See latest UCLA acceptance rates for every high school in California

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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The University of California recently released admissions data showing how applicants from each California high school performed in the last cycle. We used that data, along with state education data on the number of seniors at each school, to look at application and admission patterns across California.

For families applying this year, one of the most interesting takeaways is how much UCLA admission rates can vary by high school. Overall, UCLA admitted 10% of in-state applicants in the most recent cycle, but some schools had meaningfully higher or lower admit rates.

(Why are we posting here? The Chronicle has partnered with College Confidential to bring the information from our California College Guide to this platform. We’re looking to hear more about how people are searching for colleges in California, and what kinds of information and tools are the most important to you.)

For example, San Francisco’s Lowell High School had 7% of its applicants admitted to UCLA for fall 2025, while Lick-Wilmerding High School had a 12% admission rate.

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We also looked at admission rates by discipline at UCLA. The most selective disciplines were nursing (1% acceptance rate), engineering (7%) and computer science (8%). The disciplines with the highest acceptance rates were physical sciences/math (15%) and public administration (14%).

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We included the 25th and 75th percentile admitted GPAs for each UCLA discipline as well, which show the GPA range for the middle half of admitted students.

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You can also explore the latest acceptance data for UCLA, UC Berkeley and the other UC campuses for every California high school here.

A note on timing: this analysis uses the most recently released UC admissions data, which covers the 2025–26 admissions cycle. Data for the current 2026–27 cycle won’t be available until this time next year.

We’d love to hear from students and families in the current application cycle:

  • When you search for your high school, are the UC admission rates what you expected?

  • For current applicants, does your high school’s track record affect how you think about your chances?

  • What college admissions data do you most wish were easier to find?

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how do we access without paying or signing up?

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@JJ_SFChronicle You’ve posted this link that requires a paywall on multiple threads. Do you have a link that does not require a paywall (which is part of CC’s ‘rules’.)

@CC_Sorin? @Gumbymom?

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Please note that the tool offered by the San Francisco Chronicle is paywalled.

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@Mwfan1921, I messaged @JJ_SFChronicle about this and reinforced the Community Rules.

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