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Salesian High School d/b/a Salesian College Preparatory

  • Private
  • Contra Costa
  • 96 seniors
  • 430 students

Salesian High School d/b/a Salesian College Preparatory is a private high school in Contra Costa County (West Contra Costa Unified) with 96 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 56 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI).

Year

UC admit rate

86%

48 of 56 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

50%

48 of 96 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

58%

56 of 96 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.8%

3 of 34 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

4 of 40 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

Salesian High School d/b/a Salesian College Preparatory applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    3 of 34 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 40 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    26%

    9 of 35 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts lower

    19%

    5 of 27 admitted

    This school19%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    18 of 44 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    23 of 29 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    18 of 22 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (all applicants 3.68)

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

Salesian High School d/b/a Salesian College Preparatory applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    25%

    10 of 40 admitted

    This school25%Overall34%

  • San Jose17 pts higher

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    94%

    33 of 35 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

  • East Bay6 pts lower

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%Overall97%

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.