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Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 2006

When we review our freshman applicants, we look at a wide variety of factors, some more easily quantifiable than others. Below are the primary academic factors we considered when we reviewed our freshman applicants for fall 2006. Beyond being UC-Eligible (which almost all of our applicants are anyway) there is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.

California
residents		 out-of-
state		 international withdrawn* total
applicants 40,833 4,276 1,712 496 47,317
admits 10,630 1,180 379 - 12,189
enrolled
4,351 297 161 - 4,809
 
% admitted 26.03 27.60 22.14 - 25.76
% admits
enrolled
40.93
25.17
42.48
-
39.45
% of total
applicants		 86.30 9.04 3.62 1.05 100.00

*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration. This is usually done when an applicant accepts an early decision offer at another institution.


Academic Statistics†

10th - 11th Grade GPAs


Fully weighted GPA

This GPA includes an extra grade point for all UC-approved honors courses (which include AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses) in which a grade of C or higher is earned. The maximum value possible is 5.00.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
4.0 & above 51.60 86.68 19,821 10,228   34.28 75.51 3,506
3.70 - 3.99 11.22 9.53 10,015 1,124   68.68 16.63 772
3.30 - 3.69 3.51 2.87 9,663 339   78.17 5.71 265
3.00 - 3.29 1.78 0.54 3,597 64   92.19 1.27 59
below 3.00 2.28 0.38 1,971 45   91.11 0.88 41
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  3.85 4.26 4.14          


Unweighted GPA

This GPA does not include any extra grade points for honors courses. The maximum value possible is 4.00.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
4.0 70.39 23.51 3,941 2,774   23.00 13.74 638
3.70 - 3.99 47.06 54.03 13,547 6,375   36.88 50.64 2,351
3.30 - 3.69 14.52 19.92 16,193 2,351   59.80 30.28 1,406
3.00 - 3.29 3.16 1.96 7,312 231   80.52 4.01 186
below 3.00 1.69 0.58 4,074 69   89.86 1.34 62
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  3.52 3.81 3.73          

 

Standardized Test Scores

There were several substantive changes to the tests we use in our review.

  • The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly known as the SAT I) added a third section--Writing--and the Verbal section became known as Critical Reasoning.
  • The SAT Subject Tests (formerly known as SAT II) did not change (although the Writing test was discontinued), but the pattern of tests we require for UC eligibility is different.
  • The ACT Assessment added a Writing section.

See our page on UC freshman admission requirements for more information on these changes.


SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
700 - 800 63.90 34.40 6,244 3,990   22.53 19.56 899
600 - 690 33.73 43.46 14,946 5,041   42.67 46.81 2,151
500 - 590 15.57 18.22 13,579 2,114   58.99 27.14 1,247
400 - 490 6.75 3.81 6,550 442   64.93 6.25 287
below 400 0.88 0.11 1,472 13   84.62 0.24 11
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  588 657 625


SAT Reasoning Test - Math section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
700 - 800 55.12 50.35 10,597 5,841   28.56 36.30 1,668
600 - 690 24.59 34.80 16,420 4,037   46.32 40.70 1,870
500 - 590 13.53 12.21 10,469 1,416   59.96 18.48 849
400 - 490 6.74 2.54 4,379 295   67.12 4.31 198
below 400 1.19 0.09 926 11   90.91 0.22 10
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  621 684 657          


SAT Reasoning Test - Writing section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
700 - 800 64.26 38.14 6,885 4,424   25.52 24.57 1,129
600 - 690 31.52 42.38 15,596 4,916   42.27 45.22 2,078
500 - 590 14.61 16.89 13,412 1,959   60.29 25.70 1,181
400 - 490 5.08 2.47 5,648 287   67.25 4.20 193
below 400 1.12 0.12 1,250 14   100.00 0.30 14
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  595 664 636          


SAT Reasoning Test - Composite

The composite score of the SAT Reasoning test is the sum of the three sections above.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
2100 - 2400 72.56 38.28 6,119 4,440   21.94 21.20 974
1800 - 2090 30.10 44.76 17,251 5,192   45.24 51.12 2,349
1500 - 1790 13.40 15.55 13,460 1,804   63.69 25.01 1,149
1200 - 1490 3.12 1.38 5,130 160   74.38 2.59 119
below 1200 0.48 0.03 831 4   100.00 0.09 4
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  1,804 2,006 1,918          

 

SAT Subject Test - Best subject

This refers to the highest score received on any SAT Subject Test, excluding Writing and Math Level 1, which are not considered.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
700 - 800 46.38 75.78 19,109 8,863   33.60 64.26 2,978
600 - 690 16.16 18.31 13,251 2,141   54.88 25.36 1,175
500 - 590 7.90 5.27 7,800 616   67.86 9.02 418
400 - 490 3.48 0.61 2,042 71   83.10 1.27 59
below 400 3.45 0.03 116 4   100.00 0.09 4
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  669 732 709          


