College Acceptance Insights

Data-backed explainers for reading UC and state college outcome data.

Insights

Use official admissions and outcome data more carefully

These articles cover the latest UC campus results, explain how to interpret UC source-school data, and examine broader state outcome datasets: admit rates, applicant volume, campus mix, GPA trends, feeder patterns, college destinations, and enrollment outcomes.

Campus comparison · Fall 2025

UCLA vs. UC Berkeley feeder schools: the same schools, different outcomes

Compare Fall 2025 UCLA and UC Berkeley applicants, admits and admission rates within the same 386 California high schools, with school lookup and clear cohort limits.

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Five-year regional analysis

Bay Area UC admission trends: what changed from 2021 to 2025?

Follow the same 127 Bay Area high schools across five years at UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UC San Diego. Compare application growth with admit-rate changes.

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Admissions and enrollment explained

UC admit rate vs. enrollment yield: why the denominator matters

Compare admissions and enrollment at four UC campuses using the same 51 California schools. See why a higher admit rate does not necessarily mean more enrollment per applicant.

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New Texas admissions data

Texas college acceptance rates: Fall 2025 results, released in 2026

Compare Texas applicants, acceptances, and enrollment at 37 public universities across nine entering classes, with clear reporting-year and residency definitions.

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Texas school destinations

Texas A&M feeder schools by high-school enrollment

Explore the leading Texas high schools by reported Texas A&M enrollment, shares of graduates, and trends from Fall 2019–2024.

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New Fall 2026 data

UC acceptance rates 2026: official results for every campus

See the preliminary Fall 2026 applicant, admit, and acceptance-rate figures, compare every campus with 2025, and understand what the 78% California headline means.

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Source data guide

UC admissions by source school: how to read the data

Methodology notes for UC source data, applicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, campus views, ethnicity views, and common limitations.

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State expansion

Texas high-school college outcome data

Browse official Texas high-school college destinations, enrollment trends, university admissions, and first-year GPA data.

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GPA data guide

UC GPA by high school: applicant GPA, admitted GPA, and what it means

Use source-school GPA data carefully: compare applicant GPA, admit GPA, enrollee GPA, campus mix, and applicant volume before drawing conclusions.

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Admissions data explainer

UC admission rates by high school: how to read the data

Learn what UC high-school admit rates mean, how they differ from campus acceptance rates, and why applicant volume, GPA, and campus mix matter.

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