Urban School of San Francisco: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Urban School of San Francisco did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Urban School of San Francisco itself; for that, contact the school’s admissions office.

In fall 2025, 79 students from Urban School of San Francisco applied to the University of California and 43 (54%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 74 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 74 admitted, 5%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.96.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (54%) was 23 points below the San Francisco County average (77%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Davis, where the admit rate for Urban School of San Francisco students fell from 41% to 25%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus794354%—73.903.96
UC Berkeley62711%11%—3.954.15
UC Davis561425%44%—3.894.17
UC Irvine38——29%—3.93—
UC Los Angeles7445%9%—3.92—
UC Merced1010100%94%—3.633.63
UC Riverside211781%87%—3.723.80
UC San Diego5958%28%—3.924.24
UC Santa Barbara68710%38%—3.894.25
UC Santa Cruz512141%72%—3.814.05

“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 campus50% (33/66)48% (39/82)56% (37/66)54% (44/82)54% (43/79)
UC Berkeley7% (3/45)14% (7/51)14% (5/37)19% (11/58)11% (7/62)
UC Davis41% (15/37)26% (10/38)35% (12/34)16% (7/44)25% (14/56)
UC Irvine— (—/24)— (—/24)— (—/23)10% (4/40)— (—/38)
UC Los Angeles13% (7/52)11% (8/72)14% (8/56)9% (7/74)5% (4/74)
UC Merced——100% (12/12)83% (5/6)100% (10/10)
UC Riverside60% (6/10)— (—/9)56% (5/9)73% (8/11)81% (17/21)
UC San Diego16% (6/38)6% (3/49)18% (8/44)15% (8/55)8% (5/59)
UC Santa Barbara7% (3/45)7% (5/67)8% (4/53)17% (12/69)10% (7/68)
UC Santa Cruz43% (19/44)48% (19/40)53% (21/40)57% (29/51)41% (21/51)

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.