WhoGotIn
Language: English

Crystal Springs Uplands School

  • Private
  • San Mateo
  • 80 seniors
  • 350 students

Crystal Springs Uplands School is a private high school in San Mateo County (San Mateo Union High) with 80 seniors. In fall 2025, 61% of its 59 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD).

Year

UC admit rate

61%

36 of 59 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

45%

36 of 80 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

74%

59 of 80 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

6 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

9 of 52 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Crystal Springs Uplands School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    6 of 55 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.19)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    9 of 52 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    6 of 43 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.17)

  • San Diego17 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 51 admitted

    This school8%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.19)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    14 of 45 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.17)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    28%

    12 of 43 admitted

    This school28%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    64%

    21 of 33 admitted

    This school64%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.13)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    15 of 17 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.11)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 4.03)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Crystal Springs Uplands School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.