Sanger High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 83 students from Sanger High School applied to the University of California and 73 (88%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Merced with 53 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 38 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (96%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.02.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (88%) was 7 points above the Fresno County average (81%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Sanger High School students (29% → 19% admitted), while UC Santa Barbara got easier (45% → 72%). Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus837388%—313.964.02
UC Berkeley36719%11%—4.094.25
UC Davis482552%44%83.944.18
UC Irvine382155%29%43.984.16
UC Los Angeles38411%9%44.04—
UC Merced535196%94%43.923.97
UC Riverside251976%87%—3.914.08
UC San Diego311445%28%34.074.26
UC Santa Barbara322372%38%44.054.19
UC Santa Cruz151387%72%—3.964.02

“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 campus71% (75/106)78% (65/83)73% (94/128)71% (64/90)88% (73/83)
UC Berkeley29% (13/45)17% (7/42)19% (13/68)17% (6/36)19% (7/36)
UC Davis50% (24/48)33% (17/51)54% (37/68)50% (24/48)52% (25/48)
UC Irvine31% (12/39)18% (8/45)19% (10/52)31% (15/48)55% (21/38)
UC Los Angeles16% (11/69)6% (3/48)11% (7/66)7% (3/41)11% (4/38)
UC Merced83% (30/36)97% (37/38)90% (37/41)86% (25/29)96% (51/53)
UC Riverside83% (10/12)44% (4/9)73% (8/11)67% (4/6)76% (19/25)
UC San Diego27% (9/33)15% (5/34)24% (12/50)37% (16/43)45% (14/31)
UC Santa Barbara45% (22/49)48% (19/40)40% (21/53)52% (23/44)72% (23/32)
UC Santa Cruz86% (32/37)48% (14/29)65% (26/40)66% (19/29)87% (13/15)

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.