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 2017. 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
63,523
21,004
17,715
102,242
Admits
9,288
4,873
2,295
16,456
Enrolled
4,359
1,021
657
6,037
Admit Rate
15%
23%
13%
16%
Enroll Rate
47%
21%
29%
37%
% of Total Applicants
62%
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
3.67
3.95
3.69
3.72
Unweighted GPA
3.37
3.52
3.53
3.42
ACT Composite
24
28
28
25
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
10
14
n/a
10
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.30
4.57
4.11
4.34
Unweighted GPA
3.89
3.95
3.95
3.91
ACT Composite
32
33
33
32
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
20
32
n/a
22
Admits
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.33
4.40
4.00
4.29
Unweighted GPA
3.88
3.88
3.88
3.88
ACT Composite
28
32
32
30
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
17
22
n/a
18
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.60
4.80
4.41
4.64
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
34
34
34
34
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
25
36
n/a
28
Enrolled
25th percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.23
4.29
3.96
4.20
Unweighted GPA
3.81
3.81
3.83
3.81
ACT Composite
26
31
31
27
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
16
20
n/a
16
75th Percentile
CA Resident
Out of State
International
Total
Fully Weighted GPA
4.55
4.74
4.37
4.57
Unweighted GPA
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
ACT Composite
33
34
34
33
SAT Composite
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Honors Courses (domestic only)
24
34
n/a
26
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA, Unweighted GPA and Honors