Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 2009

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.

Please Note: The figures below are current as of March, 2009. This page will be updated with final figures for Fall Quarter 2009, including enrollment, in November.

	California residents	out-of- state	international	withdrawn*	total
applicants	45,808	5,757	3,459	652	55,676
admits	9,920	1,548	630	-	12,098

admit rate	21.66	26.89	18.21	-	21.73
% of total applicants	82.28	10.34	6.21	1.17	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*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration.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.

GPA	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
4.0 & above	24,648	47.91	10,631	43.13	92.86
3.70 - 3.99	10,914	21.21	479	4.39	4.18
3.30 - 3.69	9,956	19.35	243	2.44	2.12
3.00 - 3.29	3,749	7.29	74	1.97	0.65
below 3.00	2,184	4.24	21	0.96	0.18

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	3.89	4.36

Unweighted GPA

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

GPA	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
4.0	4,741	9.21	3,671	77.43	32.07
3.70 - 3.99	16,376	31.83	6,285	38.38	54.90
3.30 - 3.69	18,094	35.17	1,258	6.95	10.99
3.00 - 3.29	7,733	15.03	186	2.41	1.62
below 3.00	4,507	8.76	48	1.06	0.42

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	3.53	3.86

Standardized Test Scores

SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
700 - 800	7,198	15.09	3,873	53.81	34.98
600 - 690	16,762	35.14	4,552	27.16	41.12
500 - 590	15,391	32.27	2,114	13.74	19.09
400 - 490	6,828	14.32	503	7.37	4.54
below 400	1,517	3.18	29	1.91	0.26

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	590	654

SAT Reasoning Test - Math section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
700 - 800	12,017	25.19	5,457	45.41	49.29
600 - 690	18,657	39.12	3,889	20.84	35.13
500 - 590	10,793	22.63	1,301	12.05	11.75
400 - 490	4,922	10.32	389	7.90	3.51
below 400	1,307	2.74	35	2.68	0.32

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	622	683

SAT Reasoning Test - Writing section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
700 - 800	8,811	18.47	4,587	52.06	41.43
600 - 690	17,149	35.95	4,234	24.69	38.24
500 - 590	14,082	29.52	1,805	12.82	16.30
400 - 490	6,284	13.18	417	6.64	3.77
below 400	1,370	2.87	28	2.04	0.25

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	601	666

SAT Reasoning Test - Composite

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

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
2100 - 2400	7,531	15.79	4,475	59.42	40.42
1800 - 2090	19,382	40.64	4,587	23.67	41.43
1500 - 1790	14,108	29.58	1,646	11.67	14.87
1200 - 1490	5,679	11.91	354	6.23	3.20
below 1200	996	2.09	9	0.90	0.08

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	1813	2004

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.

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
700 - 800	22,421	47.08	8,288	36.97	73.71
600 - 690	14,746	30.97	2,219	15.05	19.73
500 - 590	8,271	17.37	633	7.65	5.63
400 - 490	2,074	4.36	99	4.77	0.88
below 400	107	0.22	5	4.67	0.04

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	675	730

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.

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
700 - 800	10,474	22.23	5,507	52.58	49.11
600 - 690	14,940	31.71	3,592	24.04	32.03
500 - 590	14,205	30.15	1,675	11.79	14.94
400 - 490	6,658	14.13	414	6.22	3.69
below 400	836	1.77	26	3.11	0.23

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	605	677

ACT Assessment - English section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	6,537	34.21	2,671	40.86	58.82
26 - 29	4,642	24.29	898	19.35	19.78
22 - 25	4,179	21.87	627	15.00	13.81
18 - 21	2,277	11.92	260	11.42	5.73
below 18	1,472	7.70	85	5.77	1.87

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	26	30

ACT Assessment - Math section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	6,818	35.68	2,717	39.85	59.83
26 - 29	5,664	29.64	1,067	18.84	23.50
22 - 25	3,596	18.82	497	13.82	10.94
18 - 21	1,886	9.87	201	10.66	4.43
below 18	1,143	5.98	59	5.16	1.30

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	27	30

ACT Assessment - Reading section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	7,497	39.24	2,760	36.81	60.78
26 - 29	4,000	20.93	823	20.57	18.12
22 - 25	3,545	18.55	552	15.57	12.16
18 - 21	2,518	13.18	294	11.68	6.47
below 18	1,547	8.10	112	7.24	2.47

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	27	30

ACT Assessment - Science Reasoning section

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	3,926	20.55	1,782	45.39	39.24
26 - 29	4,701	24.60	1,226	26.08	27.00
22 - 25	6,133	32.10	1,067	17.40	23.50
18 - 21	3,375	17.66	401	11.88	8.83
below 18	972	5.09	65	6.69	1.43

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	25	28

ACT Assessment - Composite

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

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	5,996	31.38	2,642	44.06	58.18
26 - 29	5,812	30.42	1,053	18.12	23.19
22 - 25	4,109	21.51	584	14.21	12.86
18 - 21	2,242	11.73	214	9.54	4.71
below 18	948	4.96	48	5.06	1.06

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	27	29

ACT Assessment - Combined English/Writing score

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

score	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
30 & above	4,380	22.92	2,069	47.24	45.56
26 - 29	5,697	29.82	1,361	23.89	29.97
22 - 25	5,140	26.90	769	14.96	16.93
18 - 21	2,762	14.46	290	10.50	6.39
below 18	1,128	5.90	52	4.61	1.15

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	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
above 19	13,815	26.85	6,321	45.75	55.21
16 - 19	9,634	18.72	2,655	27.56	23.19
12 - 15	10,474	20.36	1,509	14.41	13.18
8 - 11	8,527	16.57	576	6.75	5.03
below 8	9,001	17.49	387	4.30	3.38

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	15	21

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	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
above 47	24,912	48.42	7,004	28.11	61.18
44 - 47	12,434	24.17	2,569	20.66	22.44
40 - 43	9,920	19.28	1,462	14.74	12.77
36 - 39	3,469	6.74	357	10.29	3.12
below 36	716	1.39	56	7.82	0.49

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	49	51

12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters

# of semesters	# of applicants	% of all applicants	# of admits	admit rate	% of all admits
above 12	14,877	28.91	3,760	25.27	32.84
10 - 12	29,372	57.09	6,532	22.24	57.06
8 - 9	5,887	11.44	989	16.80	8.64
6 - 7	1,056	2.05	146	13.83	1.28
below 6	259	0.50	21	8.11	0.18

overall averages	all applicants	admits
	12	12

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

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