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Bentley School

  • Private
  • Contra Costa
  • 78 seniors
  • 282 students

Bentley School is a private high school in Contra Costa County (Acalanes Union High) with 78 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 61 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Year

UC admit rate

79%

48 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

62%

48 of 78 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

78%

61 of 78 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

15%

7 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

9 of 43 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

Bentley School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    15%

    7 of 47 admitted

    This school15%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.14)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    21%

    9 of 43 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    12%

    3 of 26 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.12)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    13 of 50 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    17 of 47 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    10 of 39 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.12)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    35 of 47 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    8 of 11 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Merced

    too few applicants to report9 applied

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).