When we review freshman applicants we look at a wide variety of factors. Some are more easily quantifiable than others. Below are the primary academic factors we considered when we reviewed our freshman applicants for Fall Quarter 2015. There is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
Residency Overview
Applicant Overview by Residency
California Residents
Out of State
International
Total
Applicants
57,756
18,645
16,327
92,728
Admits
9,358
4,323
2,335
16,016
Enrolled
4,083
954
643
5,680
Admit Rate
16%
23%
14%
17%
Enroll Rate
44%
22%
28%
35%
% of Total Applicants
62%
20%
18%
100%
Academic Statistics
All GPAs are calculated from courses taken in grades 10 and 11.
The fully weighted GPA includes an extra grade point for all UC-approved honors courses (which include AP, IB, school-based honors and transferable college courses) in which a grade of C or higher is earned. The maximum value possible is 5.00.
This Unweighted GPA does not include any extra grade points for honors courses. The maximum value possible is 4.00.
Honors Courses included in the totals below are taken in grades 10–12 and are counted by semester, which means a year-long high school honors course would count as two. A single-semester course would count as one.
Domestic refers to applicants who are US citizens, permanent residents, refugees or asylees.
Applicants
25th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
3.63
3.85
3.64
3.68
Unweighted GPA
3.35
3.46
3.47
3.38
ACT Composite
23
27
27
25
SAT Composite
1550
1790
1850
1640
Honors Courses (domestic only)
10
12
n/a
10
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.29
4.45
4.09
4.30
Unweighted GPA
3.87
3.92
3.93
3.90
ACT Composite
31
33
32
32
SAT Composite
2020
2130
2140
2070
Honors Courses (domestic only)
20
29
n/a
21
Admits
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.30
4.30
4.00
4.26
Unweighted GPA
3.86
3.85
3.86
3.86
ACT Composite
27
31
31
29
SAT Composite
1820
2020
2100
1930
Honors Courses (domestic only)
16
18
n/a
17
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.58
4.73
4.40
4.60
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
34
34
34
34
SAT Composite
2240
2260
2260
2250
Honors Courses (domestic only)
24
34
n/a
26
Enrolled
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.21
4.23
4.00
4.17
Unweighted GPA
3.80
3.76
3.83
3.80
ACT Composite
25
29
30
26
SAT Composite
1700
1930
2050
1770
Honors Courses (domestic only)
15
18
n/a
15
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.53
4.69
4.32
4.54
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
33
33
33
33
SAT Composite
2130
2180
2220
2160
Honors Courses (domestic only)
23
32
n/a
24
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA, Unweighted GPA and Honors