Stem Academy of Hollywood: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 49 students from Stem Academy of Hollywood applied to the University of California and 35 (71%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 38 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (4 of 38 admitted, 11%), and the easiest was UC Merced (95%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.79.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (71%) was 5 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Stem Academy of Hollywood students rose from 45% to 82%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus493571%—163.703.79
UC Berkeley23522%11%33.884.21
UC Davis21943%44%—3.613.98
UC Irvine38411%29%—3.74—
UC Los Angeles34——9%—3.75—
UC Merced201995%94%—3.713.70
UC Riverside282382%87%—3.713.80
UC San Diego271141%28%43.734.08
UC Santa Barbara24417%38%—3.59—
UC Santa Cruz201260%72%—3.643.90

“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 campus69% (38/55)71% (42/59)73% (53/73)78% (73/94)71% (35/49)
UC Berkeley24% (5/21)14% (4/28)13% (5/38)20% (7/35)22% (5/23)
UC Davis16% (3/19)39% (7/18)45% (15/33)40% (21/53)43% (9/21)
UC Irvine— (—/35)7% (3/42)— (—/50)21% (13/62)11% (4/38)
UC Los Angeles9% (3/35)10% (5/50)9% (5/53)7% (4/58)— (—/34)
UC Merced72% (18/25)100% (18/18)100% (17/17)90% (28/31)95% (19/20)
UC Riverside45% (14/31)38% (11/29)45% (13/29)66% (27/41)82% (23/28)
UC San Diego14% (3/22)38% (8/21)52% (12/23)52% (22/42)41% (11/27)
UC Santa Barbara15% (4/26)21% (5/24)28% (7/25)23% (9/39)17% (4/24)
UC Santa Cruz50% (9/18)43% (6/14)61% (19/31)56% (19/34)60% (12/20)

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.