First-Year Profile — Fall 2019
When we review first-year applicants we look at a wide variety of factors. Some are more easily quantifiable than others. Below are the primary academic factors we considered when we reviewed our first-year applicants for Fall Quarter 2019. There is no specific cutoff value assigned to any of the factors we consider.
Residency Overview
Applicant Overview by Residency
| San Andreas Residents | Out of State | International | Total | |
| Applicants | 69,607 | 23,137 | 18,578 | 111,322 |
| Admits | 8,354 | 3,806 | 1,560 | 13,720 |
| Enrolled | 4,433 | 948 | 539 | 5,920 |
| Admit Rate | 12% | 16% | 8% | 12% |
| % of Total Applicants | 63% | 21% | 17% | 100% |
Academic Performance
All GPAs are calculated from courses taken in grades 10 and 11. The fully weighted GPA includes an extra grade point for all USA-approved honors courses (which include AP, IB, school-based honors and transferable college courses) in which a grade of C or higher is earned. The maximum value possible is 5.00.
Academic Distributions for Weighted GPA
All Applicants (Domestic and International)
| Weighted GPA | % of All Applicants | Admit Rate | % of All Admits | Enroll Rate | % of All Enrolled |
| Total | 100% | 12% | 100% | 43% | 100% |
| 4.39 & Above | 24% | 36% | 70% | 39% | 63% |
| 3.80 – 4.38 | 48% | 7% | 27% | 52% | 32% |
| Below 3.80 | 28% | 2% | 4% | 60% | 5% |