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.

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Data from the 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	27	32	26	33	27	34
Davis	23	29	22	29	24	30
Irvine	23	28	21	28	24	30
Los Angeles	25	31	25	32	26	33
Merced	18	24	16	23	18	25
Riverside	19	24	17	24	19	26
San Diego	25	31	24	31	26	33
San Francisco	Graduate Study Only
Santa Barbara	24	29	23	30	24	30
Santa Cruz	21	27	20	27	21	28
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