Santa Monica High School

• Los Angeles≈About the same

  11%

  31 of 276 admitted

  This school11%All CA10%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.97)

• Berkeley▲12 pts higher

  26%

  67 of 259 admitted

  This school26%All CA13%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)

• Irvine▼6 pts lower

  16%

  28 of 175 admitted

  This school16%All CA22%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.87)

• San Diego≈About the same

  23%

  58 of 257 admitted

  This school23%All CA25%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)

• Santa Barbara▼6 pts lower

  27%

  79 of 296 admitted

  This school27%All CA32%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.92)

• Davis▲6 pts higher

  43%

  83 of 194 admitted

  This school43%All CA37%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.87)

• Santa Cruz≈About the same

  73%

  149 of 204 admitted

  This school73%All CA71%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.88)

• Riverside≈About the same

  84%

  78 of 93 admitted

  This school84%All CA87%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.71)

• Merced≈About the same

  96%

  72 of 75 admitted

  This school96%All CA96%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.70)

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).

• San Luis Obispo▼8 pts lower

  22%

  45 of 207 admitted

  This school22%Overall30%

• San Diego≈About the same

  32%

  72 of 223 admitted

  This school32%Overall34%

• Long Beach≈About the same

  47%

  83 of 175 admitted

  This school47%Overall47%

• Fullerton▼8 pts lower

  78%

  62 of 79 admitted

  This school78%Overall87%

• Northridge≈About the same

  92%

  106 of 115 admitted

  This school92%Overall93%

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.