UC Irvine feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Irvine feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Irvine, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Irvineapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Irvine?
In Fall 2025, Del Norte High School sent the most admits to UC Irvine, with 174 admits from 362 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 85,584 applicants, 18,680 admits, and 4,299 enrollees for UC Irvine.
Rankings use admitted students as the primary measure. Use the applicant, enrollee, and admit-rate columns to understand whether a school has high demand, strong admission results, or high enrollment.
UC Irvine feeder schools FAQ
Short answers for families comparing top high schools, admit volume, and campus-specific UC outcomes.
What are the top feeder schools to UC Irvine?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Irvine were Del Norte High School with 174 admits, Westview High School with 160 admits, and Lowell High School with 140 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Irvine feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Irvine feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Irvine in the UC source-school data. The main ranking is by admitted students, not by school reputation or a special admissions relationship.
Does attending a UC Irvine feeder school improve admissions chances?
No. These rankings are historical school-level outcomes, not individual admissions predictions. Applicant strength, course rigor, grades, activities, essays, major context, campus choices, and the applicant pool still matter.
Is the UC Irvine feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Irvine in Fall 2025. The table also shows applicants, enrollees, and admit rate so families can separate demand, admission results, and actual enrollment.
Where does the UC Irvine feeder-school data come from?
The data comes from the University of California Information Center admissions by source school tables. collegeacceptance.info organizes the source-school data by campus, high school, county, applicants, admits, enrollees, and admit rate.
California schools ranked by UC Irvine admits
Fall 2025 · 1,525 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 362 | 174 | 81 | 48.1% |
| 2. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 266 | 160 | 62 | 60.2% |
| 3. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 327 | 140 | 61 | 42.8% |
| 4. Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Eastvale | 331 | 134 | 48 | 40.5% |
| 5. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 263 | 130 | 18 | 49.4% |
| 6. Arnold O Beckman High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 348 | 128 | 46 | 36.8% |
| 7. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 339 | 112 | 39 | 33.0% |
| 8. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 274 | 111 | 18 | 40.5% |
| 9. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 358 | 109 | 50 | 30.4% |
| 10. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 362 | 107 | 22 | 29.6% |
| 11. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 618 | 104 | 32 | 16.8% |
| 12. Mountain House High SchoolCA Public · San Joaquin | Mountain House | 255 | 97 | 39 | 38.0% |
| 13. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 311 | 96 | 34 | 30.9% |
| 14. Cerritos High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Cerritos | 243 | 92 | 39 | 37.9% |
| 15. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 377 | 90 | 26 | 23.9% |
| 16. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 342 | 89 | 29 | 26.0% |
| 17. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 303 | 89 | 24 | 29.4% |
| 18. Orange County Hs Of The ArtsCA Public · Orange | Santa Ana | 191 | 89 | 11 | 46.6% |
| 19. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 316 | 88 | 14 | 27.9% |
| 20. Rancho Bernardo High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 151 | 87 | 33 | 57.6% |
| 21. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 452 | 80 | 20 | 17.7% |
| 22. Ruben S Ayala High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Chino Hills | 247 | 79 | 27 | 32.0% |
| 23. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 369 | 78 | 12 | 21.1% |
| 24. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 432 | 77 | 23 | 17.8% |
| 25. Clovis North High SchoolCA Public · Fresno | Fresno | 143 | 77 | 17 | 53.8% |
| 26. Crean Lutheran High SchoolCA Private · Orange | Irvine | 139 | 73 | 15 | 52.5% |
| 27. Fountain Valley High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fountain Valley | 278 | 72 | 36 | 25.9% |
| 28. Sunny Hills High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 273 | 72 | 20 | 26.4% |
| 29. Mt Carmel High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 135 | 72 | 38 | 53.3% |
| 30. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 377 | 71 | 19 | 18.8% |
| 31. Mira Costa High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | 203 | 70 | 11 | 34.5% |
| 32. Cosumnes Oaks High SchoolCA Public · Sacramento | Elk Grove | 136 | 67 | 23 | 49.3% |
| 33. Gretchen Whitney High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Cerritos | 150 | 65 | 19 | 43.3% |
| 34. Redlands High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Redlands | 123 | 65 | 23 | 52.8% |
| 35. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 294 | 64 | 16 | 21.8% |
| 36. Chino Hills High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Chino Hills | 219 | 64 | 27 | 29.2% |
| 37. Los Alamitos High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Los Alamitos | 195 | 63 | 20 | 32.3% |
| 38. Castro Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Castro Valley | 234 | 62 | 20 | 26.5% |
| 39. North Hollywood High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | North Hollywood | 143 | 62 | 17 | 43.4% |
| 40. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 252 | 61 | 11 | 24.2% |
| 41. Archbishop Mitty High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 229 | 61 | 11 | 26.6% |
| 42. Galileo Acad Of Science & TechCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 142 | 61 | 17 | 43.0% |
| 43. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 334 | 60 | 9 | 18.0% |
| 44. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 343 | 59 | 21 | 17.2% |
| 45. Temple City High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Temple City | 226 | 59 | 27 | 26.1% |
| 46. Woodbridge High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 225 | 59 | 18 | 26.2% |
| 47. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 332 | 58 | 17 | 17.5% |
| 48. Palo Alto Senior High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 255 | 58 | 3 | 22.8% |
| 49. Sage Hill SchoolCA Private · Orange | Newport Coast | 107 | 58 | 6 | 54.2% |
| 50. Los Osos High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Rancho Cucamonga | 199 | 57 | 16 | 28.6% |