University High School
2611 East Matoian M/S UH134, Fresno, CA 93740View on map
- Public
- Fresno
- 122 seniors
- 501 students
University High School is a public high school in Fresno (Fresno Unified) with 122 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 72 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 97% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
59 of 72 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
48%
59 of 122 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
72 of 122 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
17%
9 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
29%
14 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
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
University High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
17%
9 of 52 admitted
This school17%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.03)
- Berkeley16 pts higher
29%
14 of 48 admitted
This school29%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine42 pts higher
65%
33 of 51 admitted
This school65%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.02)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
20 of 53 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
11 of 33 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis21 pts higher
58%
29 of 50 admitted
This school58%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
24 of 28 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.93)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
18 of 19 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 4.02)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
30 of 30 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
University High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
11 of 46 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- Long Beach20 pts higher
67%
12 of 18 admitted
This school67%Overall47%
- Pomona26 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%Overall74%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
100 of 100 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
too few applicants to report1 applied
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.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (113 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
96%
109 of 113 graduates
UC or CSU
64%
72 graduates
Community college
16%
18 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 19% |
| CSU | 50 | 44% |
| CA private college | 7 | 6% |
| Out of state | 12 | 11% |
| Community college | 18 | 16% |
| Not enrolled | 4 | 4% |
| Enrolled in college | 109 | 96% |
| Total | 113 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
20
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
52% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
85%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
100 of 117 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
66%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
74 of 112 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 10 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Social science: 3 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 96%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 84%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 76%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 47%County median 9%
- Low-income students 16%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 97%County median 54%