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 2021. There is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
First-Year Applications
Total | |
---|---|
Applicants | 139,490 |
Admits | 15,028 |
Enrolled | 6,586 |
Admit Rate | 11% |
Types of GPAs
All GPAs are calculated from courses completed 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.
- The unweighted GPA does not include any extra grade points for honors courses. The maximum value possible is 4.00.
Academic Performance
GPA | Median | Middle 25% - 75% |
---|---|---|
Weighted GPA | 4.54 | 4.35-4.72 |
Unweighted GPA | 4.00 | 3.94-4.00 |
Background
Ethnicity or Race | First-Years | |
---|---|---|
African American | 7% | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% | |
Asian | 38% | |
Hispanic | 22% | |
White | 29% | |
Unknown | 4% |
* 7% of the entering first-year class are international students
25%
of first-years (domestic) are first-generation college students
30%
of the entering first-years are from underrepresented backgrounds
69%
of first-years receive financial aid
63
countries represented