Warren High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 230 students from Warren High School applied to the University of California and 179 (78%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Irvine with 193 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (12 of 157 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.77.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (78%) was about the same as the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for Warren High School students (61% → 17% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (61% → 87%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus23017978%—503.683.77
UC Berkeley761013%11%43.794.22
UC Davis592136%44%33.784.06
UC Irvine1933317%29%113.714.08
UC Los Angeles157128%9%73.744.11
UC Merced757397%94%—3.663.67
UC Riverside14212387%87%93.693.77
UC San Diego1494631%28%103.734.12
UC Santa Barbara1002323%38%33.704.14
UC Santa Cruz673958%72%—3.583.83

“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 campus76% (173/227)61% (135/221)69% (142/207)70% (142/202)78% (179/230)
UC Berkeley22% (16/72)14% (15/109)16% (14/88)12% (9/77)13% (10/76)
UC Davis47% (28/60)31% (18/59)31% (16/51)40% (19/47)36% (21/59)
UC Irvine61% (100/164)32% (59/187)29% (48/164)18% (29/165)17% (33/193)
UC Los Angeles8% (13/157)6% (10/165)7% (11/159)7% (10/138)8% (12/157)
UC Merced91% (41/45)93% (28/30)98% (43/44)95% (36/38)97% (73/75)
UC Riverside61% (68/112)58% (40/69)58% (34/59)72% (60/83)87% (123/142)
UC San Diego46% (56/121)45% (51/114)37% (38/104)50% (58/117)31% (46/149)
UC Santa Barbara26% (27/105)31% (26/83)29% (26/90)29% (26/89)23% (23/100)
UC Santa Cruz73% (35/48)37% (17/46)54% (28/52)51% (30/59)58% (39/67)

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.