Stanford Online High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 57 students from Stanford Online High School applied to the University of California and 44 (77%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Berkeley with 56 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 48 admitted, 6%), and the easiest was UC Santa Cruz (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.20.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (77%) was about the same as the San Mateo County average (75%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Los Angeles, where the admit rate for Stanford Online High School students fell from 43% to 6%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus574477%—164.194.20
UC Berkeley561527%11%64.204.25
UC Davis342162%44%—4.174.23
UC Irvine371232%29%—4.204.31
UC Los Angeles4836%9%—4.22—
UC Merced151493%94%—4.144.12
UC Riverside141286%87%—4.134.11
UC San Diego46817%28%—4.194.33
UC Santa Barbara361953%38%—4.204.29
UC Santa Cruz181794%72%—4.154.21

“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% (25/38)79% (37/47)75% (39/52)74% (43/58)77% (44/57)
UC Berkeley44% (14/32)36% (16/45)28% (14/50)30% (16/53)27% (15/56)
UC Davis61% (14/23)59% (17/29)64% (18/28)52% (15/29)62% (21/34)
UC Irvine21% (3/14)26% (7/27)48% (19/40)53% (17/32)32% (12/37)
UC Los Angeles43% (13/30)16% (7/43)18% (9/50)18% (9/51)6% (3/48)
UC Merced—67% (4/6)100% (7/7)100% (5/5)93% (14/15)
UC Riverside—— (—/7)90% (9/10)67% (6/9)86% (12/14)
UC San Diego44% (11/25)24% (9/37)23% (10/44)26% (11/42)17% (8/46)
UC Santa Barbara53% (9/17)50% (17/34)65% (26/40)51% (20/39)53% (19/36)
UC Santa Cruz50% (6/12)65% (13/20)83% (19/23)79% (19/24)94% (17/18)

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.