2023 UC Admit rates based on Capped weighted UC GPA

tamagotchi
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:42:50 +0000

Based on the February 13 Freshman fall admissions summary, I calculated 2023 UC Admit rates based on number of UC Honors courses (this counts yearlong courses taken or planned in 10th-12th grades):

Campus | | 10 or more | 5.0 - 9.9 | >5.0 / Unknown
Berkeley | | 16.83% | 9.91% | 3.93%
Davis | | 56.91% | 40.01% | 25.28%
Irvine | | 39.24% | 22.19% | 13.64%
LA | | 15.87% | 4.71% | 2.55%
Merced | | 91.76% | 93.93% | 81.49%
Riverside | | 87.98% | 78.42% | 48.43%
San Diego | | 37.54% | 20.38% | 11.11%
Santa Barbara | | 43.02% | 24.40% | 10.98%
Santa Cruz | | 81.08% | 68.61% | 38.32%

In general, the number of UC Honors courses seems to have more impact on admissions at the more selective UCs, which would make sense. However, UCB is an outlier, with a weaker preference for 10 or more Honors courses compared to not only UCLA, but also UCSD, UCI, and UCSB. This seems consistent with the often-repeated observation that UCLA really likes high stat students, while UCB admission is more holistic.