California Military Institute

• ▸On UC Reach Score, California Military Institute sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #9 of 11): 10 vs. a peer median of 21.
• ▸California Military Institute's UC Reach Score has declined meaningfully from a peak of 34 in 2018 to 10 in 2025 — a 24-point drop that warrants attention. Multi-year UC Reach declines of this size often signal something specific (leadership change, comp-program shift, demographic move) rather than year-to-year noise. This is the kind of trajectory an Enrollment Trend Audit unpacks.
• ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, California Military Institute is admitting at roughly -9 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (3.567) alone would predict (18% actual vs. 26% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
• ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (104→102 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +0%.
• ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.1%/yr); projects to ~1034 by 2029.

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UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology

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