San Lorenzo Valley High School: UC admissions

Felton · Santa Cruz CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 36 students from San Lorenzo Valley High School applied to the University of California and 22 (61%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 25 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (8 of 25 admitted, 32%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.12.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (61%) was 14 points below the Santa Cruz County average (75%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and worse at UC Davis.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus362261%—93.944.12
UC Berkeley23835%11%34.074.23
UC Davis21733%44%—3.984.17
UC Irvine12433%29%—4.04—
UC Los Angeles15——9%—3.96—
UC Merced10990%94%—3.934.04
UC Riverside66100%87%—4.034.03
UC San Diego25832%28%—3.954.22
UC Santa Barbara22941%38%—4.024.25
UC Santa Cruz171165%72%—3.824.07

“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 campus69% (18/26)51% (19/37)58% (21/36)65% (24/37)61% (22/36)
UC Berkeley— (—/11)— (—/15)— (—/16)— (—/16)35% (8/23)
UC Davis60% (9/15)35% (6/17)29% (5/17)29% (5/17)33% (7/21)
UC Irvine—18% (3/17)— (—/11)— (—/10)33% (4/12)
UC Los Angeles— (—/8)— (—/12)— (—/17)— (—/12)— (—/15)
UC Merced———80% (4/5)90% (9/10)
UC Riverside———60% (3/5)100% (6/6)
UC San Diego33% (4/12)17% (3/18)— (—/23)— (—/22)32% (8/25)
UC Santa Barbara27% (4/15)32% (7/22)26% (7/27)24% (5/21)41% (9/22)
UC Santa Cruz72% (13/18)46% (11/24)65% (13/20)68% (15/22)65% (11/17)

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.