10% (6/61)12% (8/67)
UC Merced70% (7/10)71% (12/17)92% (11/12)93% (14/15)87% (20/23)
UC Riverside55% (18/33)39% (15/38)45% (14/31)54% (20/37)74% (25/34)
UC San Diego15% (8/52)8% (5/61)11% (6/53)9% (4/45)24% (14/59)
UC Santa Barbara11% (6/53)13% (6/46)16% (7/45)21% (9/43)26% (12/47)
UC Santa Cruz38% (10/26)— (—/21)38% (8/21)50% (13/26)48% (12/25)

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.