Westchester Enriched Science Magnet: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 55 students from Westchester Enriched Science Magnet applied to the University of California and 40 (73%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Los Angeles with 46 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (6 of 46 admitted, 13%), and the easiest was UC Merced (88%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.83.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (73%) was 4 points below the Los Angeles County average (76%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Los Angeles got harder for Westchester Enriched Science Magnet students (24% → 13% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (53% → 81%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles and UC San Diego and worse at UC Irvine.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus554073%—223.673.83
UC Berkeley24625%11%—3.764.17
UC Davis19947%44%—3.754.09
UC Irvine33824%29%—3.764.07
UC Los Angeles46613%9%53.684.17
UC Merced242188%94%—3.713.84
UC Riverside373081%87%93.683.82
UC San Diego291241%28%—3.704.05
UC Santa Barbara19842%38%33.694.06
UC Santa Cruz15960%72%—3.633.95

“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 campus67% (37/55)65% (31/48)56% (24/43)55% (30/55)73% (40/55)
UC Berkeley31% (8/26)13% (3/24)— (—/18)12% (3/25)25% (6/24)
UC Davis33% (6/18)50% (7/14)50% (9/18)28% (5/18)47% (9/19)
UC Irvine28% (9/32)11% (3/27)13% (3/24)8% (3/40)24% (8/33)
UC Los Angeles24% (9/37)18% (6/33)13% (5/38)12% (5/42)13% (6/46)
UC Merced84% (16/19)67% (10/15)89% (8/9)91% (10/11)88% (21/24)
UC Riverside53% (16/30)54% (15/28)57% (8/14)63% (10/16)81% (30/37)
UC San Diego41% (14/34)15% (5/33)17% (3/18)25% (7/28)41% (12/29)
UC Santa Barbara24% (6/25)41% (7/17)39% (7/18)20% (5/25)42% (8/19)
UC Santa Cruz63% (10/16)36% (4/11)45% (5/11)26% (5/19)60% (9/15)

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.