Waverly School: UC admissions

Pasadena · Los Angeles CountyPrivate high school

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

In fall 2025, 10 students from Waverly School applied to the University of California and 9 (90%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 8 applicants. Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.96.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus10990%—33.983.96
UC Berkeley5——11%—4.12—
UC Davis0——44%———
UC Irvine5——29%———
UC Los Angeles8——9%—4.03—
UC Merced0——94%———
UC Riverside0——87%———
UC San Diego0——28%———
UC Santa Barbara7——38%—3.90—
UC Santa Cruz6583%72%—4.054.16

“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 campus74% (14/19)55% (12/22)69% (9/13)57% (8/14)90% (9/10)
UC Berkeley— (—/13)— (—/14)— (—/9)—— (—/5)
UC Davis57% (4/7)— (—/5)80% (4/5)——
UC Irvine— (—/9)40% (4/10)— (—/7)— (—/5)— (—/5)
UC Los Angeles25% (3/12)— (—/13)— (—/11)— (—/11)— (—/8)
UC Merced—————
UC Riverside—57% (4/7)—80% (4/5)—
UC San Diego62% (8/13)— (—/7)44% (4/9)— (—/9)—
UC Santa Barbara31% (4/13)— (—/15)— (—/9)— (—/10)— (—/7)
UC Santa Cruz78% (7/9)47% (7/15)63% (5/8)43% (3/7)83% (5/6)

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.