Westview High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 323 students from Westview High School applied to the University of California and 274 (85%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 275 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (20 of 229 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (98%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.03.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (85%) was 12 points above the San Diego County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Westview High School students (47% → 14% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (40% → 80%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis and UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus32327485%—1323.984.03
UC Berkeley2012713%11%174.064.21
UC Davis2096330%44%34.034.20
UC Irvine26616060%29%624.014.15
UC Los Angeles229209%9%134.064.20
UC Merced10210098%94%—3.933.96
UC Riverside18817392%87%123.953.99
UC San Diego2753814%28%134.014.23
UC Santa Barbara2529538%38%74.004.21
UC Santa Cruz17714280%72%53.964.09

“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 campus71% (232/325)62% (193/310)68% (243/357)72% (247/344)85% (274/323)
UC Berkeley7% (13/193)11% (21/190)16% (34/218)11% (22/208)13% (27/201)
UC Davis41% (75/185)36% (62/171)30% (62/208)27% (58/216)30% (63/209)
UC Irvine22% (55/246)14% (34/246)19% (54/290)33% (95/284)60% (160/266)
UC Los Angeles9% (22/235)9% (20/231)8% (21/270)8% (22/264)9% (20/229)
UC Merced89% (33/37)98% (39/40)98% (52/53)98% (51/52)98% (100/102)
UC Riverside76% (100/132)74% (105/142)71% (131/185)83% (153/184)92% (173/188)
UC San Diego47% (121/257)22% (58/269)13% (42/314)16% (48/293)14% (38/275)
UC Santa Barbara38% (87/231)27% (61/227)25% (63/253)39% (96/246)38% (95/252)
UC Santa Cruz40% (61/152)28% (37/134)64% (107/167)66% (121/183)80% (142/177)

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.