A Comparison of ACT Scores for the University of California Campuses

The University of California system includes some of the best public universities in the country. Admissions criteria vary widely, and the chart below presents the middle 50% of ACT scores for enrolled students at the 10 University of California schools.

Realize that ACT scores are just one part of the application, and your high school record carries even more weight.

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2007-08 data from National Center for Educational Statistics

University of California ACT Scores (what do these numbers mean?)
	Composite		English		Math
Campus	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Berkeley	25	31	24	32	26	33
Davis	21	27	20	27	22	29
Irvine	22	27	21	27	23	29
Los Angeles	24	31	23	31	25	32
Merced	18	24	17	23	18	25
Riverside	18	23	17	23	18	25
San Diego	23	29	22	29	25	30
San Francisco	Graduate Study Only
Santa Barbara	23	28	21	28	23	29
Santa Cruz	21	27	20	27	21	27