For the UC’s, they consider all 3 UC GPA’s in their application review: Unweighted, Capped weighted and Uncapped weighted. As an OOS applicant only AP, IB or UC transferable DE courses taken 10-11th grades will get the extra honors point bump in the calculation. Reposting the calculator: GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub
Since the UC’s are test blind, your ACT will only be used for course placement and not for admissions or scholarship consideration.
That said, below are the admit rates by campus for Biology and Chemistry along with the admitted UC Capped weighted GPA ranges overall and the OOS admit rate for each UC campus.
|Campus|Biology|Chemistry|Capped weighted UC GPA|
|UC Berkeley|12.9% for College of L&S|14.8% for College of Chemistry|GPA: 4.15-4.29|
|UC Davis|45% for College of Biological Sciences|37.9% for the College of Letters and Sciences|GPA: 4.03-4.27|
|UC Irvine|23.7%|31.5%|GPA: 4.07-4.28|
|UCLA|10% for College of L&S|10% for the College of L&S|GPA: 4.20-4.31|
|UC Merced|93%|89%|GPA: 3.48-4.08|
|UC Riverside|66%|82%|GPA: 3.76-4.18|
|UC San Diego|No major specific data but estimated <20%|No major specific data but estimated <35%|GPA: 4.11-4.29|
|UC Santa Barbara|27% for College of L&S|27% for the College of L&S|GPA: 4.13-4.29|
|UC Santa Cruz|52%|45%|GPA: 3.86-4.22|
2023 Freshman admit rates (Preliminary Data from UCOP)
| Campus | CA RESIDENT | OUT OF STATE | INTERNATIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 14.4% | 7.8% | 5.2% |
| Davis | 36.3% | 60% | 49.8% |
| Irvine | 20.4% | 47.4% | 32.5% |
| Los Angeles | 9.5% | 8.6% | 6.1% |
| Merced | 95% | 80.9% | 69% |
| Riverside | 68.7% | 87.2% | 81.4% |
| San Diego | 24.5% | 31.8% | 17.8% |
| Santa Barbara | 28.1% | 32.7% | 21.9% |
| Santa Cruz | 60.4% | 81.3% | 61.1% |
UCB: Reach
UCSB, UCSD and UCI: High Targets
UCD: Target
Good luck.