Profile of Admitted Freshmen
Fall 2004
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 2004. 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| California residents | out-of- state | international | withdrawn* | total | |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 | 37,239 | 4,025 | 1,484 | 453 | 43,201 |
| admits | 8,781 | 866 | 302 | - | 9,949 |
| enrolled | 3,432 | 175 | 116 | - | 3,723 |
| admit rate | 23.58 | 21.52 | 20.35 | - | 23.03 |
| enroll rate | 39.08 | 20.21 | 38.41 | - | 37.42 |
| % of total applicants |
86.20 | 9.32 | 3.44 | 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*"Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration.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.
| GPA | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 & above | 17,937 | 43.54 | 8,123 | 45.29 | 84.26 | 2,592 | 31.91 | 71.92 | ||
| 3.70 - 3.99 | 8,925 | 21.67 | 1,032 | 11.56 | 10.71 | 637 | 61.72 | 17.67 | ||
| 3.30 - 3.69 | 8,906 | 21.62 | 374 | 4.20 | 3.88 | 282 | 75.40 | 7.82 | ||
| 3.00 - 3.29 | 3,424 | 8.31 | 71 | 2.07 | .74 | 56 | 78.87 | 1.55 | ||
| below 3.00 | 2,003 | 4.86 | 40 | 2.00 | .41 | 37 | 92.50 | 1.03 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.84 | 4.25 | 4.12 |
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 |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3,483 | 8.45 | 2,197 | 63.08 | 22.79 | 462 | 21.03 | 12.82 | ||
| 3.70 - 3.99 | 12,181 | 29.57 | 4,859 | 39.89 | 50.40 | 1,626 | 33.46 | 45.12 | ||
| 3.30 - 3.69 | 14,821 | 35.98 | 2,239 | 15.11 | 23.23 | 1,257 | 56.14 | 34.88 | ||
| 3.00 - 3.29 | 6,776 | 16.45 | 284 | 4.19 | 2.95 | 205 | 72.18 | 5.69 | ||
| below 3.00 | 3,934 | 9.55 | 61 | 1.55 | .63 | 54 | 88.52 | 1.50 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.51 | 3.79 | 3.70 |
Standardized Test Scores
SAT II - Writing
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 8,270 | 20.99 | 4,811 | 58.17 | 50.30 | 1,223 | 25.42 | 34.06 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 12,822 | 32.54 | 3,121 | 24.34 | 32.63 | 1,395 | 44.70 | 38.85 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 11,517 | 29.23 | 1,320 | 11.46 | 13.80 | 760 | 57.58 | 21.16 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 5,969 | 15.15 | 301 | 5.04 | 3.15 | 204 | 67.77 | 5.68 | ||
| below 400 | 825 | 2.09 | 11 | 1.33 | .11 | 9 | 81.82 | .25 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 681 | 648 |
SAT II - Math Level I
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 4,540 | 15.80 | 2,134 | 47.00 | 39.29 | 740 | 34.68 | 30.34 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 10,104 | 35.17 | 1,990 | 19.70 | 36.63 | 895 | 44.97 | 36.70 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 9,009 | 31.36 | 978 | 10.86 | 18.00 | 565 | 57.77 | 23.17 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 4,417 | 15.37 | 315 | 7.13 | 5.80 | 227 | 72.06 | 9.31 | ||
| below 400 | 662 | 2.30 | 15 | 2.27 | .28 | 12 | 80.00 | .49 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 591 | 653 | 631 |
SAT II - Math Level II
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 6,971 | 42.23 | 4,215 | 60.46 | 68.68 | 1,067 | 25.31 | 55.95 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 5,682 | 34.42 | 1,385 | 24.38 | 22.57 | 553 | 39.93 | 29.00 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 3,359 | 20.35 | 499 | 14.86 | 8.13 | 264 | 52.91 | 13.84 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 464 | 2.81 | 38 | 8.19 | .62 | 23 | 60.53 | 1.21 | ||
| below 400 | 33 | 0.20 | 0 | .00 | .00 | 0 | .00 | .00 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | 719 | 693 |
SAT II - Third
The "third" test is can be any SAT II subject other than Writing or Math. When applicants take more than one third test, the highest score is used.
