Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 2010
When we review our freshman applicants, we look at a wide variety of factors, some more easily quantifiable than others. Below are the primary academic factors we considered when we reviewed our freshman applicants for Fall Quarter 2010. Beyond being UC-Eligible (which almost all of our applicants are anyway) there is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
| California residents |
out-of- state | international | withdrawn* |
total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| applicants | 46,850 | 6,075 | 4,043 | 710 | 57,678 |
| admits | 10,004 | 1,835 | 1,249 | - | 13,088 |
| enrolled | 4,024 | 316 | 296 | - | 4,636 |
| admit rate | 21.35% | 30.21% | 30.89% | - | 22.69% |
| enroll rate | 40.22% | 17.22% | 23.70% | - | 35.42% |
| % of total applicants |
81.23% | 10.53% | 7.01% | 1.23% | 100.00% |
*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration. This is usually done when an applicant accepts an early decision offer at another institution.
Academic Statistics†
10th - 11th Grade GPAs
Fully weighted GPA
This 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.
| GPA | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all
enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 & above | 25,997 | 49.16% | 11,067 | 42.57% | 93.49% | 3,773 | 34.09% | 86.96% |
| 3.70 - 3.99 | 11,277 | 21.32% | 431 | 3.82% | 3.64% | 287 | 66.59% | 6.61% |
| 3.30 - 3.69 | 9,767 | 18.47% | 225 | 2.30% | 1.90% | 177 | 78.67% | 4.08% |
| 3.00 - 3.29 | 3,771 | 7.13% | 78 | 2.07% | 0.66% | 70 | 89.74% | 1.61% |
| below 3.00 | 2,072 | 3.92% | 36 | 1.74% | 0.30% | 32 | 88.89% | 0.74% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.91 | 4.37 | 4.26 |
Unweighted GPA
This GPA does not include any extra grade points for honors courses. The maximum value possible is 4.00.
| GPA | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5,212 | 9.86% | 3,992 | 76.59% | 33.72% | 1,042 | 26.10% | 24.01% |
| 3.70 - 3.99 | 16,958 | 32.07% | 6,380 | 37.62% | 53.90% | 2,391 | 37.48% | 55.10% |
| 3.30 - 3.69 | 18,698 | 35.36% | 1,242 | 6.64% | 10.49% | 714 | 57.49% | 16.46% |
| 3.00 - 3.29 | 7,655 | 14.48% | 161 | 2.10% | 1.36% | 136 | 84.47% | 3.13% |
| below 3.00 | 4,361 | 8.25% | 62 | 1.42% | 0.52% | 56 | 90.32% | 1.29% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.55 | 3.87 | 3.81 |
Standardized Test Scores
SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 7,360 | 15.45% | 4,100 | 55.71% | 37.10% | 859 | 20.95% | 21.03% |
| 600 - 690 | 16,749 | 35.16% | 4,608 | 27.51% | 41.70% | 1,833 | 39.78% | 44.87% |
| 500 - 590 | 14,689 | 30.83% | 1,818 | 12.38% | 16.45% | 1,034 | 56.88% | 25.31% |
| 400 - 490 | 7,257 | 15.23% | 504 | 6.94% | 4.56% | 343 | 68.06% | 8.40% |
| below 400 | 1,586 | 3.33% | 20 | 1.26% | 0.18% | 16 | 80.00% | 0.39% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 591 | 661 | 625 |
SAT Reasoning Test - Math section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 12,801 | 26.87% | 5,983 | 46.74% | 54.14% | 1,595 | 26.66% | 39.05% |
| 600 - 690 | 17,064 | 35.82% | 3,451 | 20.22% | 31.23% | 1,518 | 43.99% | 37.16% |
| 500 - 590 | 11,438 | 24.01% | 1,237 | 10.81% | 11.19% | 702 | 56.75% | 17.18% |
| 400 - 490 | 5,125 | 10.76% | 344 | 6.71% | 3.11% | 241 | 70.06% | 5.90% |
| below 400 | 1,213 | 2.55% | 35 | 2.89% | 0.32% | 29 | 82.86% | 0.71% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | 690 | 658 |
SAT Reasoning Test - Writing section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 9,624 | 20.20% | 5,133 | 53.34% | 46.45% | 1,254 | 24.43% | 30.70% |
| 600 - 690 | 16,157 | 33.91% | 3,898 | 24.13% | 35.28% | 1,635 | 41.94% | 40.02% |
| 500 - 590 | 13,993 | 29.37% | 1,622 | 11.59% | 14.68% | 918 | 56.60% | 22.47% |
| 400 - 490 | 6,584 | 13.82% | 378 | 5.74% | 3.42% | 264 | 69.84% | 6.46% |
| below 400 | 1,283 | 2.69% | 19 | 1.48% | 0.17% | 14 | 73.68% | 0.34% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | 676 | 643 |
SAT Reasoning Test - Composite
The composite score of the SAT Reasoning test is the sum of the three sections above.
