{"id":80345,"date":"2024-11-15T09:32:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/?p=80345"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:55:42","slug":"uc-school-acceptance-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/uc-school-acceptance-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Schools Acceptance Rate 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80345\" class=\"elementor elementor-80345\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c80b8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c80b8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeafe56\" data-id=\"aeafe56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faefdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faefdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> This article was last updated on 15th July 2025 to reflect the accuracy and up-to-date information on the page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8236729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8236729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43f673\" data-id=\"c43f673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d071978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d071978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With student representation from every state in the United States and over a hundred countries, the University of California system, or UCs, is one of the most prestigious places to attend higher education in the world. The UCs have established a reputation for reinventing education, procedural and institutional innovations, and innovative research.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UC system originated in 1869 to serve the educational needs of high-achieving California students. Since the inception of the UCs, it has slowly increased in size to now have nine undergraduate campuses, in addition to having a graduate-only campus, UC San Francisco, which also serves as a medical center. The UCs receive more than 250,000 applicants annually and yield incredible academic programs and faculty. The UCs now have a gross enrollment of approximately 280,000 students and an employee base of 227,000 faculty and staff. There is also reason to believe the UC alumni network exceeds 2 million people across the globe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UCs are as popular for their competition statistics as they are for their status and quality, as one of the premier public university systems in the U.S. For prospective students, understanding the UC acceptance rate provides a baseline of acceptance and rejection rates in comparison to other institutions, and also informs the prospective student of their acceptance chances at the UC. Each campus in the UC system has their own UC acceptance rate, and it invariably varies due to several factors, including which program the student applies to at the UC, location of the school, and applicant pool.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will go forth to summarize the campus rankings. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m also going to discuss some of the other important factors, such as cost of attendance, programs of study, student demographics, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f7de8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f7de8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4e6013\" data-id=\"b4e6013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e20fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d5e20fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/43ycL5kHz3I?si=r7K46fr5d5BSbvF8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c6e3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c6e3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68e4ac2\" data-id=\"68e4ac2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98bee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98bee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>University of California Acceptance Rate <br \/>in 2024-25<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40237dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40237dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd32006\" data-id=\"dd32006\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cb341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"35cb341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\/>\n    <style>\n        table {\n            width: 80%;\n            margin: 20px auto;\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n        }\n        th, td {\n            border: 3px solid #a2d2ff;\n            padding: 8px;\n            text-align: center;\n        }\n        th {\n            background-color: #004d99;\n            color: white;\n        }\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n            background-color: #f2f2f2;\n        }\n        tr:nth-child(odd) {\n            background-color: #e6f7ff;\n        }\n        tr:hover {\n            background-color: #fefae0;\n            color: #004d99;\n            cursor: pointer;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Schools<\/th>\n                <th>Acceptance Rate<\/th>\n                \n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Los Angeles | UCLA<\/td>\n                <td>9%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Berkeley<\/td>\n                <td>13%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Irvine<\/td>\n                <td>29%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC San Diego | UCSD<\/td>\n                <td>27%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Santa Barbara | UCSB<\/td>\n                <td>33%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Davis<\/td>\n                <td>42%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Santa Cruz | UCSC<\/td>\n                <td>66%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Riverside<\/td>\n                <td>76%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>UC Merced<\/td>\n                <td>91%<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-503ce36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"503ce36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e648e35\" data-id=\"e648e35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86b1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f86b1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">Hardest UC Schools to Get Into\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difficulty of getting into a UC school varies. UCLA and UC Berkeley are the hardest, with acceptance rates under 15%, making them as selective as schools like Notre Dame and USC.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being competitive, both schools offer a lot. UC Berkeley, the oldest UC, is known for its top academics, active campus life, and proximity to San Francisco. UCLA, located in Los Angeles, offers over 3,800 courses and a strong alum network in entertainment\u2014ideal for students interested in film or TV careers.<\/span><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">Easiest UC Schools to Get Into<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the thought of applying to UCLA or Berkeley feels overwhelming, remember that the UC system offers a range of options. UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, and UC Merced all have acceptance rates above 50%, providing a reassuringly high chance of acceptance for many students.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Riverside is a solid choice for affordable education, especially for low-income students. Low-income students are those whose family income falls below a certain level, making them eligible for financial aid and other support services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Least selectivity means a higher chance of selection, and vice versa.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selectivity refers to the percentage of applicants a school accepts. For example, a school with a 10% acceptance rate is more selective than a school with a 50% acceptance rate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e6e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e6e59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def8768\" data-id=\"def8768\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ead3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ead3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-merced.