University High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 72 students from University High School applied to the University of California and 59 (82%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 53 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (9 of 52 admitted, 17%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.07.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (82%) was about the same as the Fresno County average (81%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Irvine, where the admit rate for University High School students rose from 29% to 65%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus725982%—373.994.07
UC Berkeley481429%11%54.024.15
UC Davis502958%44%84.004.15
UC Irvine513365%29%54.024.17
UC Los Angeles52917%9%54.034.16
UC Merced3030100%94%44.034.03
UC Riverside191895%87%—4.024.05
UC San Diego532038%28%54.024.21
UC Santa Barbara331133%38%—4.004.24
UC Santa Cruz282486%72%33.934.04

“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 campus78% (45/58)88% (51/58)68% (49/72)81% (57/70)82% (59/72)
UC Berkeley30% (8/27)29% (12/41)23% (10/44)19% (10/54)29% (14/48)
UC Davis36% (13/36)53% (19/36)28% (12/43)43% (23/53)58% (29/50)
UC Irvine29% (9/31)63% (25/40)21% (11/52)35% (18/51)65% (33/51)
UC Los Angeles11% (4/36)27% (12/44)8% (4/52)18% (9/51)17% (9/52)
UC Merced100% (18/18)100% (8/8)88% (22/25)96% (23/24)100% (30/30)
UC Riverside89% (16/18)100% (12/12)64% (9/14)82% (9/11)95% (18/19)
UC San Diego24% (8/34)28% (10/36)8% (3/37)26% (11/42)38% (20/53)
UC Santa Barbara20% (5/25)31% (11/35)27% (9/33)33% (13/40)33% (11/33)
UC Santa Cruz79% (15/19)71% (15/21)59% (17/29)83% (19/23)86% (24/28)

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.