University Preparatory Academy Charter
- Public
- San Jose
- 114 seniors
- 731 students
UC admit rate
75%
62 of 83 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
54%
62 of 114 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
73%
83 of 114 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.1%
5 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
7 of 53 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
University Preparatory Academy Charter applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 6.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
5 of 55 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.87)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
7 of 53 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.87)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
11 of 63 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego16 pts lower
9%
5 of 58 admitted
This school9%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara15 pts lower
18%
10 of 57 admitted
This school18%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis9 pts lower
28%
16 of 57 admitted
This school28%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
36 of 48 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.77)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
34 of 41 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.68)
- Merced4 pts lower
93%
25 of 27 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.66)
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
University Preparatory Academy Charter applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts lower
13%
5 of 40 admitted
This school13%Overall30%
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
23 of 51 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- San Jose6 pts lower
74%
62 of 84 admitted
This school74%Overall80%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
98%
40 of 41 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
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 (115 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
103 of 115 graduates
UC or CSU
60%
69 graduates
Community college
11%
13 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 28 | 24% |
| CSU | 41 | 36% |
| CA private college | 10 | 9% |
| Out of state | 11 | 10% |
| Community college | 13 | 11% |
| Not enrolled | 12 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 103 | 90% |
| Total | 115 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2026: graduates admitted to 3 Ivy League and 11 other top universities, 73 colleges in all.
Including Yale, Brown University and Cornell University.
From the school's matriculation list; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
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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 87%County median 66%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 45%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 52%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 46%County median 22%
- Low-income students 27%County median 47%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Clara 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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