Sequoyah School: UC admissions

Pasadena · Los Angeles CountyPrivate high school

This page shows how students from Sequoyah School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Sequoyah School itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 26 students from Sequoyah School applied to the University of California and 16 (62%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Santa Cruz with 17 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Santa Barbara (3 of 12 admitted, 25%), and the easiest was UC Santa Cruz (65%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.95.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (62%) was 15 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus261662%—43.913.95
UC Berkeley16638%11%—4.064.27
UC Davis13754%44%—3.824.19
UC Irvine7——29%—3.72—
UC Los Angeles15——9%—3.95—
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside8563%87%—3.703.98
UC San Diego14429%28%—3.99—
UC Santa Barbara12325%38%—3.91—
UC Santa Cruz171165%72%—3.924.13

“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 campus62% (16/26)40% (4/10)80% (16/20)77% (17/22)62% (16/26)
UC Berkeley— (—/16)— (—/9)40% (6/15)— (—/16)38% (6/16)
UC Davis31% (4/13)— (—/6)27% (3/11)50% (4/8)54% (7/13)
UC Irvine— (—/11)—— (—/5)30% (3/10)— (—/7)
UC Los Angeles— (—/20)— (—/8)— (—/15)18% (3/17)— (—/15)
UC Merced—————
UC Riverside— (—/7)———63% (5/8)
UC San Diego21% (3/14)— (—/9)36% (5/14)— (—/12)29% (4/14)
UC Santa Barbara19% (3/16)— (—/6)— (—/13)— (—/13)25% (3/12)
UC Santa Cruz72% (13/18)50% (3/6)69% (9/13)71% (12/17)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.