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 - 2400 | 8,267 | 17.35% | 5,075 | 61.39% | 45.93% | 1,130 | 22.27% | 27.66% |
| 1800 - 2090 | 18,449 | 38.73% | 4,188 | 22.70% | 37.90% | 1,826 | 43.60% | 44.70% |
| 1500 - 1790 | 13,942 | 29.26% | 1,446 | 10.37% | 13.09% | 879 | 60.79% | 21.52% |
| 1200 - 1490 | 5,975 | 12.54% | 336 | 5.62% | 3.04% | 246 | 73.21% | 6.02% |
| below 1200 | 1,008 | 2.12% | 5 | 0.50% | 0.05% | 4 | 80.00% | 0.10% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,815 | 2,027 | 1,925 |
SAT Subject Test - Best subject
This refers to the highest score received on any SAT Subject Test, excluding Writing and Math Level 1, which are not considered.
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 22,895 | 46.81% | 8,706 | 38.03% | 74.79% | 2,680 | 30.78% | 62.21% |
| 600 - 690 | 14,792 | 30.25% | 2,200 | 14.87% | 18.90% | 1,115 | 50.68% | 25.88% |
| 500 - 590 | 8,633 | 17.65% | 616 | 7.14% | 5.29% | 422 | 68.51% | 9.80% |
| 400 - 490 | 2,460 | 5.03% | 116 | 4.72% | 1.00% | 89 | 76.72% | 2.07% |
| below 400 | 127 | 0.26% | 3 | 2.36% | 0.03% | 2 | 66.67% | 0.05% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 673 | 732 | 706 |
SAT Subject Test - 2nd Best subject
This refers to the highest score received on an SAT Subject Test in any subject area other than the one in which the student received the highest score. As with the best subject, Writing and Math Level 1 are not considered.
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 10,876 | 22.47% | 6,003 | 55.19% | 51.76% | 1,477 | 24.60% | 34.36% |
| 600 - 690 | 15,085 | 31.17% | 3,606 | 23.90% | 31.09% | 1,596 | 44.26% | 37.12% |
| 500 - 590 | 14,143 | 29.22% | 1,538 | 10.87% | 13.26% | 891 | 57.93% | 20.73% |
| 400 - 490 | 7,410 | 15.31% | 409 | 5.52% | 3.53% | 300 | 73.35% | 6.98% |
| below 400 | 883 | 1.82% | 42 | 4.76% | 0.36% | 35 | 83.33% | 0.81% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 604 | 683 | 645 |
ACT Assessment - English section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 7,146 | 34.94% | 2,955 | 41.35% | 62.30% | 867 | 29.34% | 46.99% |
| 26 - 29 | 5,130 | 25.09% | 974 | 18.99% | 20.54% | 481 | 49.38% | 26.07% |
| 22 - 25 | 4,167 | 20.38% | 497 | 11.93% | 10.48% | 289 | 58.15% | 15.66% |
| 18 - 21 | 2,504 | 12.24% | 241 | 9.62% | 5.08% | 158 | 65.56% | 8.56% |
| below 18 | 1,503 | 7.35% | 76 | 5.06% | 1.60% | 50 | 65.79% | 2.71% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 30 | 28 |
ACT Assessment - Math section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 7,889 | 38.58% | 3,103 | 39.33% | 65.42% | 990 | 31.90% | 53.66% |
| 26 - 29 | 5,565 | 27.21% | 959 | 17.23% | 20.22% | 439 | 45.78% | 23.79% |
| 22 - 25 | 4,188 | 20.48% | 467 | 11.15% | 9.85% | 274 | 58.67% | 14.85% |
| 18 - 21 | 1,706 | 8.34% | 154 | 9.03% | 3.25% | 99 | 64.29% | 5.37% |
| below 18 | 1,102 | 5.39% | 60 | 5.44% | 1.26% | 43 | 71.67% | 2.33% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 31 | 29 |
ACT Assessment - Reading section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 7,974 | 38.99% | 2,971 | 37.26% | 62.64% | 919 | 30.93% | 49.81% |
| 26 - 29 | 4,468 | 21.85% | 895 | 20.03% | 18.87% | 395 | 44.13% | 21.41% |
| 22 - 25 | 4,071 | 19.91% | 554 | 13.61% | 11.68% | 318 | 57.40% | 17.24% |
| 18 - 21 | 2,414 | 11.80% | 242 | 10.02% | 5.10% | 160 | 66.12% | 8.67% |
| below 18 | 1,523 | 7.45% | 81 | 5.32% | 1.71% | 53 | 65.43% | 2.87% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 30 | 28 |
ACT Assessment - Science Reasoning section
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 4,432 | 21.67% | 2,038 | 45.98% | 42.97% | 538 | 26.40% | 29.16% |
| 26 - 29 | 5,516 | 26.97% | 1,399 | 25.36% | 29.50% | 574 | 41.03% | 31.11% |
| 22 - 25 | 6,385 | 31.22% | 941 | 14.74% | 19.84% | 498 | 52.92% | 26.99% |
| 18 - 21 | 3,111 | 15.21% | 312 | 10.03% | 6.58% | 200 | 64.10% | 10.84% |
| below 18 | 1,006 | 4.92% | 53 | 5.27% | 1.12% | 35 | 66.04% | 1.90% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 28 | 27 |
ACT Assessment - Composite
The composite score of the ACT Assessment is the average of the four sections above.
