UC Merced feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Merced feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Merced, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Mercedapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Merced?
In Fall 2025, Dougherty Valley High School sent the most admits to UC Merced, with 443 admits from 451 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 42,412 applicants, 40,854 admits, and 1,211 enrollees for UC Merced.
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 Merced 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 Merced?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Merced were Dougherty Valley High School with 443 admits, Dublin High School with 312 admits, and American High School with 275 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Merced feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Merced feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Merced 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 Merced 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 Merced feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Merced 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 Merced 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 Merced admits
Fall 2025 · 1,381 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 451 | 443 | 6 | 98.2% |
| 2. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 320 | 312 | 7 | 97.5% |
| 3. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 276 | 275 | 10 | 99.6% |
| 4. Mountain House High SchoolCA Public · San Joaquin | Mountain House | 254 | 251 | 20 | 98.8% |
| 5. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 248 | 245 | 6 | 98.8% |
| 6. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 243 | 239 | 0 | 98.4% |
| 7. California High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 205 | 201 | 6 | 98.0% |
| 8. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 197 | 194 | 4 | 98.5% |
| 9. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 186 | 182 | 6 | 97.9% |
| 10. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 190 | 180 | 5 | 94.7% |
| 11. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 182 | 179 | 0 | 98.4% |
| 12. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 180 | 175 | 9 | 97.2% |
| 13. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 176 | 172 | 0 | 97.7% |
| 14. Milpitas High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Milpitas | 169 | 168 | 5 | 99.4% |
| 15. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 158 | 158 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 16. Foothill High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 155 | 154 | 3 | 99.4% |
| 17. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 141 | 140 | 0 | 99.3% |
| 18. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 137 | 133 | 0 | 97.1% |
| 19. Granada Hills Charter High SchCA Public · Los Angeles | Granada Hills | 135 | 133 | 0 | 98.5% |
| 20. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 132 | 130 | 0 | 98.5% |
| 21. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 134 | 128 | 0 | 95.5% |
| 22. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 130 | 127 | 0 | 97.7% |
| 23. Washington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 121 | 119 | 3 | 98.4% |
| 24. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 120 | 119 | 5 | 99.2% |
| 25. George Washington High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 121 | 118 | 3 | 97.5% |
| 26. Castro Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Castro Valley | 120 | 114 | 4 | 95.0% |
| 27. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 116 | 114 | 0 | 98.3% |
| 28. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 118 | 113 | 9 | 95.8% |
| 29. Walnut High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Walnut | 117 | 112 | 0 | 95.7% |
| 30. James A Garfield High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 114 | 112 | 4 | 98.3% |
| 31. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 113 | 112 | 0 | 99.1% |
| 32. Alisal High SchoolCA Public · Monterey | Salinas | 116 | 106 | 4 | 91.4% |
| 33. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 108 | 106 | 0 | 98.2% |
| 34. Henry M Gunn Senior High SchlCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 107 | 106 | 5 | 99.1% |
| 35. Cosumnes Oaks High SchoolCA Public · Sacramento | Elk Grove | 107 | 105 | 7 | 98.1% |
| 36. Franklin High SchoolCA Public · Sacramento | Elk Grove | 104 | 104 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 37. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 104 | 103 | 0 | 99.0% |
| 38. James Logan High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Union City | 105 | 102 | 4 | 97.1% |
| 39. James C Enochs High SchoolCA Public · Stanislaus | Modesto | 104 | 102 | 15 | 98.1% |
| 40. Monte Vista High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | Danville | 103 | 102 | 4 | 99.0% |
| 41. Galileo Acad Of Science & TechCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 106 | 101 | 6 | 95.3% |
| 42. Fountain Valley High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fountain Valley | 103 | 101 | 0 | 98.1% |
| 43. Piedmont Hills High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 102 | 100 | 4 | 98.0% |
| 44. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 102 | 100 | 0 | 98.0% |
| 45. Panorama High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Panorama City | 103 | 99 | 8 | 96.1% |
| 46. Folsom High SchoolCA Public · Sacramento | Folsom | 101 | 99 | 10 | 98.0% |
| 47. Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 101 | 99 | 7 | 98.0% |
| 48. Davis Senior High SchoolCA Public · Yolo | Davis | 100 | 99 | 0 | 99.0% |
| 49. Leland High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 99 | 99 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 50. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 98 | 96 | 4 | 98.0% |