Aliso Niguel High School
- Public
- Aliso Viejo
- 683 seniors
- 2,534 students
UC admit rate
77%
171 of 221 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
171 of 683 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
221 of 683 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.3%
16 of 172 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
14 of 123 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
Aliso Niguel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
16 of 172 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.02)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
14 of 123 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
39 of 149 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego7 pts higher
32%
57 of 176 admitted
This school32%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
57 of 171 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
52 of 126 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz16 pts higher
87%
82 of 94 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.98)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
95 of 99 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.97)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
46 of 47 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.95)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Aliso Niguel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
42 of 170 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
56 of 177 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Long Beach14 pts higher
61%
71 of 116 admitted
This school61%Overall47%
- Pomona8 pts higher
82%
64 of 78 admitted
This school82%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
95%
103 of 108 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (724 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
88%
635 of 724 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
145 graduates
Community college
45%
325 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 79 | 11% |
| CSU | 66 | 9% |
| CA private college | 31 | 4% |
| Out of state | 134 | 19% |
| Community college | 325 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 89 | 12% |
| Enrolled in college | 635 | 88% |
| Total | 724 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 78%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 52%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 52%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 18%
- Low-income students 32%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Capistrano Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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