UC Riverside feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Riverside feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Riverside, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Riversideapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Riverside?
In Fall 2025, Dougherty Valley High School sent the most admits to UC Riverside, with 449 admits from 497 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 60,765 applicants, 52,907 admits, and 5,791 enrollees for UC Riverside.
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 Riverside 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 Riverside?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Riverside were Dougherty Valley High School with 449 admits, Arcadia High School with 342 admits, and Dublin High School with 334 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Riverside feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Riverside feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Riverside feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Riverside admits
Fall 2025 · 1,424 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 497 | 449 | 59 | 90.3% |
| 2. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 376 | 342 | 61 | 91.0% |
| 3. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 384 | 334 | 45 | 87.0% |
| 4. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 321 | 306 | 72 | 95.3% |
| 5. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 318 | 292 | 42 | 91.8% |
| 6. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 308 | 282 | 35 | 91.6% |
| 7. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 295 | 275 | 27 | 93.2% |
| 8. Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Eastvale | 317 | 269 | 52 | 84.9% |
| 9. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 283 | 265 | 38 | 93.6% |
| 10. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 296 | 256 | 20 | 86.5% |
| 11. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 277 | 247 | 31 | 89.2% |
| 12. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 265 | 243 | 12 | 91.7% |
| 13. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 257 | 237 | 33 | 92.2% |
| 14. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 264 | 233 | 26 | 88.3% |
| 15. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 248 | 233 | 20 | 94.0% |
| 16. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 261 | 230 | 26 | 88.1% |
| 17. Arnold O Beckman High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 250 | 227 | 15 | 90.8% |
| 18. California High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 240 | 219 | 29 | 91.3% |
| 19. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 231 | 218 | 12 | 94.4% |
| 20. Mountain House High SchoolCA Public · San Joaquin | Mountain House | 240 | 211 | 22 | 87.9% |
| 21. Granada Hills Charter High SchCA Public · Los Angeles | Granada Hills | 228 | 208 | 22 | 91.2% |
| 22. Walnut High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Walnut | 241 | 207 | 42 | 85.9% |
| 23. Ruben S Ayala High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Chino Hills | 221 | 206 | 35 | 93.2% |
| 24. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 213 | 190 | 28 | 89.2% |
| 25. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 209 | 190 | 10 | 90.9% |
| 26. Sunny Hills High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 212 | 187 | 31 | 88.2% |
| 27. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 199 | 183 | 11 | 92.0% |
| 28. Foothill High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 198 | 180 | 19 | 90.9% |
| 29. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 197 | 180 | 24 | 91.4% |
| 30. Chino Hills High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Chino Hills | 198 | 178 | 42 | 89.9% |
| 31. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 196 | 178 | 13 | 90.8% |
| 32. Temple City High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Temple City | 179 | 177 | 36 | 98.9% |
| 33. Milpitas High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Milpitas | 189 | 173 | 14 | 91.5% |
| 34. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 188 | 173 | 12 | 92.0% |
| 35. Cerritos High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Cerritos | 182 | 167 | 25 | 91.8% |
| 36. Fountain Valley High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fountain Valley | 180 | 159 | 22 | 88.3% |
| 37. Mark Keppel High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Alhambra | 173 | 158 | 30 | 91.3% |
| 38. Los Osos High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Rancho Cucamonga | 185 | 156 | 49 | 84.3% |
| 39. La Quinta High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Westminster | 167 | 155 | 12 | 92.8% |
| 40. Santiago High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Corona | 181 | 154 | 32 | 85.1% |
| 41. Fontana High SchoolCA Public · San Bernardino | Fontana | 195 | 146 | 34 | 74.9% |
| 42. Irvine High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 158 | 142 | 27 | 89.9% |
| 43. Canyon High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Anaheim | 149 | 142 | 22 | 95.3% |
| 44. Cypress High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Cypress | 151 | 138 | 19 | 91.4% |
| 45. Valencia High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Placentia | 146 | 138 | 26 | 94.5% |
| 46. Martin Luther King High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Riverside | 154 | 136 | 44 | 88.3% |
| 47. Great Oak High SchoolCA Public · Riverside | Temecula | 150 | 136 | 26 | 90.7% |
| 48. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 146 | 134 | 10 | 91.8% |
| 49. Crescenta Valley High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | La Crescenta | 142 | 134 | 18 | 94.4% |
| 50. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 150 | 133 | 10 | 88.7% |