University Preparatory: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 125 students from University Preparatory applied to the University of California and 100 (80%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 92 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (7 of 83 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.89.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (80%) was about the same as the San Bernardino County average (79%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Berkeley got harder for University Preparatory students (27% → 16% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (75% → 90%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus12510080%—443.843.89
UC Berkeley37616%11%43.924.27
UC Davis15320%44%—3.85—
UC Irvine921921%29%33.884.18
UC Los Angeles8378%9%43.914.27
UC Merced3434100%94%—3.943.94
UC Riverside918290%87%203.813.86
UC San Diego712231%28%53.824.23
UC Santa Barbara41922%38%33.774.21
UC Santa Cruz191684%72%53.793.92

“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 campus73% (97/132)74% (107/144)66% (82/125)76% (98/129)80% (100/125)
UC Berkeley27% (10/37)32% (20/62)18% (9/50)13% (6/45)16% (6/37)
UC Davis42% (10/24)43% (13/30)59% (10/17)50% (12/24)20% (3/15)
UC Irvine31% (31/100)26% (30/117)20% (18/90)30% (30/101)21% (19/92)
UC Los Angeles7% (6/91)11% (12/111)12% (10/81)8% (8/102)8% (7/83)
UC Merced92% (24/26)100% (8/8)78% (7/9)100% (8/8)100% (34/34)
UC Riverside75% (65/87)73% (67/92)64% (53/83)81% (66/81)90% (82/91)
UC San Diego38% (30/79)61% (58/95)49% (45/92)45% (41/91)31% (22/71)
UC Santa Barbara17% (6/36)19% (8/42)30% (10/33)29% (10/34)22% (9/41)
UC Santa Cruz70% (21/30)64% (16/25)70% (19/27)77% (24/31)84% (16/19)

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.