UC Berkeley feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Berkeley feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Berkeley, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Berkeleyapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Berkeley?
In Fall 2025, Berkeley High School sent the most admits to UC Berkeley, with 73 admits from 319 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 71,750 applicants, 9,102 admits, and 4,130 enrollees for UC Berkeley.
Rankings use admitted students as the primary measure. Use the applicant, enrollee, and admit-rate columns to understand whether a school has high demand, strong admission results, or high enrollment.
UC Berkeley feeder schools FAQ
Short answers for families comparing top high schools, admit volume, and campus-specific UC outcomes.
What are the top feeder schools to UC Berkeley?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Berkeley were Berkeley High School with 73 admits, Santa Monica High School with 67 admits, and Diamond Bar High School with 54 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Berkeley feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Berkeley feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Berkeley in the UC source-school data. The main ranking is by admitted students, not by school reputation or a special admissions relationship.
Does attending a UC Berkeley feeder school improve admissions chances?
No. These rankings are historical school-level outcomes, not individual admissions predictions. Applicant strength, course rigor, grades, activities, essays, major context, campus choices, and the applicant pool still matter.
Is the UC Berkeley feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Berkeley in Fall 2025. The table also shows applicants, enrollees, and admit rate so families can separate demand, admission results, and actual enrollment.
Where does the UC Berkeley feeder-school data come from?
The data comes from the University of California Information Center admissions by source school tables. collegeacceptance.info organizes the source-school data by campus, high school, county, applicants, admits, enrollees, and admit rate.
California schools ranked by UC Berkeley admits
Fall 2025 · 1,542 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 319 | 73 | 37 | 22.9% |
| 2. Santa Monica High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 259 | 67 | 38 | 25.9% |
| 3. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 299 | 54 | 32 | 18.1% |
| 4. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 299 | 52 | 27 | 17.4% |
| 5. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 371 | 51 | 29 | 13.8% |
| 6. Mira Costa High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | 271 | 47 | 27 | 17.3% |
| 7. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 288 | 45 | 32 | 15.6% |
| 8. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 542 | 44 | 32 | 8.1% |
| 9. Orange County Hs Of The ArtsCA Public · Orange | Santa Ana | 192 | 44 | 21 | 22.9% |
| 10. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 316 | 43 | 28 | 13.6% |
| 11. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 363 | 42 | 29 | 11.6% |
| 12. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 236 | 42 | 25 | 17.8% |
| 13. Palo Alto Senior High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 285 | 41 | 26 | 14.4% |
| 14. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 435 | 40 | 27 | 9.2% |
| 15. Henry M Gunn Senior High SchlCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 261 | 40 | 18 | 15.3% |
| 16. Palisades Charter High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Pacific Palisades | 265 | 38 | 16 | 14.3% |
| 17. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 223 | 37 | 28 | 16.6% |
| 18. Long Beach Polytechnic HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Long Beach | 165 | 37 | 20 | 22.4% |
| 19. Bishop Odowd High SchoolCA Private · Alameda | Oakland | 139 | 37 | 19 | 26.6% |
| 20. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 294 | 36 | 27 | 12.2% |
| 21. California High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 291 | 36 | 24 | 12.4% |
| 22. Arnold O Beckman High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 235 | 35 | 20 | 14.9% |
| 23. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 314 | 34 | 25 | 10.8% |
| 24. Granada Hills Charter High SchCA Public · Los Angeles | Granada Hills | 293 | 34 | 12 | 11.6% |
| 25. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 287 | 34 | 12 | 11.8% |
| 26. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 284 | 34 | 13 | 12.0% |
| 27. Mission Senior High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 76 | 34 | 25 | 44.7% |
| 28. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 321 | 33 | 25 | 10.3% |
| 29. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 281 | 33 | 14 | 11.7% |
| 30. Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 201 | 33 | 23 | 16.4% |
| 31. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 309 | 32 | 22 | 10.4% |
| 32. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 241 | 32 | 19 | 13.3% |
| 33. Crescenta Valley High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | La Crescenta | 200 | 32 | 8 | 16.0% |
| 34. Saint Ignatius College Prep ScCA Private · San Francisco | San Francisco | 199 | 32 | 21 | 16.1% |
| 35. Calabasas High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Calabasas | 121 | 32 | 18 | 26.5% |
| 36. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 319 | 31 | 26 | 9.7% |
| 37. Leland High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 189 | 31 | 24 | 16.4% |
| 38. Sunny Hills High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 177 | 31 | 15 | 17.5% |
| 39. Ruben S Ayala High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Chino Hills | 171 | 31 | 20 | 18.1% |
| 40. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 288 | 30 | 11 | 10.4% |
| 41. Mountain House High SchoolCA Public · San Joaquin | Mountain House | 262 | 30 | 22 | 11.5% |
| 42. Mountain View High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Mountain View | 251 | 30 | 20 | 11.9% |
| 43. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 346 | 29 | 19 | 8.4% |
| 44. Torrey Pines High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 228 | 29 | 16 | 12.7% |
| 45. Harvard-Westlake SchoolCA Private · Los Angeles | Studio City | 180 | 29 | 9 | 16.1% |
| 46. Monte Vista High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | Danville | 225 | 28 | 20 | 12.4% |
| 47. Westlake High SchoolCA Public · Ventura | Westlake Village | 148 | 28 | 13 | 18.9% |
| 48. Robert A Millikan High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Long Beach | 147 | 28 | 11 | 19.1% |
| 49. Mira Loma High SchoolCA Public · Sacramento | Sacramento | 101 | 28 | 21 | 27.7% |
| 50. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 201 | 27 | 17 | 13.4% |