San Marin High School: UC admissions

Novato · Marin CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 116 students from San Marin High School applied to the University of California and 79 (68%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 82 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (4 of 63 admitted, 6%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.92.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (68%) was about the same as the Marin County average (69%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for San Marin High School students (22% → 6% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (65% → 79%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley, 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 campus1167968%—313.823.92
UC Berkeley6346%11%—3.94—
UC Davis822227%44%73.834.15
UC Irvine62711%29%—3.924.13
UC Los Angeles6469%9%44.004.26
UC Merced2929100%94%43.653.65
UC Riverside332679%87%33.743.87
UC San Diego611118%28%—3.894.26
UC Santa Barbara802126%38%—3.904.26
UC Santa Cruz784760%72%63.794.07

“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 campus64% (58/91)59% (65/111)64% (65/101)66% (61/92)68% (79/116)
UC Berkeley22% (10/45)10% (7/67)11% (7/62)15% (8/52)6% (4/63)
UC Davis38% (23/60)19% (15/78)34% (25/73)32% (20/62)27% (22/82)
UC Irvine17% (7/42)9% (5/58)14% (8/59)14% (6/43)11% (7/62)
UC Los Angeles10% (5/52)7% (4/58)6% (4/72)5% (3/56)9% (6/64)
UC Merced92% (12/13)100% (18/18)85% (11/13)96% (22/23)100% (29/29)
UC Riverside65% (15/23)56% (10/18)85% (11/13)75% (12/16)79% (26/33)
UC San Diego16% (9/58)7% (6/83)14% (11/77)12% (7/58)18% (11/61)
UC Santa Barbara27% (16/59)18% (14/78)15% (12/82)24% (16/67)26% (21/80)
UC Santa Cruz56% (30/54)36% (23/64)65% (39/60)55% (29/53)60% (47/78)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from San Marin High School who were admitted to each campus.

Other Marin County high schools

All Marin County schools →

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.