UC Admission Predictor
Your chance of admission at each University of California campus, estimated from your GPA and UC's own figures for fall 2025, and whether each is a reach, a match or likely for you.
Your Chances, Campus by Campus
Choose your UC GPA. Each campus then shows your estimated chance of admission and whether it is a reach, a match or likely for you, from fall 2025's admissions.
UC's minimum GPA is 3.00 for California residents and 3.40 for everyone else, in the A–G courses it requires. Below that, each figure is the share of applicants in the band who were admitted anyway, and they are few.
UC's capped GPA rarely goes above 4.40, so a higher number is probably a fully weighted GPA. The estimates use 4.40.
Type a GPA such as 4.12.
Choose your GPA above to see your chance at each campus.
UC BerkeleyReachReachReachReachReach
Below even odds even at a 4.40 (about 33%)
Middle half of admitted students: 4.15–4.29
14 of 1,988 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.17 of 4,038 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.107 of 13,345 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.731 of 23,439 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.12,932 of 76,059 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.7%0.4%0.8%3.1%17.0%
about 1 in 142fewer than 1 in 200about 1 in 125about 1 in 32about 2 in 10
UC DavisReachReachReachMatchMatch
Even odds at about a 4.04
Middle half of admitted students: 4.00–4.26
18 of 2,630 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.106 of 5,538 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.1,599 of 15,586 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.6,755 of 21,727 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.34,106 of 51,735 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.7%1.9%10.3%31.1%65.9%
about 1 in 146about 1 in 52about 1 in 10about 3 in 10about 7 in 10
UC IrvineReachReachMatch
Even odds at about a 4.23
Middle half of admitted students: 4.04–4.27
UC withholds how many of the 3,252 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted, to protect a count of under five.UC withholds how many of the 6,836 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted, to protect a count of under five.460 of 19,326 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.4,494 of 26,496 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.28,841 of 62,342 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
———2.4%17.0%46.3%
withheld by UCwithheld by UCabout 1 in 42about 2 in 10about 5 in 10
UCLAReachReachReachReachReach
Below even odds even at a 4.40 (about 33%)
Middle half of admitted students: 4.20–4.30
12 of 2,838 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.18 of 5,715 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.95 of 17,471 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.449 of 27,989 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.12,548 of 83,268 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.4%0.3%0.5%1.6%15.1%
fewer than 1 in 200fewer than 1 in 200about 1 in 184about 1 in 62about 2 in 10
UC MercedMatchLikelyLikelyLikelyLikely
Better than even odds from a 3.00 up
Middle half of admitted students: 3.55–4.15
736 of 2,034 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.4,773 of 5,071 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.10,115 of 10,501 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.10,355 of 10,620 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.19,749 of 19,992 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—36.2%94.1%96.3%97.5%98.8%
about 4 in 10about 9 in 10nearly all admittednearly all admittednearly all admitted
UC RiversideReachMatchLikelyLikelyLikely
Better than even odds from a 3.00 up
Middle half of admitted students: 3.65–4.16
359 of 3,105 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.4,139 of 6,610 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.12,240 of 14,818 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.14,915 of 15,607 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.28,446 of 29,110 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—11.6%62.6%82.6%95.6%97.7%
about 1 in 9about 6 in 10about 8 in 10nearly all admittednearly all admitted
UC San DiegoReachReachReachReachMatch
Even odds at about a 4.24
Middle half of admitted students: 4.11–4.29
9 of 3,186 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.10 of 6,602 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.285 of 19,143 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.2,573 of 27,672 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.32,880 of 72,770 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.3%0.2%1.5%9.3%45.2%
fewer than 1 in 200fewer than 1 in 200about 1 in 67about 1 in 11about 5 in 10
UC Santa BarbaraReachReachReachReachMatch
Even odds at about a 4.11
Middle half of admitted students: 4.09–4.28
6 of 2,557 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.20 of 5,616 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.463 of 16,633 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.4,096 of 23,296 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.35,348 of 56,747 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.2%0.4%2.8%17.6%62.3%
fewer than 1 in 200fewer than 1 in 200about 1 in 36about 2 in 10about 6 in 10
UC Santa CruzReachReachMatchLikelyLikely
Even odds at about a 3.52
Middle half of admitted students: 3.83–4.20
18 of 2,662 applicants with a GPA below 3.00 were admitted.361 of 5,284 applicants with a GPA of 3.00–3.29 were admitted.5,702 of 13,026 applicants with a GPA of 3.30–3.69 were admitted.13,437 of 14,819 applicants with a GPA of 3.70–3.99 were admitted.27,329 of 28,642 applicants with a GPA of 4.00 or higher were admitted.
