Pacific Collegiate Charter

  • Public
  • Santa Cruz
  • 78 seniors
  • 551 students
Year

UC admit rate

89%

54 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

69%

54 of 78 seniors

County median 24%

Seniors who applied to UC

78%

61 of 78 seniors

County median 32%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

7.5%

3 of 40 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

28%

10 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Pacific Collegiate Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    3 of 40 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 4.11)

  • Berkeley14 pts higher

    28%

    10 of 36 admitted

    This school28%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Irvine28 pts higher

    50%

    17 of 34 admitted

    This school50%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    22%

    10 of 45 admitted

    This school22%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    14 of 46 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    19 of 46 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts higher

    89%

    32 of 36 admitted

    This school89%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.81)

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

Pacific Collegiate Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    31%

    13 of 42 admitted

    This school31%Overall30%

  • San Diego24 pts higher

    59%

    20 of 34 admitted

    This school59%Overall34%

  • Long Beach23 pts higher

    70%

    14 of 20 admitted

    This school70%Overall47%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • HumboldtAbout the same

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall99%

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 (91 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

77 of 91 graduates

UC or CSU

35%

32 graduates

Community college

19%

17 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2123%
CSU1112%
CA private college55%
Out of state2325%
Community college1719%
Not enrolled1415%
Enrolled in college7785%
Total91100%

How each student group compares

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  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
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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 95%County median 67%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 78%County median 34%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 57%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 49%County median 14%
  • Low-income students 8%County median 36%
  • Graduates completing courses 95%County median 64%

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