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 2016. 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
58,931
20,805
17,385
97,121
Admits
10,406
4,614
2,454
17,474
Enrolled
4,870
937
739
6,546
Admit Rate
18%
22%
14%
18%
Enroll Rate
47%
20%
30%
37%
% of Total Applicants
61%
21%
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
3.64
3.92
3.67
3.70
Unweighted GPA
3.35
3.50
3.52
3.40
ACT Composite
24
28
27
25
SAT Composite
1530
1810
1880
1630
Honors Courses (domestic only)
10
14
n/a
10
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.29
4.56
4.07
4.33
Unweighted GPA
3.88
3.93
3.96
3.91
ACT Composite
32
33
32
32
SAT Composite
2010
2150
2140
2080
Honors Courses (domestic only)
20
32
n/a
22
Admits
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.29
4.38
4.00
4.25
Unweighted GPA
3.85
3.87
3.89
3.86
ACT Composite
27
32
32
29
SAT Composite
1790
2060
2100
1900
Honors Courses (domestic only)
16
22
n/a
18
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.58
4.80
4.36
4.62
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
34
34
34
34
SAT Composite
2220
2270
2260
2250
Honors Courses (domestic only)
24
36
n/a
28
Enrolled
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.20
4.28
3.97
4.16
Unweighted GPA
3.80
3.78
3.86
3.80
ACT Composite
25
30
31
26
SAT Composite
1670
1960
2030
1730
Honors Courses (domestic only)
15
20
n/a
16
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.53
4.72
4.29
4.54
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
33
34
33
33
SAT Composite
2110
2190
2220
2150
Honors Courses (domestic only)
23
34
n/a
24
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA, Unweighted GPA and Honors