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50557\" alt=\"UC Merced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa1a4bc\" data-id=\"fa1a4bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785f17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"785f17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. UC Merced<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Merced has secured recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report positioned UC Merced at #97 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>91%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>3.40 \u2013 3.96<\/p><p><strong>First-year admit Applications: <\/strong>31,875<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Merced, Central Valley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6845db2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6845db2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf67b6\" data-id=\"7bf67b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3c9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc3c9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driven by a mission to contribute to society through education, research, and public service, UC Merced is\u00a0 the first American research university of the 21st century; it prioritizes sustainability-focused cutting-edge research. Undergraduates engage in diverse learning experiences, including research, service learning, and leadership development. Being a newer institution, UC Merced offers ample prospects for growth and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861a02c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861a02c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6a7440\" data-id=\"f6a7440\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fa5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81fa5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-riverside.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50558\" alt=\"UC Riverside\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1116fa\" data-id=\"b1116fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e727087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e727087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. UC Riverside<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Riverside has gained recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report positioned UC Riverside at #88 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>76%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>3.69 \u2013 4.11<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>58,040<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Riverside, Inland Empire<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddbe2aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddbe2aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-824f89c\" data-id=\"824f89c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816af7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816af7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driven by a mission to contribute to society through education, research, and public service, UC Merced is\u00a0 the first American research university of the 21st century; it prioritizes sustainability-focused cutting-edge research. Undergraduates engage in diverse learning experiences, including research, service learning, and leadership development. Being a newer institution, UC Merced offers ample prospects for growth and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2249260 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2249260\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eafb7a\" data-id=\"9eafb7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cefdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9cefdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-santa-cruz.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50560\" alt=\"UC Santa Cruz\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f73701f\" data-id=\"f73701f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7b7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de7b7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. UC Santa Cruz<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Santa Cruz has received recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report placed UC Santa Cruz at #97 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>66%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>3.71 \u2013 4.16<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>71,700<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Santa Cruz, Central Coast<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3953ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3953ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8610ea5\" data-id=\"8610ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54dc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e54dc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This college stands out for its forward-thinking research initiatives aimed at enhancing the world and its inhabitants. From personalized cancer care to advanced solar cell development, the university strives to enrich lives. Notably, UC Santa Cruz boasts an impressive marine biology program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab41fa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab41fa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b8038\" data-id=\"27b8038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e471f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e471f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-davis.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50552\" alt=\"UC Davis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7cd20\" data-id=\"3b7cd20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf78b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf78b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. UC Davis<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Davis has received acknowledgment. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report positioned UC Davis at #39 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>42%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>3.96 \u2013 4.25<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>98,861<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Davis, Sacramento Valley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdb9ce2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdb9ce2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88582f6\" data-id=\"88582f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fc2b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70fc2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Often associated with its esteemed veterinary medicine and agriculture programs, the reputation of UC Davis extends further. Notably, in 2018, UC Davis achieved the top spot for Campus Sustainability, and in 2016, it was recognized as the most important school for women in STEM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88f489f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88f489f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b2a15c\" data-id=\"5b2a15c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c01985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c01985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-santa-barbara.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50559\" alt=\"UC Santa Barbara\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c93ca3f\" data-id=\"c93ca3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02bfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02bfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. UC Santa Barbara<\/strong><\/h4><p>Regarding rankings, UC Santa Barbara received acknowledgment. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report positioned UC Santa Barbara at #30 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>33%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>4.04 \u2013 4.27<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>110,256<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Santa Barbara, Central Coast<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eeefaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eeefaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93fa85d\" data-id=\"93fa85d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61333a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61333a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Secure and visually appealing beach town campus, UC Santa Barbara is renowned for its exceptional chemical, electrical, and materials engineering and science programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dabd28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dabd28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f840606\" data-id=\"f840606\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544b1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"544b1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-san-diego.