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 2020. There is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Applicants | 108,877 |
| Admits | 15,602 |
| Enrolled | 6,387 |
| Admit Rate | 14% |
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.
Admits
GPA statistics for admitted first-year students
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted GPA | 3.84 | 4.40 |
| Unweighted GPA | 3.52 | 3.95 |
| Honors Courses (domestic only) | 11 | 23 |
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA and Unweighted GPA
| % of All Applicants | Admit Rate | % of All Admits | Enroll Rate | % of All Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted GPA | |||||
| Unweighted GPA | |||||
| Total | 100% | 14% | 100% | 41% | 100% |
| 4.40 & Above | 25% | 39% | 68% | 38% | 63% |
| 3.85 - 4.39 | 51% | 8% | 29% | 46% | 33% |
| Below 3.84 | 24% | 1% | 2% | 74% | 4% |
| 3.95 & Above | 25% | 39% | 68% | 36% | 60% |
| 3.53 - 3.94 | 51% | 8% | 30% | 49% | 36% |
| Below 3.52 | 24% | 1% | 2% | 77% | 4% |
Background
| Ethnicity or Race | First-Years | |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 3% | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | <1% | |
| Asian | 33% | |
| Hispanic | 21% | |
| Pacific Islander | <1% | |
| White | 25% | |
| Two or more races | 7% | |
| Other | 4% | |
| International | 8% |