Hillsdale High School
- Public
- San Mateo
- 411 seniors
- 1,517 students
UC admit rate
74%
114 of 155 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
28%
114 of 411 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
38%
155 of 411 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.7%
9 of 103 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
15 of 109 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
Hillsdale High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
9 of 103 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.06)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
15 of 109 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
20 of 109 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.02)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
22 of 115 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Barbara8 pts lower
25%
28 of 114 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
38 of 120 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
63 of 86 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.92)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
61 of 62 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.98)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
50 of 51 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.90)
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
Hillsdale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
24 of 126 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts lower
30%
38 of 126 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
80%
79 of 99 admitted
This school80%Overall80%
- ChicoAbout the same
91%
32 of 35 admitted
This school91%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
93%
51 of 55 admitted
This school93%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 (395 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
337 of 395 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
101 graduates
Community college
38%
151 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 34 | 9% |
| CSU | 67 | 17% |
| CA private college | 25 | 6% |
| Out of state | 60 | 15% |
| Community college | 151 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 58 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 337 | 85% |
| Total | 395 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 72%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 18%
- Low-income students 23%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 70%County median 66%
Across California
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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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