West Shores High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 20 students from West Shores High School applied to the University of California and 11 (55%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Riverside with 18 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Irvine (3 of 16 admitted, 19%), and the easiest was UC Merced (86%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.66.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (55%) was 25 points below the Riverside County average (80%).

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus201155%——3.353.66
UC Berkeley5——11%—3.75—
UC Davis5——44%—3.20—
UC Irvine16319%29%—3.40—
UC Los Angeles9——9%—3.32—
UC Merced7686%94%—3.423.57
UC Riverside18950%87%—3.343.71
UC San Diego14——28%—3.27—
UC Santa Barbara5——38%—3.43—
UC Santa Cruz0——72%———

“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 campus92% (11/12)100% (5/5)67% (14/21)91% (20/22)55% (11/20)
UC Berkeley———43% (3/7)— (—/5)
UC Davis————— (—/5)
UC Irvine60% (6/10)—31% (4/13)38% (6/16)19% (3/16)
UC Los Angeles— (—/5)—— (—/9)— (—/5)— (—/9)
UC Merced83% (5/6)—67% (4/6)89% (8/9)86% (6/7)
UC Riverside67% (8/12)—50% (8/16)76% (16/21)50% (9/18)
UC San Diego— (—/7)—31% (4/13)40% (6/15)— (—/14)
UC Santa Barbara——— (—/10)—— (—/5)
UC Santa Cruz——— (—/8)——

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.