University High School
4771 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612View on map
- Public
- Irvine
- 572 seniors
- 2,365 students
University High School is a public high school in Irvine (Irvine Unified) with 572 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 350 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
289 of 350 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
51%
289 of 572 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
61%
350 of 572 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.3%
25 of 302 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
12%
34 of 284 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 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
25 of 302 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.94)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
34 of 284 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine9 pts higher
31%
96 of 311 admitted
This school31%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)
- San Diego9 pts lower
16%
50 of 319 admitted
This school16%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
87 of 291 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.91)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
93 of 253 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
110 of 154 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.85)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
190 of 213 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.87)
- MercedAbout the same
99%
103 of 104 admitted
This school99%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.86)
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 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts lower
17%
23 of 137 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San Diego9 pts lower
26%
33 of 128 admitted
This school26%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
47%
54 of 115 admitted
This school47%Overall47%
- Pomona5 pts higher
78%
69 of 88 admitted
This school78%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
83 of 94 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
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 (513 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
454 of 513 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
142 graduates
Community college
40%
205 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 117 | 23% |
| CSU | 25 | 5% |
| CA private college | 28 | 5% |
| Out of state | 79 | 15% |
| Community college | 205 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 59 | 12% |
| Enrolled in college | 454 | 89% |
| Total | 513 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Two or more races, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2023: graduates enrolled at 5 Ivy League and 29 other top universities, 201 colleges in all.
Including Columbia University, Princeton University and Yale University.
From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
24
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
90
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
44% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
66%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
377 of 572 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)
60%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
331 of 548 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 19 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 15 classes
- Science: 17 classes
- Social science: 29 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 70%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 68%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 45%County median 21%
- Low-income students 23%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 74%County median 57%