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 13,074 | 33.13 | 5,757 | 44.03 | 60.20 | 1,650 | 28.66 | 45.90 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 11,554 | 29.28 | 2,495 | 21.59 | 26.09 | 1,124 | 45.05 | 31.27 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 9,342 | 23.68 | 968 | 10.36 | 10.12 | 582 | 60.12 | 16.19 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 4,770 | 12.09 | 316 | 6.62 | 3.30 | 218 | 68.99 | 6.06 | ||
| below 400 | 719 | 1.82 | 27 | 3.76 | .28 | 21 | 77.78 | .58 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 629 | 696 | 666 |
SAT I - Verbal
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 6,155 | 15.46 | 3,691 | 59.97 | 38.71 | 814 | 22.05 | 22.74 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 13,899 | 34.92 | 3,869 | 27.84 | 40.58 | 1,614 | 41.72 | 45.08 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 12,537 | 31.50 | 1,543 | 12.31 | 16.18 | 877 | 56.84 | 24.50 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 5,840 | 14.67 | 418 | 7.16 | 4.38 | 263 | 62.92 | 7.35 | ||
| below 400 | 1,371 | 3.44 | 13 | .95 | .14 | 12 | 92.31 | .34 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 590 | 662 | 629 |
SAT I - Math
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 - 800 | 10,459 | 26.28 | 5,309 | 50.76 | 55.68 | 1,465 | 27.59 | 40.92 | ||
| 600 - 690 | 15,112 | 37.97 | 2,882 | 19.07 | 30.23 | 1,290 | 44.76 | 36.03 | ||
| 500 - 590 | 9,813 | 24.65 | 1,124 | 11.45 | 11.79 | 661 | 58.81 | 18.46 | ||
| 400 - 490 | 3,724 | 9.36 | 212 | 5.69 | 2.22 | 158 | 74.53 | 4.41 | ||
| below 400 | 694 | 1.74 | 7 | 1.01 | .07 | 6 | 85.71 | .17 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 624 | 690 | 660 |
ACT Assessment
| score | # of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 & above | 2,023 | 17.81 | 1,111 | 54.92 | 45.05 | 319 | 28.71 | 31.00 | ||
| 26 - 29 | 3,276 | 28.84 | 647 | 19.75 | 26.24 | 305 | 47.14 | 29.64 | ||
| 22 - 25 | 3,201 | 28.18 | 516 | 16.12 | 20.92 | 282 | 54.65 | 27.41 | ||
| 18 - 21 | 2,045 | 18.00 | 182 | 8.90 | 7.38 | 116 | 63.74 | 11.27 | ||
| below 18 | 815 | 7.17 | 10 | 1.23 | .41 | 7 | 70.00 | .68 |
| 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 |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 19 | 9,187 | 22.30 | 4,393 | 47.82 | 45.57 | 1,236 | 28.14 | 34.30 | ||
| 16 - 19 | 7,338 | 17.81 | 2,550 | 34.75 | 26.45 | 1,018 | 39.92 | 28.25 | ||
| 12 - 15 | 8,409 | 20.41 | 1,714 | 20.38 | 17.78 | 786 | 45.86 | 21.81 | ||
| 8 - 11 | 7,322 | 17.77 | 623 | 8.51 | 6.46 | 327 | 52.49 | 9.07 | ||
| below 8 | 8,939 | 21.70 | 360 | 4.03 | 3.73 | 237 | 65.83 | 6.58 |
| 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 |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 47 | 14,421 | 35.01 | 4,441 | 30.80 | 46.07 | 1,370 | 30.85 | 38.01 | ||
| 44 - 47 | 10,584 | 25.69 | 2,686 | 25.38 | 27.86 | 1,046 | 38.94 | 29.02 | ||
| 40 - 43 | 10,444 | 25.35 | 1,892 | 18.12 | 19.63 | 864 | 45.67 | 23.97 | ||
| 36 - 39 | 4,769 | 11.58 | 559 | 11.72 | 5.80 | 293 | 52.41 | 8.13 | ||
| below 36 | 977 | 2.37 | 62 | 6.35 | .64 | 31 | 50.00 | .86 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 48 | 47 |
12th Grade College Preparatory Semesters
| # of semesters |
# of applicants |
% of all applicants |
# of admits |
admit rate |
% of all admits |
# enrolled |
enroll rate |
% of all enrolled |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| above 12 | 8,018 | 19.46 | 2,111 | 26.33 | 21.90 | 676 | 32.02 | 18.76 | ||
| 10 - 12 | 25,109 | 60.95 | 6,239 | 24.85 | 64.72 | 2,340 | 37.51 | 64.93 | ||
| 8 - 9 | 6,390 | 15.51 | 1,071 | 16.76 | 11.11 | 486 | 45.38 | 13.48 | ||
| 6 - 7 | 1,289 | 3.13 | 172 | 13.34 | 1.78 | 85 | 49.42 | 2.36 | ||
| below 6 | 389 | 0.94 | 47 | 12.08 | .49 | 17 | 36.17 | .47 |
| overall averages |
all applicants |
admits | enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 11 |
†These figures exclude international and non- first-time freshman applicants.