Turlock High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 80 students from Turlock High School applied to the University of California and 65 (81%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Merced with 49 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (8 of 39 admitted, 21%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.90.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (81%) was 7 points below the Stanislaus County average (88%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for Turlock High School students rose from 15% to 44%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, 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 campus806581%—393.823.90
UC Berkeley33721%11%53.884.15
UC Davis472043%44%73.834.16
UC Irvine251144%29%—3.924.19
UC Los Angeles31——9%—3.98—
UC Merced494490%94%133.783.85
UC Riverside1414100%87%—3.863.86
UC San Diego39821%28%—3.814.29
UC Santa Barbara351749%38%63.834.14
UC Santa Cruz282175%72%—3.834.02

“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 campus79% (89/113)68% (77/114)75% (93/124)80% (57/71)81% (65/80)
UC Berkeley23% (11/47)20% (12/61)16% (12/75)16% (6/37)21% (7/33)
UC Davis40% (28/70)28% (18/65)43% (34/80)55% (23/42)43% (20/47)
UC Irvine15% (5/34)12% (4/33)19% (8/43)22% (4/18)44% (11/25)
UC Los Angeles17% (7/42)11% (5/47)8% (5/64)8% (3/36)— (—/31)
UC Merced93% (56/60)92% (44/48)92% (57/62)92% (35/38)90% (44/49)
UC Riverside57% (8/14)50% (3/6)92% (11/12)— (—/5)100% (14/14)
UC San Diego24% (11/45)— (—/48)19% (9/48)17% (5/29)21% (8/39)
UC Santa Barbara33% (16/49)33% (20/61)32% (20/62)52% (16/31)49% (17/35)
UC Santa Cruz64% (32/50)49% (26/53)50% (25/50)63% (20/32)75% (21/28)

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.