Top high schools for UC Davis

Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to UC Davis, from the University of California.

California applicants admitted

37%

The tick is the overall rate: 42% of all applicants, including out-of-state and international, in fall 2023.

Average GPA, California admits (2025)

4.15applicants averaged 3.89

UC's weighted, capped GPA, averaged over the California high schools UC reports a GPA for.

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT1160–1400

ACT25–33

UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.

Year

Minimum applicants

Most admitted to UC Davis

1.Dougherty Valley High SchoolContra Costa131 admitted
2.Arcadia High SchoolLos Angeles130 admitted
3.Dublin High SchoolAlameda129 admitted
4.Berkeley High SchoolAlameda122 admitted
5.Canyon Crest AcademySan Diego122 admitted
6.Lowell High SchoolSan Francisco118 admitted
7.Northwood High SchoolOrange115 admitted
8.Portola High SchoolOrange115 admitted
9.Aquinas International AcademySan Bernardino114 admitted
10.Diamond Bar High SchoolLos Angeles112 admitted

Highest UC Davis admit rate

1.Fullerton Union High SchoolOrange73% of 26
2.Murrieta Valley High SchoolRiverside71% of 31
3.Crean Lutheran High SchoolOrange68% of 94
4.Viewpoint SchoolLos Angeles67% of 33
5.Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High SchoolLos Angeles67% of 27
6.Manual Arts Senior High SchoolLos Angeles67% of 27
7.S.F. International High SchoolSan Francisco67% of 27
8.Richard Gahr High SchoolLos Angeles66% of 29
9.Louisville High SchoolLos Angeles64% of 25
10.New West CharterLos Angeles63% of 52

The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.

All schools with UC Davis applicants
School
Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public	598	131	22%	3.86	4.11	837
Arcadia High School Arcadia · Los Angeles County · Public	321	130	41%	3.94	4.16	817
Dublin High School Dublin · Alameda County · Public	474	129	27%	3.87	4.14	823
Berkeley High School Berkeley · Alameda County · Public	340	122	36%	3.99	4.23	799
Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · San Diego County · Public	346	122	35%	4.00	4.15	546
Lowell High School San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public	365	118	32%	3.90	4.16	642
Northwood High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	241	115	48%	4.02	4.17	603
Portola High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	247	115	47%	3.92	4.13	624
Aquinas International Academy San Bernardino County · Private	198	114	58%	3.93	4.07	—
Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar · Los Angeles County · Public	256	112	44%	3.99	4.18	647
Mountain House High School Mountain House · San Joaquin County · Public	279	110	39%	3.83	4.08	580
George Washington High School San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public	239	101	42%	3.91	4.16	510
Troy High School Fullerton · Orange County · Public	252	98	39%	3.92	4.18	648
Davis Senior High School Davis · Yolo County · Public	230	97	42%	4.02	4.23	560
Abraham Lincoln High School San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public	221	94	43%	3.94	4.18	505
University High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	253	93	37%	3.94	4.16	572
Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades · Los Angeles County · Public	215	92	43%	3.90	4.11	757
Arnold O. Beckman High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	201	86	43%	4.01	4.21	672
American High School Fremont · Alameda County · Public	378	85	22%	3.97	4.26	619
Santa Monica High School Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · Public	194	83	43%	3.87	4.12	710
Amador Valley High School Pleasanton · Alameda County · Public	345	82	24%	3.88	4.15	646
Valley Christian High School Santa Clara County · Private	235	82	35%	4.06	4.22	415
Palo Alto High School Palo Alto · Santa Clara County · Public	285	80	28%	4.01	4.21	495
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Orange County · Public	171	80	47%	3.91	4.18	614
Galileo Academy of Science and Technology San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public	195	79	41%	3.83	4.10	408
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Rolling Hills Estates · Los Angeles County · Public	229	79	35%	4.03	4.22	571
California High School San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public	314	76	24%	3.94	4.18	721
Carlmont High School Belmont · San Mateo County · Public	309	76	25%	3.99	4.21	595
Del Norte High School San Diego · San Diego County · Public	306	76	25%	3.99	4.20	643
Cosumnes Oaks High School Elk Grove · Sacramento County · Public	174	75	43%	3.90	4.17	549
Henry M. Gunn High School Palo Alto · Santa Clara County · Public	273	75	27%	4.02	4.20	432
Granada Hills Charter Granada Hills · Los Angeles County · Public	213	74	35%	3.91	4.16	1,154
Irvington High School Fremont · Alameda County · Public	346	74	21%	3.91	4.17	538
Walnut High School Walnut · Los Angeles County · Public	180	74	41%	3.88	4.12	549
Castro Valley High School Castro Valley · Alameda County · Public	248	73	29%	3.92	4.21	677
Cupertino High School Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public	309	71	23%	4.02	4.23	506
Temple City High School Temple City · Los Angeles County · Public	147	69	47%	4.04	4.19	437
Aragon High School San Mateo · San Mateo County · Public	199	68	34%	3.98	4.14	438
Evergreen Valley High School San Jose · Santa Clara County · Public	366	68	19%	3.83	4.18	699
Foothill High School Pleasanton · Alameda County · Public	266	68	26%	3.93	4.13	504
Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public	334	68	20%	4.01	4.19	454
Mountain View High School Mountain View · Santa Clara County · Public	265	68	26%	3.96	4.20	609
Alameda High School Alameda · Alameda County · Public	198	67	34%	4.02	4.22	490
West Campus Sacramento · Sacramento County · Public	120	67	56%	4.01	4.19	219
Franklin High School Elk Grove · Sacramento County · Public	190	66	35%	3.92	4.18	675
Crean Lutheran High School Orange County · Private	94	64	68%	4.00	4.12	285
Crescenta Valley High School La Crescenta · Los Angeles County · Public	162	64	40%	3.91	4.16	625
Dos Pueblos Senior High School Goleta · Santa Barbara County · Public	144	64	44%	4.02	4.22	539
Bishop O'Dowd High School Alameda County · Private	157	63	40%	3.95	4.23	304
Clovis North High School Fresno · Fresno County · Public	133	63	47%	4.02	4.23	613

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The tick marks UC Davis's overall admit rate. Admit GPA is the average UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped) of each school's admitted students.

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