Steam at Legacy High School Complex: UC admissions

South Gate · Los Angeles CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 25 students from Steam at Legacy High School Complex applied to the University of California and 18 (72%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 21 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (8 of 21 admitted, 38%), and the easiest was UC Merced (93%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.81.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (72%) was 4 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for Steam at Legacy High School Complex students fell from 62% to 38%. Its applicants did better than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus251872%—73.643.81
UC Berkeley12——11%—3.75—
UC Davis8——44%—3.43—
UC Irvine21838%29%33.674.16
UC Los Angeles12——9%—3.87—
UC Merced151493%94%—3.683.79
UC Riverside141286%87%—3.793.89
UC San Diego12542%28%—3.764.18
UC Santa Barbara10440%38%—3.54—
UC Santa Cruz10550%72%—3.513.78

“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 campus84% (31/37)81% (42/52)73% (36/49)76% (34/45)72% (18/25)
UC Berkeley45% (5/11)17% (4/24)24% (5/21)22% (4/18)— (—/12)
UC Davis27% (4/15)55% (6/11)— (—/10)50% (8/16)— (—/8)
UC Irvine62% (18/29)33% (15/45)33% (13/39)26% (10/38)38% (8/21)
UC Los Angeles15% (4/26)8% (3/39)22% (8/36)13% (4/31)— (—/12)
UC Merced100% (12/12)100% (15/15)94% (15/16)100% (12/12)93% (14/15)
UC Riverside59% (10/17)52% (17/33)55% (12/22)57% (13/23)86% (12/14)
UC San Diego— (—/11)41% (7/17)52% (12/23)50% (13/26)42% (5/12)
UC Santa Barbara25% (4/16)14% (3/22)23% (5/22)29% (4/14)40% (4/10)
UC Santa Cruz42% (5/12)71% (12/17)38% (3/8)— (—/9)50% (5/10)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Steam at Legacy High School Complex who were admitted to each campus.

Other Los Angeles County high schools

All Los Angeles County schools →

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.