UC Santa Barbara feeder schools 2025: top high schools by admits
This page summarizes UC Santa Barbara feeder schools in Fall 2025, ranks the California high schools sending the most admits to UC Santa Barbara, and highlights counties and schools with the strongest recent results. Use it to compare UC Santa Barbaraapplicants, admits, enrollees, admit rates, and school-level UC admissions histories.
What high schools send the most admits to UC Santa Barbara?
In Fall 2025, Canyon Crest Academy sent the most admits to UC Santa Barbara, with 152 admits from 373 applicants. Across reported California public and private high schools, this dataset shows 73,885 applicants, 23,786 admits, and 2,939 enrollees for UC Santa Barbara.
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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara?
In Fall 2025, the top high schools by admits to UC Santa Barbara were Canyon Crest Academy with 152 admits, Dougherty Valley High School with 133 admits, and Arcadia High School with 127 admits. This ranking uses admitted students, with applicants and enrollees shown separately.
What does UC Santa Barbara feeder school mean here?
On this page, a UC Santa Barbara feeder school means a high school with reported applicants, admits, or enrollees for UC Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara feeder ranking based on admits or enrollment?
The primary ranking is based on admits to UC Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara admits
Fall 2025 · 1,484 schools · Showing 1–50
| Rank / School | City | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Canyon Crest AcademyCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 373 | 152 | 21 | 40.8% |
| 2. Dougherty Valley High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 560 | 133 | 8 | 23.8% |
| 3. Arcadia High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Arcadia | 385 | 127 | 21 | 33.0% |
| 4. American High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 339 | 126 | 14 | 37.2% |
| 5. Monta Vista High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 329 | 125 | 13 | 38.0% |
| 6. Aquinas International AcademyCA Private · San Bernardino | Ontario | 192 | 125 | 28 | 65.1% |
| 7. Lynbrook High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 306 | 122 | 6 | 39.9% |
| 8. Cupertino High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 291 | 119 | 15 | 40.9% |
| 9. Mira Costa High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | 309 | 114 | 19 | 36.9% |
| 10. Valley Christian High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 240 | 114 | 7 | 47.5% |
| 11. Del Norte High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 329 | 110 | 10 | 33.4% |
| 12. Troy High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Fullerton | 287 | 103 | 13 | 35.9% |
| 13. Homestead High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Cupertino | 305 | 99 | 15 | 32.5% |
| 14. Henry M Gunn Senior High SchlCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 284 | 99 | 8 | 34.9% |
| 15. Palo Alto Senior High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 295 | 97 | 13 | 32.9% |
| 16. Dublin High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Dublin | 420 | 96 | 4 | 22.9% |
| 17. Westview High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 252 | 95 | 7 | 37.7% |
| 18. Granada Hills Charter High SchCA Public · Los Angeles | Granada Hills | 348 | 94 | 20 | 27.0% |
| 19. Los Altos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Los Altos | 282 | 94 | 11 | 33.3% |
| 20. Arnold O Beckman High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 246 | 94 | 5 | 38.2% |
| 21. Amador Valley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 332 | 93 | 10 | 28.0% |
| 22. Irvington High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 323 | 92 | 5 | 28.5% |
| 23. Berkeley High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Berkeley | 337 | 90 | 16 | 26.7% |
| 24. Palisades Charter High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Pacific Palisades | 299 | 90 | 17 | 30.1% |
| 25. Palos Verdes Peninsula HsCA Public · Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estat | 267 | 89 | 21 | 33.3% |
| 26. Evergreen Valley High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 308 | 88 | 11 | 28.6% |
| 27. Portola High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 299 | 87 | 4 | 29.1% |
| 28. University High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 291 | 87 | 5 | 29.9% |
| 29. Archbishop Mitty High SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 248 | 87 | 10 | 35.1% |
| 30. California High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | San Ramon | 312 | 84 | 12 | 26.9% |
| 31. Lowell High SchoolCA Public · San Francisco | San Francisco | 315 | 83 | 9 | 26.4% |
| 32. Carlmont High SchoolCA Public · San Mateo | Belmont | 307 | 83 | 18 | 27.0% |
| 33. Diamond Bar High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Diamond Bar | 296 | 83 | 9 | 28.0% |
| 34. Westlake High SchoolCA Public · Ventura | Westlake Village | 211 | 81 | 18 | 38.4% |
| 35. Mountain View High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Mountain View | 270 | 80 | 10 | 29.6% |
| 36. Harker SchoolCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 164 | 80 | 3 | 48.8% |
| 37. Santa Monica High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 296 | 79 | 16 | 26.7% |
| 38. Northwood High SchoolCA Public · Orange | Irvine | 274 | 79 | 4 | 28.8% |
| 39. Orange County Hs Of The ArtsCA Public · Orange | Santa Ana | 180 | 79 | 10 | 43.9% |
| 40. Saratoga High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | Saratoga | 218 | 78 | 7 | 35.8% |
| 41. Mission San Jose High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Fremont | 316 | 76 | 4 | 24.1% |
| 42. Torrey Pines High SchoolCA Public · San Diego | San Diego | 278 | 75 | 14 | 27.0% |
| 43. Crescenta Valley High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | La Crescenta | 234 | 72 | 16 | 30.8% |
| 44. Davis Senior High SchoolCA Public · Yolo | Davis | 231 | 72 | 21 | 31.2% |
| 45. Foothill High SchoolCA Public · Alameda | Pleasanton | 269 | 68 | 12 | 25.3% |
| 46. Leland High SchoolCA Public · Santa Clara | San Jose | 211 | 68 | 10 | 32.2% |
| 47. Redondo Union High SchoolCA Public · Los Angeles | Redondo Beach | 220 | 66 | 11 | 30.0% |
| 48. Dos Pueblos High SchoolCA Public · Santa Barbara | Goleta | 137 | 66 | 13 | 48.2% |
| 49. Basis Independent Silicon VallCA Private · Santa Clara | San Jose | 85 | 66 | 7 | 77.6% |
| 50. Monte Vista High SchoolCA Public · Contra Costa | Danville | 240 | 65 | 11 | 27.1% |