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 2022. There is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
Freshman Applications
Total | |
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Applicants | 149,815 |
Admits | 12,844 |
Enrolled | 6,462 |
Admit Rate | 9% |
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.
GPA | Median | Middle 25% - 75% |
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Weighted GPA | 4.58 | 4.40-4.73 |
Unweighted GPA | 4.00 | 3.95-4.00 |
Ethnicity or Race | Freshmen | |
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African American | 8% | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% | |
Asian | 38% | |
Hispanic | 22% | |
White | 27% | |
Unknown | 4% |
* 7% of the entering freshman class are international students
of freshman (domestic) are first-generation college students
of the entering freshman are from underrepresented backgrounds
of freshman receive financial aid
(2021)
countries represented