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50554\" alt=\"UC San Diego\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5328ab1\" data-id=\"5328ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adfa75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8adfa75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6. UC San Diego<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC San Diego achieved recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report positioned UC San Diego at #35 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>27%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>4.04 \u2013 4.28<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>134,444<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>La Jolla, San Diago<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e38d8a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e38d8a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a93c58\" data-id=\"7a93c58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ece246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ece246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Renowned as a premier science university in the US, it offers extensive research opportunities that contribute to pioneering technology and theories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83dbc71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83dbc71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bd4c5\" data-id=\"73bd4c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18357f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18357f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-irvine.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50556\" alt=\"UC Irvine\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec0764d\" data-id=\"ec0764d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a210b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a210b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7. UC Irvine<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Irvine has received recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report placed UC Irvine at #35 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>29%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>3.96 \u2013 4.26<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>122,697<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Irvine, Orange County<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c494a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c494a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8edac3\" data-id=\"d8edac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7241f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed7241f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>UC Irvine distinguishes itself as a research institution with a focus on cancer and neuroscience studies conducted at the UC Irvine Medical Center. Notably, the Paul Merage School of Business and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering are esteemed graduate schools<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfc4a43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfc4a43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a570608\" data-id=\"a570608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682239e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"682239e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-berkeley.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50555\" alt=\"UC Berkeley\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351f8bb\" data-id=\"351f8bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607540f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607540f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8. UC Berkeley<\/strong><\/h4><p>In terms of rankings, UC Berkeley achieved recognition. The 2021 US News &amp; World Report placed UC Berkeley at #22 among National Universities.<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>13%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>4.13 \u2013 4.30<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>124,242<\/p><p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-debee5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"debee5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfa7423\" data-id=\"bfa7423\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1859c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1859c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This one enjoys the esteemed position of being the top public university in the United States. Its stringent undergraduate academic criteria render it among the most competitive UC schools for admission. Boasting over 130 academic departments and 80 interdisciplinary research units, UC Berkeley remains dedicated to delivering excellence in education, research, and societal contributions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc11b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc11b95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-089ade9\" data-id=\"089ade9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d3e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3d3e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/uc-los-angeles.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-50553\" alt=\"UC Los Angeles\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d79787\" data-id=\"9d79787\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be87afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be87afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9. UC Los Angeles (University of California)<\/strong><\/h4><p>UCLA holds a notable ranking (#20) among National Universities in the 2021 US News &amp; World Report,<\/p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate: <\/strong>9%<\/p><p><strong>GPA Range: <\/strong>4.18 \u2013 4.31<\/p><p><strong>First year admit applications: <\/strong>146,271<\/p><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Los Angeles, Southern California<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6cdfdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6cdfdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5c31ea\" data-id=\"b5c31ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9544c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9544c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>UCLA boasts extensive academic diversity, offering over 125 majors across six divisions and 109 departments. Aspiring actors, lawyers, dentists, and nurses are drawn to UCLA for its renowned programs in nursing, dental care, theater, and law. The university\u2019s athletic prowess is evident in its NCAA Division 1 Pacific 12 Conference teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7714262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7714262\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d98f79\" data-id=\"1d98f79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8eb29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8eb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>First off, Why Are UC Schools So Hard to Get Accepted Into?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d41c72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d41c72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe29f77\" data-id=\"fe29f77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff85a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff85a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of California system has an established reputation for quality education and global recognition. This makes it an extremely competitive admissions process. As we examine the UC schools acceptance rate, understanding why UC schools are hard to get accepted into is important to grasp.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">1. Top Ranked Universities<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the biggest contributor to why admissions are so difficult is their academic reputation. Each UC is consistently ranked among the top public universities, attracting strong students across California, the United States, and globally. Following are some notable rankings:<\/span><\/p><p><b>UC Berkeley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ranked #4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>UCLA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ranked #5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>UC San Diego (UCSD)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ranked #19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>UC Irvine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ranked #22<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>UC Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Ranked #27<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking specifically at the rankings of UCs based on acceptance rate, its clear that the most prestigious UC campuses, like UCLA and UC Berkeley, have the lowest acceptance rates making them the most difficult universities to gain acceptance into.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">2. Hefty Application Volume<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UC system is highly regarded for its excellence, which creates a heavy application volume each year. During the 2024\u20132025 application cycle, the UC system received a high volume of applications: 250,755 applications total (207,131 freshman applications and 43,644 transfer applications). UCLA is the highest number of applications of any university in the United States. UC campuses like UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and UCSB also have a high volume of applications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A higher number of applications means the UCs will have a higher number of applicants competing for admission, which, in turn, means the UCs acceptance rate will be lower.