California Academy of Mathematics and Science
- Public
- Carson
- 169 seniors
- 662 students
UC admit rate
85%
122 of 144 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
72%
122 of 169 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
85%
144 of 169 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
14%
20 of 138 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
21%
24 of 115 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
California Academy of Mathematics and Science applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
20 of 138 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.10)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
21%
24 of 115 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.14)
- Irvine24 pts higher
47%
57 of 122 admitted
This school47%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.10)
- San Diego19 pts higher
44%
57 of 131 admitted
This school44%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Barbara12 pts higher
44%
32 of 72 admitted
This school44%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.08)
- Davis21 pts higher
58%
28 of 48 admitted
This school58%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Cruz26 pts higher
97%
33 of 34 admitted
This school97%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.05)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
74 of 79 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.07)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
60 of 61 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 4.09)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
California Academy of Mathematics and Science applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 4 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo30 pts higher
60%
59 of 98 admitted
This school60%Overall30%
- Long Beach50 pts higher
97%
106 of 109 admitted
This school97%Overall47%
- Pomona10 pts higher
84%
63 of 75 admitted
This school84%Overall74%
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
100%
20 of 20 admitted
This school100%Overall92%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (162 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
145 of 162 graduates
UC or CSU
59%
96 graduates
Community college
13%
21 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 54 | 33% |
| CSU | 42 | 26% |
| CA private college | 5 | 3% |
| Out of state | 23 | 14% |
| Community college | 21 | 13% |
| Not enrolled | 17 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 145 | 90% |
| Total | 162 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, White
- Student need: Low-income
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 99%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 95%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 85%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 76%County median 8%
- Low-income students 31%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 97%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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