Berkeley High School
- Public
- Berkeley
- 799 seniors
- 3,279 students
UC admit rate
83%
395 of 474 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
49%
395 of 799 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
474 of 799 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.3%
33 of 354 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
23%
73 of 319 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
Berkeley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
33 of 354 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley9 pts higher
23%
73 of 319 admitted
This school23%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)
- Irvine27 pts higher
49%
130 of 263 admitted
This school49%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.98)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
91 of 380 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
90 of 337 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
122 of 340 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
285 of 361 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.94)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
105 of 121 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
113 of 118 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.78)
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
Berkeley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
95 of 300 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts higher
40%
125 of 316 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
106 of 133 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
94%
75 of 80 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- San Francisco4 pts lower
92%
180 of 196 admitted
This school92%Overall96%
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 (767 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
609 of 767 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
285 graduates
Community college
19%
144 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 185 | 24% |
| CSU | 100 | 13% |
| CA private college | 30 | 4% |
| Out of state | 150 | 20% |
| Community college | 144 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 158 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 609 | 79% |
| Total | 767 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Black or African American, Asian
- 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 71%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 58%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 35%County median 10%
- Low-income students 26%County median 68%
- Graduates completing courses 89%County median 75%
Across California
Other schools in Berkeley 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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