San Mateo County: UC admissions by high school

In fall 2025, 3,423 students from 40 high schools in San Mateo County applied to the University of California and 2,578 (75%) 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
Carlmont High SchoolBelmont36127977%8% of 30316% of 28815% of 309
Aragon High SchoolSan Mateo25021486%7% of 19214% of 19714% of 207
Menlo Atherton High SchoolAtherton23316772%8% of 17913% of 17315% of 168
Burlingame High SchoolBurlingame21716375%9% of 1678% of 16414% of 162
Woodside High SchoolWoodside16612374%11% of 11317% of 9419% of 121
San Mateo High SchoolSan Mateo16413180%9% of 12614% of 13213% of 132
Mills High SchoolMillbrae15713687%9% of 12713% of 12723% of 137
Sequoia High SchoolRedwood City15711976%8% of 9918% of 8717% of 93
Hillsdale High SchoolSan Mateo15511474%9% of 10314% of 10919% of 115
Menlo SchoolAtherton1136860%11% of 10019% of 9410% of 92
Junipero Serra High SchoolSan Mateo1047673%11% of 74— of 6615% of 78
Design Tech High SchoolRedwood City947681%8% of 7217% of 7231% of 81
Westmoor High SchoolDaly City947277%10% of 629% of 6923% of 62
El Camino HighSouth San Francisco865766%7% of 568% of 6115% of 60
The Nueva SchoolSan Mateo865260%9% of 7922% of 8114% of 72
Sacred Heart Preparatory SchAtherton845262%8% of 7113% of 6716% of 55
Half Moon Bay High SchoolHalf Moon Bay756181%12% of 4115% of 4621% of 42
Oceana High SchoolPacifica645383%10% of 5113% of 5330% of 47
Summit Public Schools ShastaDaly City644773%9% of 4412% of 5037% of 43
Jefferson High SchoolDaly City614675%9% of 326% of 4830% of 33
Crystal Springs Uplands SchoolHillsborough593661%11% of 5517% of 528% of 51
Stanford Online High SchoolRedwood City574477%6% of 4827% of 5617% of 46
South San Francisco HSSouth San Francisco563664%10% of 318% of 3930% of 30
Capuchino High SchoolSan Bruno544176%7% of 4215% of 3912% of 34
Woodside Priory SchoolPortola Valley523873%9% of 4612% of 4123% of 43
Notre Dame High SchoolBelmont483165%9% of 33— of 2610% of 29
Terra Nova High SchoolPacifica483675%— of 22— of 2117% of 30
Mercy High SchoolBurlingame432865%— of 23— of 2615% of 27
Summit Preparatory Charter HigRedwood City423481%12% of 2612% of 2533% of 24
Kipp Esperanza High SchoolEast Palo Alto322888%— of 6— of 14— of 9
Eastside College Prep SchoolEast Palo Alto312890%— of 9— of 1625% of 12
Tide AcademyMenlo Park261869%— of 11— of 19— of 13
East Palo Alto AcademyEast Palo Alto181583%— of 11— of 850% of 6
Pacific Bay Christian SchoolPacifica181689%— of 12— of 1220% of 15
Everest Public High SchoolRedwood City131077%—— of 11—
Mid Peninsula High SchoolMenlo Park111091%——— of 6
Silicon Valley International SchoolMenlo Park11873%— of 9— of 10— of 11
Oxford Day AcademyEast Palo Alto99100%—— of 6—
Lydian Academy LlcMenlo Park5360%———
Pescadero High SchoolPescadero5360%———

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.