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 6,774 | 33.12% | 3,009 | 44.42% | 63.44% | 879 | 29.21% | 47.64% |
| 26 - 29 | 6,143 | 30.04% | 1,005 | 16.36% | 21.19% | 503 | 50.05% | 27.26% |
| 22 - 25 | 4,329 | 21.17% | 491 | 11.34% | 10.35% | 300 | 61.10% | 16.26% |
| 18 - 21 | 2,300 | 11.25% | 205 | 8.91% | 4.32% | 141 | 68.78% | 7.64% |
| below 18 | 904 | 4.42% | 33 | 3.65% | 0.70% | 22 | 66.67% | 1.19% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 30 | 28 |
ACT Assessment - Combined English/Writing score
The combined English/writing score is NOT included in the the ACT Composite (shown above).
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 4,769 | 23.32% | 2,303 | 48.29% | 48.56% | 606 | 26.31% | 32.85% |
| 26 - 29 | 6,160 | 30.12% | 1,437 | 23.33% | 30.30% | 647 | 45.02% | 35.07% |
| 22 - 25 | 5,376 | 26.29% | 700 | 13.02% | 14.76% | 391 | 55.86% | 21.19% |
| 18 - 21 | 2,941 | 14.38% | 253 | 8.60% | 5.33% | 166 | 65.61% | 9.00% |
| below 18 | 1,204 | 5.89% | 50 | 4.15% | 1.05% | 35 | 70.00% | 1.90% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 28 | 27 |
High School Course Work
Honors Level Semesters- Grades 10-12
UC-Approved honors courses can include AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses.
| # of semesters |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 19 | 14,708 | 27.81% | 6,785 | 46.13% | 57.32% | 1,963 | 28.93% | 45.24% |
| 16 - 19 | 10,272 | 19.42% | 2,722 | 26.50% | 23.00% | 1,101 | 40.45% | 25.37% |
| 12 - 15 | 10,687 | 20.21% | 1,432 | 13.40% | 12.10% | 731 | 51.05% | 16.85% |
| 8 - 11 | 8,301 | 15.70% | 533 | 6.42% | 4.50% | 298 | 55.91% | 6.87% |
| below 8 | 8,916 | 16.86% | 365 | 4.09% | 3.08% | 246 | 67.40% | 5.67% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 21 | 19 |
Overall College Preparatory Semesters
We also refer to these as the "a-g" subjects, which include: history, English, math, laboratory science, non-English language, visual/performing arts, and academic electives. With the exception of math and non-English language, these are taken from grades 9-12. Math/non-English Language can be taken as early as the 7th grade.
| # of semesters |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 47 | 25,591 | 48.39% | 7,329 | 28.64% | 61.92% | 2,186 | 29.83% | 50.38% |
| 44 - 47 | 12,874 | 24.34% | 2,577 | 20.02% | 21.77% | 1,125 | 43.66% | 25.93% |
| 40 - 43 | 10,082 | 19.06% | 1,522 | 15.10% | 12.86% | 792 | 52.04% | 18.25% |
| 36 - 39 | 3,652 | 6.91% | 359 | 9.83% | 3.03% | 207 | 57.66% | 4.77% |
| below 36 | 685 | 1.30% | 50 | 7.30% | 0.42% | 29 | 58.00% | 0.67% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 51 | 49 |
12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters
| # of semesters |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 12 | 15,499 | 29.31% | 3,990 | 25.74% | 33.71% | 1,207 | 30.25% | 27.82% |
| 10 - 12 | 30,221 | 57.15% | 6,725 | 22.25% | 56.81% | 2,577 | 38.32% | 59.39% |
| 8 - 9 | 5,831 | 11.03% | 978 | 16.77% | 8.26% | 481 | 49.18% | 11.09% |
| 6 - 7 | 1,110 | 2.10% | 120 | 10.81% | 1.01% | 63 | 52.50% | 1.45% |
| below 6 | 223 | 0.42% | 24 | 10.76% | 0.20% | 11 | 45.83% | 0.25% |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 12 |
†These figures exclude international and non- first-time freshman applicants.