Windsor High School: UC admissions

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

In fall 2025, 82 students from Windsor High School applied to the University of California and 59 (72%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 60 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (4 of 44 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (94%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.05.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (72%) was about the same as the Sonoma County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Los Angeles got harder for Windsor High School students (16% → 9% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (46% → 76%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus825972%—263.884.05
UC Berkeley50714%11%43.944.18
UC Davis602643%44%73.884.15
UC Irvine45818%29%—3.994.28
UC Los Angeles4449%9%33.94—
UC Merced161594%94%—3.903.97
UC Riverside141393%87%—3.913.94
UC San Diego451738%28%33.894.26
UC Santa Barbara481633%38%53.874.26
UC Santa Cruz513976%72%33.844.04

“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 campus53% (31/58)59% (45/76)62% (39/63)56% (29/52)72% (59/82)
UC Berkeley20% (6/30)12% (6/51)19% (7/37)16% (4/25)14% (7/50)
UC Davis43% (16/37)36% (15/42)27% (11/41)34% (11/32)43% (26/60)
UC Irvine19% (5/27)19% (6/32)20% (5/25)20% (5/25)18% (8/45)
UC Los Angeles16% (4/25)6% (3/50)11% (4/37)10% (3/31)9% (4/44)
UC Merced—92% (12/13)83% (5/6)—94% (15/16)
UC Riverside63% (5/8)92% (11/12)50% (3/6)90% (9/10)93% (13/14)
UC San Diego40% (10/25)17% (6/36)18% (7/38)15% (4/27)38% (17/45)
UC Santa Barbara38% (12/32)28% (12/43)35% (14/40)35% (12/34)33% (16/48)
UC Santa Cruz46% (13/28)52% (13/25)70% (23/33)64% (16/25)76% (39/51)

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.