Western Christian High School: UC admissions

Upland · San Bernardino CountyPrivate high school

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

In fall 2025, 36 students from Western Christian High School applied to the University of California and 31 (86%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 31 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC San Diego (5 of 31 admitted, 16%), and the easiest was UC Merced (92%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 3.95.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (86%) was 7 points above the San Bernardino County average (79%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and worse at UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus363186%—143.943.95
UC Berkeley20420%11%44.06—
UC Davis17953%44%—3.994.10
UC Irvine29724%29%—3.994.19
UC Los Angeles28——9%—4.08—
UC Merced121192%94%—3.773.75
UC Riverside252080%87%33.864.02
UC San Diego31516%28%—4.024.24
UC Santa Barbara19632%38%—3.934.24
UC Santa Cruz151067%72%—3.724.06

“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 campus70% (14/20)72% (13/18)74% (31/42)66% (23/35)86% (31/36)
UC Berkeley— (—/9)— (—/10)— (—/19)— (—/11)20% (4/20)
UC Davis57% (4/7)60% (6/10)30% (6/20)54% (7/13)53% (9/17)
UC Irvine25% (4/16)50% (9/18)24% (8/34)26% (8/31)24% (7/29)
UC Los Angeles— (—/15)21% (3/14)— (—/28)— (—/25)— (—/28)
UC Merced80% (4/5)—90% (9/10)80% (4/5)92% (11/12)
UC Riverside50% (4/8)100% (8/8)68% (21/31)74% (17/23)80% (20/25)
UC San Diego43% (6/14)38% (6/16)13% (4/32)29% (6/21)16% (5/31)
UC Santa Barbara56% (5/9)67% (6/9)21% (5/24)31% (5/16)32% (6/19)
UC Santa Cruz— (—/6)—61% (11/18)56% (5/9)67% (10/15)

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.