Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 216 seniors
- 756 students
UC admit rate
81%
29 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
29 of 216 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
36 of 216 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
14%
4 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
33%
5 of 15 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
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
4 of 28 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.74)
- Berkeley20 pts higher
33%
5 of 15 admitted
This school33%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
5 of 17 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.44)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.86)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
4 of 11 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.39)
- Santa Cruz41 pts lower
30%
3 of 10 admitted
This school30%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.50)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
14 of 17 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.48)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.48 (all applicants 3.50)
too few applicants to report23 applied
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
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Long Beach28 pts lower
19%
7 of 36 admitted
This school19%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
71%
15 of 21 admitted
This school71%Overall74%
- Dominguez Hills5 pts lower
86%
25 of 29 admitted
This school86%Overall91%
- Los Angeles22 pts lower
70%
28 of 40 admitted
This school70%Overall92%
- Northridge12 pts lower
81%
39 of 48 admitted
This school81%Overall93%
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 (160 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
46%
73 of 160 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
35 graduates
Community college
19%
30 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 2% |
| CSU | 32 | 20% |
| CA private college | 4 | 3% |
| Out of state | 4 | 3% |
| Community college | 30 | 19% |
| Not enrolled | 87 | 54% |
| Enrolled in college | 73 | 46% |
| Total | 160 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino
- 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 28%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 8%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 5%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 8%
- Low-income students 97%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School
- Aggeler Community Day
- Albert Einstein Continuation
- Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School
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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