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University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
UC Reach
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N/A
(class size est.)
UC Application Reach
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N/A
247 applications
UC Admit Rate
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29.6%
73 / 247 applications
In context:
CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 67% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
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17.8%
13 enrolled of 73 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
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N/A
13 enrollees / None seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
UC 6-Yr Grad Rate
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90%
75% finished in 4 yrs ·
N=20 entered 2019
In context:
CA median 88.6% · +1.4 pp above.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
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N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
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N/A
Senior Class Size
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N/A
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Total School Enrollment
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N/A
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Pacific Collegiate School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Santa Cruz · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Pacific Collegiate School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.064) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Collegiate School | Public | — | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 28.0% | -7% | ||
| Pacific Collegiate Charter | Public | 551 | — | -14% |
| Santa Cruz High School | Public | 1060 | 45.2% | +2% |
| Santa Cruz Alternative | Public | — | — | — |
| Costanoa Continuation High | Public | 67 | — | +0% |
| Alternative Family Education | Public | 123 | — | -62% |
| Harbor High School | Public | 994 | 28.3% | +2% |
| Tierra Pacifica Charter | Public | 181 | — | — |
| Soquel High School | Public | 1055 | 27.7% | +7% |
| San Lorenzo Valley High School | Public | 537 | 22.1% | -26% |
| Delta Charter | Public | 114 | — | -29% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.06
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ
4.25
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Pacific Collegiate School
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UCLA | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band ·
Real shot = 10–29% ·
Moderate = 5–9% ·
Long odds = 1–4% ·
Filtered out = under 1%.
Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2025.
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.09 | 4.24 | +0.15 | 27.8% | Peers +0.19 · wider |
| UCLA (2024) | 4.15 | 4.26 | +0.11 | 12.5% | Peers +0.18 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 4.05 | 4.29 | +0.24 | 22.2% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.03 | 4.30 | +0.26 | 30.4% | Peers +0.25 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 4.04 | 4.18 | +0.14 | 50.0% | Peers +0.20 · wider |
| UC Davis | 4.07 | 4.26 | +0.19 | 41.3% | Peers +0.18 · matches |
📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).
Where Pacific Collegiate School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.9 points above what their GPAs predict (29.6% actual vs. 23.7% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 36 | 10 | 7 | 27.8% | — | 70.0% | 4.09 | 4.24 |
| UCLA → Elite | 40 | 3 | — | 7.5% | — | — | 4.11 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 45 | 10 | — | 22.2% | — | — | 4.05 | 4.29 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 46 | 14 | 3 | 30.4% | — | 21.4% | 4.03 | 4.30 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 34 | 17 | 3 | 50.0% | — | 17.6% | 4.04 | 4.18 |
| UC Davis → | 46 | 19 | — | 41.3% | — | — | 4.07 | 4.26 |
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once.
Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts.
See methodology →
What This Means
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.