SAT Subject Test - 2nd Best subject

This refers to the highest score received on an SAT Subject Test in any subject area other than the one in which the student received the highest score. As with the best subject, Writing and Math Level 1 are not considered.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
700 - 800 66.99 49.34 8,591 5,755   26.67 33.23 1,535
600 - 690 29.36 33.69 13,384 3,929   46.68 39.70 1,834
500 - 590 12.69 13.81 12,693 1,611   60.21 21.00 970
400 - 490 5.55 3.01 6,327 351   75.50 5.74 265
below 400 2.14 0.15 793 17   94.12 0.35 16
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  600 679 646          

 

ACT Assessment - English section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 50.50 45.14 2,693 1,360   32.50 34.37 442
26 - 29 29.10 28.28 2,928 852   45.31 30.02 386
22 - 25 17.23 17.16 3,001 517   54.35 21.85 281
18 - 21 12.18 7.93 1,962 239   60.25 11.20 144
below 18 3.56 1.49 1,264 45   73.33 2.57 33
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  25 28 27          


ACT Assessment - Math section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 49.69 50.25 3,047 1,514   33.09 38.96 501
26 - 29 23.91 30.24 3,810 911   47.64 33.75 434
22 - 25 15.69 13.91 2,670 419   58.47 19.05 245
18 - 21 9.61 4.71 1,478 142   62.68 6.92 89
below 18 3.21 0.90 842 27   62.96 1.32 17
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  26 29 28          


ACT Assessment - Reading section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 44.36 49.68 3,375 1,497   35.67 41.52 534
26 - 29 27.24 25.49 2,819 768   45.44 27.14 349
22 - 25 18.68 15.93 2,570 480   50.42 18.82 242
18 - 21 12.44 6.94 1,680 209   60.29 9.80 126
below 18 4.21 1.96 1,403 59   59.32 2.72 35
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  25 29 28          


ACT Assessment - Science Reasoning section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 57.23 25.36 1,335 764   29.06 17.26 222
26 - 29 35.61 33.19 2,808 1,000   39.20 30.48 392
22 - 25 21.25 29.17 4,137 879   51.08 34.91 449
18 - 21 12.17 10.59 2,622 319   57.68 14.31 184
below 18 5.40 1.69 945 51   76.47 3.03 39
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  24 27 25          


ACT Assessment - Composite

The composite score of the ACT Assessment is the average of the four sections above.

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 58.63 44.64 2,294 1,345   30.11 31.49 405
26 - 29 26.01 31.83 3,687 959   48.80 36.39 468
22 - 25 16.48 17.56 3,209 529   55.77 22.94 295
18 - 21 8.97 5.48 1,839 165   64.24 8.24 106
below 18 1.83 0.50 819 15   80.00 0.93 12
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  25 28 27          


ACT Assessment - Combined English/Writing score

The combined English/writing score is NOT included in the the ACT Composite (shown above).

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
30 & above 55.87 38.25 2,062 1,152   31.51 28.25 363
26 - 29 30.41 34.33 3,400 1,034   43.33 34.86 448
22 - 25 17.18 18.89 3,312 569   54.83 24.28 312
18 - 21 10.62 7.57 2,146 228   62.28 11.05 142
below 18 3.13 0.96 927 29   68.97 1.56 20
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  25 28 27          

 

High School Course Work


Honors Level Semesters- Grades 10-12

UC-Approved honors courses can include AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses.

# of
semesters 		%
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
above 19 51.65 45.04 10,291 5,315   27.62 31.62 1,468
16 - 19 37.75 26.98 8,434 3,184   43.25 29.66 1,377
12 - 15 22.41 18.32 9,648 2,162   50.74 23.63 1,097
8 - 11 9.58 6.43 7,924 759   58.50 9.56 444
below 8 4.33 3.22 8,770 380   67.63 5.54 257
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  14 19 17          


Overall College Preparatory Semesters

We also refer to these as the "a-g" subjects, which include: history, English, math, laboratory science, non-English language, visual/performing arts, and academic electives. With the exception of math and non-English language, these are taken from grades 9-12. Math/non-English Language can be taken as early as the 7th grade.

# of
semesters 		%
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
above 47 33.01 58.80 21,020 6,938   34.06 50.89 2,363
44 - 47 26.08 24.96 11,291 2,945   43.77 27.76 1,289
40 - 43 17.46 13.01 8,794 1,535   49.77 16.45 764
36 - 39 10.48 2.85 3,207 336   59.82 4.33 201
below 36 6.09 0.39 755 46   56.52 0.56 26
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  48 50 48          


12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters

# of semesters %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits		   %
enrolled		 % of all
enrolled 		#
enrolled
above 12 28.25 30.37 12,686 3,584   35.18 27.16 1,261
10 - 12 27.38 59.75 25,754 7,051   40.49 61.49 2,855
8 - 9 18.58 8.32 5,284 982   44.09 9.33 433
6 - 7 14.37 1.21 995 143   51.75 1.59 74
below 6 11.49 0.34 348 40   50.00 0.43 20
                 
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits enrolled          
  12 12 12          


†These figures exclude international and non- first-time freshman applicants.
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