Cobalt Institute of Math and Science
- Public
- Victorville
- 175 seniors
- 1,036 students
UC admit rate
86%
91 of 106 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
52%
91 of 175 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
61%
106 of 175 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
7 of 66 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
4 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Cobalt Institute of Math and Science applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
7 of 66 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.92)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
4 of 32 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine12 pts higher
34%
27 of 79 admitted
This school34%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego24 pts higher
49%
35 of 71 admitted
This school49%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
29%
8 of 28 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis16 pts higher
54%
15 of 28 admitted
This school54%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz14 pts lower
57%
8 of 14 admitted
This school57%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
75 of 90 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.90)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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).
California State University
Cobalt Institute of Math and Science applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
36 of 80 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- Pomona8 pts lower
65%
30 of 46 admitted
This school65%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
94%
51 of 54 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
98%
59 of 60 admitted
This school98%Overall98%
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.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (161 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
138 of 161 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
44 graduates
Community college
53%
86 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 8% |
| CSU | 31 | 19% |
| CA private college | 6 | 4% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 86 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 23 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 138 | 86% |
| Total | 161 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 88%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 6%
- Low-income students 79%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 68%County median 49%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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