Pacific Collegiate Charter
- Public
- Santa Cruz
- 78 seniors
- 551 students
UC admit rate
89%
54 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
69%
54 of 78 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
78%
61 of 78 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.5%
3 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
28%
10 of 36 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
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 campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 21 | 23% |
| CSU | 11 | 12% |
| CA private college | 5 | 5% |
| Out of state | 23 | 25% |
| Community college | 17 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 14 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 77 | 85% |
| Total | 91 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG 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%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Cruz County Office of Education and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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