Pasadena High School

  • Public
  • Pasadena
  • 339 seniors
  • 1,197 students
Year

UC admit rate

76%

93 of 122 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

27%

93 of 339 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

36%

122 of 339 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

14%

13 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

21%

13 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Pasadena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    13 of 93 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    13 of 62 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    15%

    12 of 81 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    17 of 87 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    28%

    18 of 64 admitted

    This school28%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    19 of 53 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    39 of 52 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.81)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    51 of 57 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    27 of 30 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.75)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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

Pasadena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo24 pts higher

    54%

    30 of 56 admitted

    This school54%Overall30%

  • Long Beach6 pts higher

    53%

    39 of 73 admitted

    This school53%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    71%

    44 of 62 admitted

    This school71%Overall74%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    55 of 58 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • Northridge5 pts higher

    98%

    52 of 53 admitted

    This school98%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (417 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

87%

364 of 417 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

103 graduates

Community college

51%

213 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC369%
CSU6716%
CA private college154%
Out of state338%
Community college21351%
Not enrolled5313%
Enrolled in college36487%
Total417100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 56%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 66%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%

Across California

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