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Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 2008

Note: All figures shown below are as of May 1, 2008. This page will be updated with final figures for Fall Quarter 2008 in November.

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 Quarter 2008. 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withdrawn*		 total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 46,412 5,724 2,789 480 55,409
admits 10,367 1,604 634 - 12,605
           
% admitted 22.33 28.02 22.73 - 22.75
% of total
applicants 		83.76 10.33 5.03 0.87 100.00

*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration.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
4.0 & above 46.82 92.09 23,487 10,997
3.70 - 3.99 5.08 4.81 11,301 574
3.30 - 3.69 2.42 2.18 10,741 260
3.00 - 3.29 1.78 0.63 4,223 75
below 3.00 1.52 0.29 2,309 35
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  3.86 4.34    


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
4.0 79.09 29.80 4,500 3,559
3.70 - 3.99 41.87 55.00 15,686 6,567
3.30 - 3.69 8.24 12.76 18,499 1,524
3.00 - 3.29 2.53 1.80 8,490 215
below 3.00 1.56 0.64 4,886 76
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  3.52 3.85    

 

Standardized Test Scores


SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 56.86 33.54 6,794 3,863
600 - 690 29.20 43.22 17,054 4,979
500 - 590 13.15 17.70 15,507 2,039
400 - 490 8.10 5.27 7,498 607
below 400 1.76 0.27 1,764 31
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  586 653


SAT Reasoning Test - Math section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 48.31 51.12 12,190 5,889
600 - 690 21.01 32.77 17,964 3,775
500 - 590 11.72 12.34 12,125 1,421
400 - 490 7.79 3.42 5,058 394
below 400 3.13 0.35 1,280 40
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  619 683    


SAT Reasoning Test - Writing section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
700 - 800 56.40 39.72 8,112 4,575
600 - 690 26.81 39.95 17,167 4,602
500 - 590 12.17 15.90 15,050 1,832
400 - 490 7.10 4.21 6,832 485
below 400 1.72 0.22 1,455 25
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  595 664    


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
2100 - 2400 65.18 39.17 6,922 4,512
1800 - 2090 25.48 43.41 19,621 5,000
1500 - 1790 10.73 13.86 14,869 1,596
1200 - 1490 6.59 3.49 6,103 402
below 1200 0.82 0.08 1,102 9
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  1,800 2,000    


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
700 - 800 39.52 72.53 21,373 8,446
600 - 690 16.08 20.61 14,925 2,400
500 - 590 7.58 5.99 9,208 698
400 - 490 4.20 0.86 2,382 100
below 400 0.87 0.01 115 1
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  668 728    


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
700 - 800 57.71 47.84 9,623 5,553
600 - 690 25.95 33.14 14,820 3,846
500 - 590 11.86 15.09 14,777 1,752
400 - 490 5.77 3.64 7,329 423
below 400 3.71 0.28 890 33
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  599 676    

 

ACT Assessment - English section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
30 & above 44.64 53.88 5,081 2,268
26 - 29 22.38 22.33 4,201 940
22 - 25 14.94 14.18 3,997 597
18 - 21 11.80 7.15 2,550 301
below 18 6.97 2.45 1,478 103
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  26 29    


ACT Assessment - Math section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
30 & above 42.13 58.90 5,884 2,479
26 - 29 19.78 23.52 5,005 990
22 - 25 13.22 10.50 3,344 442
18 - 21 11.56 5.32 1,938 224
below 18 6.51 1.76 1,136 74
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  27 30    


ACT Assessment - Reading section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
30 & above 39.86 56.76 5,994 2,389
26 - 29 22.37 20.62 3,881 868
22 - 25 15.64 12.78 3,439 538
18 - 21 12.56 7.20 2,413 303
below 18 7.03 2.64 1,580 111
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  26 29    


ACT Assessment - Science Reasoning section

range %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
30 & above 49.19 35.99 3,080 1,515
26 - 29 29.63 28.32 4,023 1,192
22 - 25 17.29 23.33 5,680 982
18 - 21 12.48 9.93 3,349 418
below 18 8.68 2.42 1,175 102
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  25 27    


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
30 & above 49.09 54.29 4,655 2,285
26 - 29 20.20 25.47 5,308 1,072
22 - 25 13.58 13.04 4,044 549
18 - 21 11.21 6.11 2,292 257
below 18 4.56 1.09 1,008 46
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  26 29    


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
30 & above 50.82 43.67 3,617 1,838
26 - 29 25.79 30.86 5,037 1,299
22 - 25 14.91 16.82 4,750 708
18 - 21 11.21 7.44 2,791 313
below 18 4.59 1.21 1,112 51
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  25 28    

 

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
above 19 48.18 50.66 12,555 6,049
16 - 19 29.89 24.11 9,632 2,879
12 - 15 16.83 15.27 10,831 1,823
8 - 11 8.52 6.35 8,901 758
below 8 4.26 3.62 10,142 432
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  14 20    


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
above 47 28.92 61.39 25,352 7,331
44 - 47 20.30 21.45 12,618 2,561
40 - 43 16.40 13.47 9,802 1,608
36 - 39 10.65 3.19 3,576 381
below 36 8.42 0.50 713 60
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  49 51    


12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters

# of
semesters		 %
admitted		 % of
admits		 # of
applicants		 # of
admits
above 12 25.64 32.91 15,327 3,930
10 - 12 22.98 56.65 29,433 6,765
8 - 9 18.02 8.94 5,927 1,068
6 - 7 13.06 1.22 1,118 146
below 6 12.50 0.27 256 32
         
overall
averages		 all
applicants		 admits    
  12 12    

 

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

 
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