John F. Kennedy High School

• Los Angeles▼4 pts lower

  5%

  3 of 58 admitted

  This school5%All CA10%

  Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

• Berkeley▼5 pts lower

  9%

  6 of 69 admitted

  This school9%All CA13%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

• Irvine≈About the same

  20%

  13 of 65 admitted

  This school20%All CA22%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.94)

• San Diego▼8 pts lower

  17%

  11 of 65 admitted

  This school17%All CA25%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)

• Santa Barbara▼8 pts lower

  24%

  13 of 54 admitted

  This school24%All CA32%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.91)

• Davis▼7 pts lower

  30%

  25 of 82 admitted

  This school30%All CA37%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)

• Santa Cruz▼7 pts lower

  65%

  42 of 65 admitted

  This school65%All CA71%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.86)

• Riverside≈About the same

  88%

  50 of 57 admitted

  This school88%All CA87%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.85)

• Merced≈About the same

  98%

  47 of 48 admitted

  This school98%All CA96%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.78)

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).

• San Luis Obispo≈About the same

  27%

  15 of 55 admitted

  This school27%Overall30%

• San Diego▼5 pts lower

  30%

  21 of 71 admitted

  This school30%Overall34%

• San Jose≈About the same

  80%

  69 of 86 admitted

  This school80%Overall80%

• San Francisco≈About the same

  94%

  44 of 47 admitted

  This school94%Overall96%

• East Bay▼12 pts lower

  85%

  34 of 40 admitted

  This school85%Overall97%

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.