Sato Academy of Math & Science: UC admissions

Long Beach · Los Angeles CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from Sato Academy of Math & Science did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Sato Academy of Math & Science itself.

In fall 2025, 73 students from Sato Academy of Math & Science applied to the University of California and 48 (66%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 61 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (5 of 59 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.94.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (66%) was 11 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at 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 campus734866%—203.873.94
UC Berkeley45511%11%—3.964.25
UC Davis23730%44%43.944.20
UC Irvine611016%29%63.894.16
UC Los Angeles5958%9%—3.924.27
UC Merced232296%94%—3.883.96
UC Riverside363597%87%43.873.92
UC San Diego51714%28%—3.914.27
UC Santa Barbara30620%38%—3.964.28
UC Santa Cruz221673%72%33.753.95

“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 campus38% (18/48)47% (20/43)67% (35/52)61% (40/66)66% (48/73)
UC Berkeley11% (3/28)13% (3/23)11% (4/36)— (—/43)11% (5/45)
UC Davis29% (4/14)— (—/14)38% (6/16)42% (11/26)30% (7/23)
UC Irvine12% (5/41)13% (4/31)19% (8/43)25% (14/56)16% (10/61)
UC Los Angeles— (—/39)— (—/32)— (—/39)— (—/44)8% (5/59)
UC Merced——88% (7/8)100% (10/10)96% (22/23)
UC Riverside50% (7/14)— (—/9)75% (15/20)86% (19/22)97% (35/36)
UC San Diego17% (5/30)12% (3/26)30% (9/30)8% (4/50)14% (7/51)
UC Santa Barbara25% (5/20)15% (3/20)22% (4/18)29% (8/28)20% (6/30)
UC Santa Cruz60% (3/5)61% (11/18)50% (7/14)82% (14/17)73% (16/22)

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.