Sherman E Burroughs HS: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Sherman E Burroughs HS did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Sherman E Burroughs HS itself.

In fall 2025, 25 students from Sherman E Burroughs HS applied to the University of California and 21 (84%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 17 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (3 of 15 admitted, 20%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.87.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (84%) was 5 points above the Kern County average (79%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus252184%—93.783.87
UC Berkeley8——11%—3.91—
UC Davis13538%44%—3.864.26
UC Irvine12——29%—3.82—
UC Los Angeles17——9%—3.82—
UC Merced77100%94%—3.593.59
UC Riverside111091%87%—3.783.85
UC San Diego15320%28%—3.79—
UC Santa Barbara15853%38%53.673.99
UC Santa Cruz6——72%—3.59—

“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% (17/24)72% (18/25)54% (15/28)68% (17/25)84% (21/25)
UC Berkeley— (—/13)— (—/8)— (—/14)— (—/9)— (—/8)
UC Davis44% (7/16)38% (5/13)50% (8/16)— (—/9)38% (5/13)
UC Irvine17% (3/18)19% (3/16)— (—/17)— (—/16)— (—/12)
UC Los Angeles— (—/11)— (—/12)20% (3/15)— (—/14)— (—/17)
UC Merced————100% (7/7)
UC Riverside—71% (5/7)38% (3/8)82% (9/11)91% (10/11)
UC San Diego40% (8/20)25% (4/16)29% (5/17)23% (3/13)20% (3/15)
UC Santa Barbara82% (9/11)88% (7/8)60% (9/15)67% (8/12)53% (8/15)
UC Santa Cruz83% (5/6)—50% (4/8)60% (6/10)— (—/6)

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.