—0.7%6.8%43.8%90.7%95.4%
about 1 in 148about 1 in 15about 4 in 10about 9 in 10nearly all admitted
Reach is under a 1-in-4 chance, or any campus that admits fewer than 20% of all its applicants. Likely is 3 in 4 or better, and match is in between: the same rule of thumb as our college list builder. In each chart, the bars are UC's figure for each GPA band, the line is the estimate, and the gold bar under it spans the middle half of the GPAs the campus admitted.
How the Estimate Works
UC publishes how many applicants in each GPA band every campus admitted. Within a band, though, chances are far from equal: at the most selective campuses most applicants, and nearly everyone admitted, have a 4.00 or higher, and a 4.30 has several times the chance of a 4.00. So the estimate draws a smooth curve through each campus's figures, fitted so that its average over every band matches UC's figure for that band, and reads your GPA off it. Where even the strongest applicants are not all admitted, the curve levels off where the figures do.
Below 3.00, UC's minimum for California residents, the estimate is the band's own figure. The curve assumes GPAs are spread evenly within each band and that UC's capped GPA tops out at about 4.40; finer figures from UC would replace both assumptions.
It cannot see your intended major (engineering and computer science admit far fewer at many campuses), whether you are a California resident (each campus's figure for residents is under Each Campus below), or anything beyond your grades: UC's readers also weigh your answers to the Personal Insight Questions, your activities and achievements, and the opportunities your school offered you. Treat it as a starting point for your list, not a verdict.
Honors courses (AP, IB and college courses) are not part of it. UC reports admissions by honors courses separately from GPA rather than together, and students with higher GPAs take more honors courses, so the two figures overlap and cannot be added up. The table below shows UC’s honors-course figures as they are.
The GPA is the University of California's own capped weighted GPA, worked out from your 10th- and 11th-grade courses; the GPA calculator explains how it differs from the GPA on your transcript.
Admission figures: University of California Information Center, first-year applicants for fall 2025. Ranks: U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2027, National Universities.
Admission Rates by GPA
Every campus's fall 2025 admission rate in each band of UC GPA, with the number admitted out of the number who applied. Where UC withholds a count of under five, and a neighbor that would give it away, the cell says so.
| Campus | Below 3.00 | 3.00–3.29 | 3.30–3.69 | 3.70–3.99 | 4.00 or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 0.7%14 of 1,988 | 0.4%17 of 4,038 | 0.8%107 of 13,345 | 3.1%731 of 23,439 | 17.0%12,932 of 76,059 |
| UC Davis | 0.7%18 of 2,630 | 1.9%106 of 5,538 | 10.3%1,599 of 15,586 | 31.1%6,755 of 21,727 | 65.9%34,106 of 51,735 |
| UC Irvine | Withheldof 3,252 | Withheldof 6,836 | 2.4%460 of 19,326 | 17.0%4,494 of 26,496 | 46.3%28,841 of 62,342 |
| UCLA | 0.4%12 of 2,838 | 0.3%18 of 5,715 | 0.5%95 of 17,471 | 1.6%449 of 27,989 | 15.1%12,548 of 83,268 |
| UC Merced | 36.2%736 of 2,034 | 94.1%4,773 of 5,071 | 96.3%10,115 of 10,501 | 97.5%10,355 of 10,620 | 98.8%19,749 of 19,992 |
| UC Riverside | 11.6%359 of 3,105 | 62.6%4,139 of 6,610 | 82.6%12,240 of 14,818 | 95.6%14,915 of 15,607 | 97.7%28,446 of 29,110 |
| UC San Diego | 0.3%9 of 3,186 | 0.2%10 of 6,602 | 1.5%285 of 19,143 | 9.3%2,573 of 27,672 | 45.2%32,880 of 72,770 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 0.2%6 of 2,557 | 0.4%20 of 5,616 | 2.8%463 of 16,633 | 17.6%4,096 of 23,296 | 62.3%35,348 of 56,747 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 0.7%18 of 2,662 | 6.8%361 of 5,284 | 43.8%5,702 of 13,026 | 90.7%13,437 of 14,819 | 95.4%27,329 of 28,642 |
Admission Rates by Number of Honors Courses
The same, by how many yearlong honors courses applicants had taken or planned in 10th to 12th grade: AP, IB, UC-transferable college courses and UC-certified honors courses. UC counts applicants it has no count for in the first column.