<br \/><\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">3. Limited Guarantees<br \/><\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UC system may offer guaranteed admission to students in the top 9% of high school graduates in California, but this guarantee does not hold up for every UC. Some students are offered admission to a UC campus that they never even applied to, and it is usually one of the less selective schools based on the UC schools acceptance rate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a 2022 report by the San Francisco Chronicle, around 66% of students who were guaranteed admission were admitted, and even then, they were not always accepted to the campuses they wanted. While the UC system is inclusive, their most competitive campuses remain selective.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caba36a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caba36a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f843d3\" data-id=\"3f843d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504d8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504d8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How to Apply to UC Schools source\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6681d75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6681d75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b53526\" data-id=\"8b53526\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2992e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2992e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying to UC schools takes some planning, as several campuses have competitive acceptance rates. To improve your chances, exceed the basic requirements and consider applying to multiple campuses.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">1. Understand the Admission Requirements<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To meet the minimum UC admission requirements, you\u2019ll need to complete 15 college-prep courses and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA (3.4 for non-California residents). California residents in the top 9% of their high school class or of participating state high schools qualify for guaranteed admission to UC schools.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">2. Use a Single Application<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the UC application, you have the flexibility to apply to multiple campuses with a single form. This comprehensive application, with its seven sections, allows you to provide details about your chosen campuses, majors, and academic history. The personal insight section is your chance to shine, where you can showcase your achievements, activities, and goals. By applying to several UC campuses, you&#8217;re taking control of your future, as it increases your chances of acceptance, given the varying UC school&#8217;s acceptance rates across campuses.<\/span><\/p><h4><b><span style=\"color: #004e98;\">3. Submit to Multiple Campuses<\/span><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your application is complete, you can submit it to any or all of the nine undergraduate UC schools. There\u2019s a $70 application fee per school ($80 for international students), but fee waivers are available for up to four campuses if you qualify.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying to multiple campuses helps increase your options, especially with UC schools\u2019 varying acceptance rates.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Recommended Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/usc-vs-ucla\/\">USC vs. UCLA: Top Factors You Must Consider<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d0e469 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d0e469\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d144a\" data-id=\"13d144a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042bbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"042bbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>UC Trivia\u2014Best UC Schools Ranked<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f6e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f6e68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901640a\" data-id=\"901640a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbca08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fbca08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q1. Which UC school is best for engineering?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Berkeley is the best for engineering. It offers 10 undergraduate and eight graduate engineering programs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2642\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2642\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q2. Which UC school is easiest to get into?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2642\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2642\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Merced is the most accessible school to get into. It has an acceptance rate of 88.6%.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2643\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2643\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q3. How many UC schools are there?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2643\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2643\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 10 UC schools in total. Nine offer undergraduate and graduate programs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2644\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2644\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q4. What is the most popular UC school?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2644\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2644\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCLA is the most popular UC school. It received 139,489 applications in 2022.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2645\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2645\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q5. Which UC campus is the nicest?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2645\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2645\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four UC schools made California.com\u2019s most beautiful college campuses list: UCLA, UCSC, UCSB, and UC Berkeley.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2646\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2646\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q-6 Which UC is best for pre-med?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2646\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2646\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Irvine all have very strong pre-med programs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2647\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2647\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Q-7 Which UC campus is the safest?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2647\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2647\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those concerned about safety, UC Riverside, Santa Barbara, and San Diego are the top choices among the UC campuses. These campuses provide a secure environment, ensuring your peace of mind during your academic journey.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a2326 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a2326\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01c7ce\" data-id=\"d01c7ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d01f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d01f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3><p>So, it is obvious that the University of California is a global hub of education that welcomes students from every corner of the world. UC campuses embody diversity and international collaboration. From groundbreaking research at UC San Diego to the cultural richness of UC Los Angeles, each campus offers a unique experience. As you consider the rankings, remember that beyond the numbers, UC schools offer a dynamic environment where students thrive, ideas flourish, and futures are transformed.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/ucla-ivy-league\/\">Is UCLA Ivy League? What You Should Know?<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonpreneur is dedicated to transforming conventional education, preparing the next generation with comprehensive learning experiences. 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