These California high schools defy typical UC admissions patterns

"More than 77% of California students who applied to a UC campus for fall 2025 were accepted into at least one school, according to UC data. Acceptance rates hadn't reached that level in nine years."

"San Francisco's Mission High School had the highest acceptance rate to UC Berkeley, finishing far ahead of all other public and private schools in the state, with a 45% acceptance rate."

"The average GPA for Mission High applicants who applied to UC Berkeley was 3.93, and for the students who got accepted, the GPA was an average of 4.08, according to UC data."

"Edison High School, a public school in Fresno, had the second-highest UC Berkeley acceptance rate of 34%, with 21 students being admitted out of 62 applicants."

For fall 2025, over 77% of California students applying to the University of California were accepted, marking the highest acceptance rates in nearly a decade. UCLA and UC Berkeley were the most competitive campuses, with acceptance rates of 9.4% and 11.4%, respectively. Mission High School had the highest acceptance rate to UC Berkeley at 45%, with an average GPA of 3.93 among applicants. Edison High School followed with a 34% acceptance rate, while Geffen Academy had a 31% acceptance rate, showcasing strong performance among various schools.

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