Willow Glen High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 129 students from Willow Glen High School applied to the University of California and 96 (74%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 89 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (7 of 70 admitted, 10%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). 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 (74%) was 6 points below the Santa Clara County average (80%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Riverside, where the admit rate for Willow Glen High School students rose from 59% to 93%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1299674%—463.964.03
UC Berkeley721217%11%64.044.31
UC Davis893135%44%74.034.25
UC Irvine661117%29%34.064.11
UC Los Angeles70710%9%44.124.32
UC Merced333297%94%—3.853.88
UC Riverside282693%87%33.863.96
UC San Diego842429%28%64.064.28
UC Santa Barbara873034%38%94.024.30
UC Santa Cruz705579%72%73.964.08

“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 campus61% (78/127)59% (82/140)67% (76/114)66% (80/121)74% (96/129)
UC Berkeley13% (8/62)16% (12/74)14% (10/69)22% (16/73)17% (12/72)
UC Davis37% (31/84)24% (18/74)32% (23/73)44% (36/82)35% (31/89)
UC Irvine6% (3/49)7% (5/67)12% (7/59)15% (9/60)17% (11/66)
UC Los Angeles4% (3/70)6% (5/80)10% (6/63)9% (7/74)10% (7/70)
UC Merced82% (18/22)96% (27/28)84% (21/25)88% (14/16)97% (32/33)
UC Riverside59% (17/29)68% (19/28)76% (19/25)81% (17/21)93% (26/28)
UC San Diego16% (10/64)14% (11/79)21% (15/71)23% (16/71)29% (24/84)
UC Santa Barbara23% (19/83)23% (21/92)17% (13/78)37% (30/81)34% (30/87)
UC Santa Cruz53% (40/76)24% (19/78)60% (46/77)68% (47/69)79% (55/70)

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.