Contra Costa County: UC admissions by high school

In fall 2025, 4,838 students from 46 high schools in Contra Costa County applied to the University of California and 3,716 (77%) were admitted to at least one campus. The table shows each school’s fall 2025 results at UCLA, Berkeley and UC San Diego, the three most selective campuses.

SchoolCityApplied to UCAdmitted (any UC)Admit rateUCLABerkeleyUC San Diego
Dougherty Valley High SchoolSan Ramon65458890%8% of 5558% of 54213% of 578
California High SchoolSan Ramon38132585%6% of 31112% of 29121% of 317
Monte Vista High SchoolDanville29523279%9% of 24212% of 22516% of 232
Las Lomas High SchoolWalnut Creek20214974%9% of 14113% of 14921% of 144
Miramonte High SchoolOrinda19415580%12% of 15510% of 15718% of 153
San Ramon Valley High SchoolDanville18811360%11% of 13122% of 10521% of 112
Campolindo High SchoolMoraga18713271%8% of 14816% of 15521% of 141
Clayton Valley Charter High SchoolConcord18612567%8% of 1169% of 12719% of 111
Northgate High SchoolWalnut Creek17814380%9% of 12711% of 11922% of 139
El Cerrito High SchoolEl Cerrito16513984%9% of 10623% of 11931% of 123
Acalanes High SchoolLafayette16412174%11% of 13314% of 12819% of 114
Heritage High SchoolBrentwood15811271%7% of 1016% of 11410% of 105
College Park High SchoolPleasant Hill15411877%8% of 9811% of 10328% of 95
Pittsburg High SchoolPittsburg1359973%8% of 8514% of 9339% of 71
Carondelet High SchoolConcord1178169%11% of 8822% of 7327% of 70
Liberty High SchoolBrentwood1107165%8% of 5010% of 6211% of 66
De la Salle High SchoolConcord956568%13% of 6018% of 5130% of 53
Freedom High SchoolOakley866677%9% of 4310% of 5020% of 45
Hercules High SchoolHercules764964%— of 4022% of 548% of 48
Pinole Valley High SchoolPinole756384%— of 4110% of 5912% of 34
Athenian SchoolDanville704057%10% of 63— of 6013% of 60
Richmond High SchoolRichmond695884%— of 3118% of 5630% of 20
Making Waves AcademyRichmond686393%9% of 3218% of 4921% of 19
Middle College High SchoolSan Pablo635181%— of 3620% of 508% of 37
Bentley SchoolLafayette614879%15% of 4721% of 4326% of 50
De Anza High SchoolRichmond574172%— of 4318% of 4514% of 28
Salesian College PreparatoryRichmond564886%9% of 3410% of 4012% of 34
Dozier-libbey Medical High SchAntioch503162%16% of 1928% of 2929% of 17
Summit Public School TamalpaisSan Pablo463678%— of 2013% of 3828% of 18
Leadership Public Sch RichmondRichmond453476%16% of 1923% of 3117% of 18
Summit Public School K2El Cerrito452351%— of 21— of 29— of 7
Antioch High SchoolAntioch433070%13% of 23— of 3621% of 14
Deer Valley High SchoolAntioch433274%— of 2113% of 2426% of 19
Ygnacio Valley High SchoolConcord432865%— of 1612% of 34— of 14
Alhambra High SchoolMartinez413483%— of 23— of 2130% of 23
Concord High SchoolConcord412766%18% of 1722% of 2321% of 19
Mount Diablo High SchoolConcord362672%— of 17— of 2427% of 15
Aspire Richmond Ca Colg PrepRichmond312374%27% of 1523% of 2640% of 15
Berean Christian High SchoolWalnut Creek312684%22% of 1821% of 2455% of 20
John F Kennedy High SchoolRichmond241875%— of 1120% of 20— of 7
John Henry High SchoolRichmond221464%— of 716% of 1938% of 8
John Swett High SchoolCrockett171588%27% of 11— of 14— of 7
Invictus Academy of RichmondEl Cerrito161169%— of 11— of 13— of 5
Contra Costa Christian HSWalnut Creek10550%— of 6— of 7— of 5
Cornerstone Christian SchoolAntioch55100%———
Vista High SchoolRichmond5360%———

Percentages are the share of that school’s applicants admitted to each campus. Check admit rates for your own GPA.

Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.