The University of California (UC) system includes ten campuses that award Baccalaureate, Masters, and Doctorate degrees, as well as professional degrees such as law and medicine.
Admission is very selective and is based on an eligibility index combining GPA and SAT or ACT test scores. UC campuses also require students to take the SAT Subject Tests. Like the CSU, UC requires applicants to complete the “a-g” college preparatory sequence of classes. In addition, applicants should strive to take honors and advanced placement classes and as many “a-g” classes as possible while in high school.
UC campuses admit the top 12.5% of California high school students who meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Renowned as some of the top research and academic institutions in the world, UC campuses are a great place to learn from the Ph.D.’s who are experts in their fields.
You can apply to one or all of the UC campuses using the same application for admission. Their application is more comprehensive than the CSU, requiring responses to three questions, a.k.a. the “Personal Statement.”