When we review first-year 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 first-year applicants for Fall Quarter 2019. 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
69,607
23,137
18,578
111,322
Admits
8,354
3,806
1,560
13,720
Enrolled
4,433
948
539
5,920
Admit Rate
12%
16%
8%
12%
Enroll Rate
53%
25%
35%
43%
% of Total Applicants
63%
21%
17%
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
3.75
4.00
3.79
3.80
Unweighted GPA
3.44
3.60
3.59
3.5
ACT Composite
23
29
29
25
SAT Composite
1120
1300
1370
1190
Honors Courses (domestic only)
10
16
n/a
11
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.34
4.62
4.25
4.39
Unweighted GPA
3.91
3.98
3.97
3.94
ACT Composite
33
34
34
33
SAT Composite
1420
1500
1500
1460
Honors Courses (domestic only)
20
32
n/a
23
Admits
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.36
4.46
4.00
4.34
Unweighted GPA
3.91
3.93
3.93
3.92
ACT Composite
29
33
33
30
SAT Composite
1300
1440
1480
1370
Honors Courses (domestic only)
18
23
n/a
19
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.63
4.86
4.4
4.68
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
35
35
35
35
SAT Composite
1530
1550
1550
1540
Honors Courses (domestic only)
26
36
n/a
29
Enrolled
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.30
4.35
4.00
4.27
Unweighted GPA
3.87
3.88
3.92
3.88
ACT Composite
26
31
32
27
SAT Composite
1250
1390
1450
1280
Honors Courses (domestic only)
17
20
n/a
17
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.60
4.80
4.42
4.62
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
34
34
35
34
SAT Composite
1500
1520
1530
1510
Honors Courses (domestic only)
26
34
n/a
26
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA, Unweighted GPA and Honors