Top high schools for UC Riverside

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

California applicants admitted

87%

The tick is the overall rate: 63% of all applicants, including out-of-state and international, in fall 2023.

Average GPA, California admits (2025)

3.89applicants averaged 3.80

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

Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)

SAT1080–1280

ACT22–31

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

Year

Minimum applicants

Most admitted to UC Riverside

1.Dougherty Valley High SchoolContra Costa449 admitted
2.Arcadia High SchoolLos Angeles342 admitted
3.Dublin High SchoolAlameda334 admitted
4.Diamond Bar High SchoolLos Angeles306 admitted
5.American High SchoolAlameda292 admitted
6.Irvington High SchoolAlameda282 admitted
7.Del Norte High SchoolSan Diego275 admitted
8.Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolRiverside269 admitted
9.Troy High SchoolOrange265 admitted
10.Mission San Jose High SchoolAlameda256 admitted

Highest UC Riverside admit rate

1.Adolfo Camarillo High SchoolVentura100% of 39
2.Salinas High SchoolMonterey100% of 36
3.Riverside STEM AcademyRiverside100% of 35
4.El Camino High SchoolSan Mateo100% of 33
5.Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle King School for Sci, Tech, Eng and MathLos Angeles100% of 31
6.Matilda Torres High SchoolMadera100% of 26
7.Westridge School for GirlsLos Angeles100% of 25
8.Temple City High SchoolLos Angeles99% of 179
9.Westmont High SchoolSanta Clara98% of 64
10.Hillsdale High SchoolSan Mateo98% of 62

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 Riverside applicants
School
Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public	497	449	90%	3.83	3.89	837
Arcadia High School Arcadia · Los Angeles County · Public	376	342	91%	3.90	3.95	817
Dublin High School Dublin · Alameda County · Public	384	334	87%	3.84	3.91	823
Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar · Los Angeles County · Public	321	306	95%	3.91	3.94	647
American High School Fremont · Alameda County · Public	318	292	92%	3.95	4.00	619
Irvington High School Fremont · Alameda County · Public	308	282	92%	3.90	3.95	538
Del Norte High School San Diego · San Diego County · Public	295	275	93%	3.95	3.98	643
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Eastvale · Riverside County · Public	317	269	85%	3.81	3.91	1,083
Troy High School Fullerton · Orange County · Public	283	265	94%	3.91	3.95	648
Mission San Jose High School Fremont · Alameda County · Public	296	256	86%	3.87	3.94	435
Evergreen Valley High School San Jose · Santa Clara County · Public	277	247	89%	3.80	3.88	699
Monta Vista High School Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public	265	243	92%	3.97	4.00	454
Northwood High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	257	237	92%	3.97	3.99	603
Canyon Crest Academy San Diego · San Diego County · Public	248	233	94%	3.97	3.98	546
Portola High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	264	233	88%	3.85	3.91	624
Amador Valley High School Pleasanton · Alameda County · Public	261	230	88%	3.84	3.92	646
Arnold O. Beckman High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	250	227	91%	3.89	3.95	672
California High School San Ramon · Contra Costa County · Public	240	219	91%	3.87	3.94	721
Cupertino High School Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public	231	218	94%	3.99	4.03	506
Mountain House High School Mountain House · San Joaquin County · Public	240	211	88%	3.81	3.89	580
Granada Hills Charter Granada Hills · Los Angeles County · Public	228	208	91%	3.87	3.93	1,154
Walnut High School Walnut · Los Angeles County · Public	241	207	86%	3.82	3.91	549
Ruben S. Ayala High School Chino Hills · San Bernardino County · Public	221	206	93%	3.88	3.92	669
Lynbrook High School San Jose · Santa Clara County · Public	209	190	91%	4.02	4.04	420
University High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	213	190	89%	3.87	3.91	572
Sunny Hills High School Fullerton · Orange County · Public	212	187	88%	3.84	3.94	614
Homestead High School Cupertino · Santa Clara County · Public	199	183	92%	3.95	4.01	603
Foothill High School Pleasanton · Alameda County · Public	198	180	91%	3.89	3.94	504
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Rolling Hills Estates · Los Angeles County · Public	197	180	91%	3.94	3.99	571
Chino Hills High School Chino Hills · San Bernardino County · Public	198	178	90%	3.88	3.95	744
Lowell High School San Francisco · San Francisco County · Public	196	178	91%	3.83	3.91	642
Temple City High School Temple City · Los Angeles County · Public	179	177	99%	4.02	4.02	437
Milpitas High School Milpitas · Santa Clara County · Public	189	173	92%	3.85	3.89	694
Westview High School San Diego · San Diego County · Public	188	173	92%	3.94	3.99	543
Cerritos High School Cerritos · Los Angeles County · Public	182	167	92%	3.86	3.92	541
Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley · Orange County · Public	180	159	88%	3.87	3.96	803
Mark Keppel High School Alhambra · Los Angeles County · Public	173	158	91%	3.85	3.90	582
Los Osos High School Rancho Cucamonga · San Bernardino County · Public	185	156	84%	3.83	3.97	698
La Quinta High School Westminster · Orange County · Public	167	155	93%	3.88	3.92	542
Santiago High School Corona · Riverside County · Public	181	154	85%	3.75	3.85	832
Fontana High School Fontana · San Bernardino County · Public	195	146	75%	3.52	3.64	583
Canyon High School Anaheim · Orange County · Public	149	142	95%	3.93	3.96	520
Irvine High School Irvine · Orange County · Public	158	142	90%	3.82	3.88	502
Cypress High School Cypress · Orange County · Public	151	138	91%	3.84	3.91	682
Valencia High School Placentia · Orange County · Public	146	138	95%	3.91	3.94	618
Great Oak High School Temecula · Riverside County · Public	150	136	91%	3.90	3.97	733
Martin Luther King Jr. High School Riverside · Riverside County · Public	154	136	88%	3.84	3.91	654
Crescenta Valley High School La Crescenta · Los Angeles County · Public	142	134	94%	3.91	3.93	625
Los Altos High School Los Altos · Santa Clara County · Public	146	134	92%	3.88	3.91	547
Carlmont High School Belmont · San Mateo County · Public	150	133	89%	3.93	3.99	595

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

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