| Campus | Under 5 or unknown | 5–9.9 | 10 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.7%852 of 23,270 | 8.1%3,114 of 38,676 | 16.0%10,394 of 64,884 |
| UC Davis | 26.7%6,485 of 24,278 | 38.9%14,329 of 36,826 | 59.4%24,859 of 41,884 |
| UC Irvine | 16.6%4,710 of 28,373 | 23.2%10,389 of 44,727 | 40.2%20,559 of 51,123 |
| UCLA | 2.7%780 of 28,585 | 4.3%2,008 of 46,869 | 15.6%10,871 of 69,606 |
| UC Merced | 88.2%12,978 of 14,719 | 97.1%19,046 of 19,621 | 96.8%14,541 of 15,026 |
| UC Riverside | 72.0%14,520 of 20,164 | 90.4%25,198 of 27,865 | 94.6%21,594 of 22,834 |
| UC San Diego | 12.4%3,588 of 28,910 | 19.5%9,015 of 46,213 | 42.0%25,854 of 61,604 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 18.6%4,350 of 23,382 | 31.1%12,497 of 40,179 | 54.2%25,247 of 46,612 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 45.0%7,857 of 17,441 | 76.9%20,368 of 26,479 | 88.5%19,897 of 22,473 |
Each Campus
UC Berkeley
- Applicants
- 126,830
- Admitted
- 11.3%
- Rank*
- #20
- California residents admitted
- 13.6% (9,852 of 72,685)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.15–4.29
Popular majors
- Social sciences
- Computer science
- Engineering
- Biological sciences
- Mathematics
- Natural resources and conservation
- Business/marketing
- Psychology
- Physical sciences
UC Davis
- Applicants
- 102,988
- Admitted
- 44.3%
- Rank*
- #34
- California residents admitted
- 37.2% (25,641 of 68,959)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.00–4.26
Popular majors
- Biological sciences
- Psychology
- Social sciences
- Engineering
- Agriculture
- Business/marketing
- Visual and performing arts
- Computer science
UC Irvine
- Applicants
- 124,223
- Admitted
- 28.7%
- Rank*
- #34
- California residents admitted
- 21.9% (18,873 of 86,250)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.04–4.27
Popular majors
- Social sciences
- Psychology
- Engineering
- Business/marketing
- Biological sciences
- Computer science
- Health professions
- Visual and performing arts
UCLA
- Applicants
- 145,060
- Admitted
- 9.4%
- Rank*
- #20
- California residents admitted
- 9.6% (8,589 of 89,350)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.20–4.30
Popular majors
- Social sciences
- Biological sciences
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Visual and performing arts
- Computer science
- English
- History
UC Merced
- Applicants
- 49,366
- Admitted
- 94.3%
- Rank*
- #69
- California residents admitted
- 96.3% (41,448 of 43,040)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 3.55–4.15
Popular majors
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Biological sciences
- Social sciences
- Business/marketing
- Health professions
- Physical sciences
- Mathematics
UC Riverside
- Applicants
- 70,863
- Admitted
- 86.5%
- Rank*
- #80
- California residents admitted
- 86.9% (53,276 of 61,333)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 3.65–4.16
Popular majors
- Biological sciences
- Social sciences
- Business/marketing
- Psychology
- Engineering
- Computer science
- Visual and performing arts
- Mathematics
UC San Diego
- Applicants
- 136,727
- Admitted
- 28.1%
- Rank*
- #100
- California residents admitted
- 24.6% (21,542 of 87,574)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.11–4.29
Popular majors
- Biological sciences
- Engineering
- Social sciences
- Psychology
- Computer science
- Mathematics
- Physical sciences
- Visual and performing arts
UC Santa Barbara
- Applicants
- 110,173
- Admitted
- 38.2%
- Rank*
- #44
- California residents admitted
- 32.1% (23,972 of 74,659)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 4.09–4.28
Popular majors
- Social sciences
- Biological sciences
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Communication
- Visual and performing arts
- Physical sciences
- Natural resources and conservation
UC Santa Cruz
- Applicants
- 66,393
- Admitted
- 72.5%
- Rank*
- #109
- California residents admitted
- 71.0% (37,345 of 52,605)
- Middle half of admitted students' GPAs
- 3.83–4.20
Popular majors
- Biological sciences
- Computer science
- Psychology
- Social sciences
- Visual and performing arts
- Business/marketing
- Engineering
- Physical sciences
- Natural resources and conservation
*U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2027, National Universities.
Find a Campus by Major
The campuses where each major is among the most popular.
- Agriculture
- UC Davis
- Biological sciences
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
- Business/marketing
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz
- Communication
- UC Santa Barbara
- Computer science
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz
- Engineering
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz
- English
- UCLA
- History
- UCLA
- Mathematics
- UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara
- Natural resources and conservation
- UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
- Physical sciences
- UC Berkeley, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
- Psychology
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
- Social sciences
- UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
- Visual and performing arts
- UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
Improving Your Chances
These figures measure grades and coursework, the parts of an application you can still change. Elite Open School's accredited AP, honors and dual-credit courses, offered through Elite Prep, count on a transcript the same as the courses you take in school, and an Elite Prep counselor can help you plan next year's courses and the rest of your application.