Santa Rosa High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 53 students from Santa Rosa High School applied to the University of California and 39 (74%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 39 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 27 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). 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 (74%) was about the same as the Sonoma County average (73%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Davis, where the admit rate for Santa Rosa High School students fell from 54% to 36%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, 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 campus533974%—213.803.92
UC Berkeley33——11%—3.93—
UC Davis391436%44%43.774.08
UC Irvine17——29%—3.93—
UC Los Angeles24——9%—3.96—
UC Merced171694%94%—3.813.87
UC Riverside151493%87%—3.813.82
UC San Diego27311%28%—3.83—
UC Santa Barbara341132%38%53.804.17
UC Santa Cruz301757%72%63.703.99

“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 campus66% (43/65)54% (43/80)62% (42/68)67% (35/52)74% (39/53)
UC Berkeley12% (4/34)17% (8/46)13% (6/45)17% (5/30)— (—/33)
UC Davis54% (20/37)27% (13/48)34% (15/44)30% (11/37)36% (14/39)
UC Irvine20% (5/25)16% (4/25)21% (6/28)16% (3/19)— (—/17)
UC Los Angeles9% (4/45)11% (4/38)11% (4/38)9% (3/32)— (—/24)
UC Merced100% (6/6)100% (5/5)100% (8/8)100% (12/12)94% (16/17)
UC Riverside50% (4/8)57% (4/7)67% (4/6)—93% (14/15)
UC San Diego26% (8/31)11% (4/37)15% (5/33)28% (7/25)11% (3/27)
UC Santa Barbara37% (14/38)30% (14/46)35% (15/43)42% (15/36)32% (11/34)
UC Santa Cruz72% (28/39)47% (23/49)62% (26/42)62% (21/34)57% (17/30)

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.