California High Schools See Varied UC Admission Rates for Fall 2025
These California high schools stand far outside typical UC admission patterns
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Data for fall 2025 reveals that over 77% of California students were accepted into at least one University of California campus, the highest rate in nearly a decade. Notably, Mission High School in San Francisco led with a 45% acceptance rate to UC Berkeley, highlighting disparities among schools across the state.
- 0177% of California applicants were accepted into at least one UC campus for fall 2025.
- 02Mission High School had the highest acceptance rate to UC Berkeley at 45%.
- 03Edison High School in Fresno followed with a 34% acceptance rate to UC Berkeley.
- 04Geffen Academy at UCLA had the highest acceptance rate for UCLA at 26%.
- 05Many Bay Area high schools achieved 100% acceptance rates to UC Merced.
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For fall 2025, data shows that 77% of California students who applied to the University of California (UC) system were accepted, marking the highest acceptance rate in nearly a decade. Among the most competitive campuses, UCLA had a 9.4% acceptance rate, while UC Berkeley's was 11.4%. Notably, Mission High School in San Francisco led with a 45% acceptance rate to UC Berkeley, with 34 out of 76 applicants admitted. Edison High School in Fresno followed with a 34% acceptance rate. The data also revealed that Geffen Academy at UCLA achieved a 26% acceptance rate for UCLA, while the most competitive major at UC Berkeley was public health, with only a 2% acceptance rate. Additionally, many schools in the Bay Area, including 13 high schools, reported 100% acceptance rates to UC Merced, which has an overall acceptance rate of 95.1%.
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The increase in acceptance rates signifies improved access to higher education for California students, particularly for those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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