Stockdale High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 129 students from Stockdale High School applied to the University of California and 104 (81%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 102 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (8 of 89 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.94.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (81%) was about the same as the Kern County average (79%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Stockdale High School students (21% → 13% admitted), while UC Irvine got easier (27% → 49%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and worse at UC Davis and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus12910481%—553.893.94
UC Berkeley771013%11%54.054.17
UC Davis752736%44%—3.924.21
UC Irvine1025049%29%193.914.14
UC Los Angeles8989%9%43.954.22
UC Merced646398%94%—3.923.92
UC Riverside867790%87%103.883.95
UC San Diego962122%28%53.954.20
UC Santa Barbara843036%38%33.934.23
UC Santa Cruz463372%72%63.854.06

“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 campus63% (103/163)62% (105/169)79% (133/168)80% (105/132)81% (104/129)
UC Berkeley21% (15/71)14% (14/97)20% (20/101)15% (11/75)13% (10/77)
UC Davis41% (36/87)40% (34/86)55% (52/94)33% (26/79)36% (27/75)
UC Irvine27% (32/119)27% (30/112)27% (34/126)43% (43/101)49% (50/102)
UC Los Angeles7% (8/117)12% (15/125)10% (13/131)11% (11/103)9% (8/89)
UC Merced91% (29/32)88% (29/33)96% (51/53)96% (47/49)98% (63/64)
UC Riverside71% (52/73)87% (58/67)85% (76/89)81% (61/75)90% (77/86)
UC San Diego22% (23/103)28% (32/116)23% (29/127)17% (17/102)22% (21/96)
UC Santa Barbara28% (27/96)31% (30/97)35% (39/111)30% (28/93)36% (30/84)
UC Santa Cruz66% (38/58)45% (29/64)60% (49/81)69% (44/64)72% (33/46)

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.