Tracy High School: UC admissions

Tracy · San Joaquin CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 58 students from Tracy High School applied to the University of California and 45 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 43 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (3 of 35 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). 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 (78%) was 5 points below the San Joaquin County average (82%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for Tracy High School students (22% → 9% admitted), while UC Irvine got easier (29% → 54%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara and worse at UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus584578%—283.853.94
UC Berkeley3539%11%33.89—
UC Davis431842%44%63.854.09
UC Irvine281554%29%43.904.09
UC Los Angeles3439%9%33.94—
UC Merced2727100%94%—3.903.90
UC Riverside221986%87%—3.863.93
UC San Diego39821%28%—3.894.21
UC Santa Barbara281657%38%73.924.15
UC Santa Cruz271970%72%—3.783.99

“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% (60/87)56% (45/80)74% (67/91)62% (49/79)78% (45/58)
UC Berkeley22% (11/49)25% (14/55)16% (10/62)18% (10/55)9% (3/35)
UC Davis46% (27/59)47% (28/59)40% (26/65)34% (21/62)42% (18/43)
UC Irvine29% (15/52)17% (8/48)20% (10/49)16% (6/38)54% (15/28)
UC Los Angeles12% (6/52)12% (6/50)10% (5/51)10% (5/48)9% (3/34)
UC Merced85% (22/26)92% (11/12)97% (28/29)90% (19/21)100% (27/27)
UC Riverside73% (11/15)63% (5/8)85% (22/26)55% (6/11)86% (19/22)
UC San Diego29% (14/48)29% (14/49)13% (7/53)22% (10/46)21% (8/39)
UC Santa Barbara33% (16/48)41% (17/41)38% (20/53)30% (12/40)57% (16/28)
UC Santa Cruz65% (26/40)35% (11/31)69% (34/49)64% (25/39)70% (19/27)

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.