San Francisco University HS: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 79 students from San Francisco University HS applied to the University of California and 51 (65%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 73 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (8 of 73 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (92%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.06.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (65%) was 13 points below the San Francisco County average (77%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for San Francisco University HS students (20% → 14% admitted), while UC San Diego got easier (8% → 23%). 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 campus795165%—114.034.06
UC Berkeley711014%11%34.064.21
UC Davis481633%44%—3.964.18
UC Irvine31619%29%—3.974.31
UC Los Angeles73811%9%54.064.28
UC Merced131292%94%—3.623.71
UC Riverside161488%87%—3.793.90
UC San Diego621423%28%—4.034.29
UC Santa Barbara581322%38%—4.034.29
UC Santa Cruz372465%72%—3.964.10

“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 campus62% (40/65)45% (30/67)64% (52/81)56% (56/100)65% (51/79)
UC Berkeley20% (10/49)11% (6/56)12% (9/73)16% (13/83)14% (10/71)
UC Davis35% (13/37)26% (11/43)40% (21/52)31% (17/55)33% (16/48)
UC Irvine— (—/29)— (—/29)22% (8/36)12% (6/52)19% (6/31)
UC Los Angeles14% (8/57)11% (7/63)7% (5/72)8% (7/93)11% (8/73)
UC Merced100% (8/8)100% (6/6)100% (6/6)80% (8/10)92% (12/13)
UC Riverside25% (3/12)27% (3/11)71% (5/7)60% (9/15)88% (14/16)
UC San Diego8% (4/50)7% (3/43)16% (10/63)23% (18/78)23% (14/62)
UC Santa Barbara19% (10/54)7% (4/60)13% (8/64)26% (24/94)22% (13/58)
UC Santa Cruz59% (22/37)22% (8/36)74% (26/35)62% (32/52)65% (24/37)

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.