Dana Hills High School
- Public
- Dana Point
- 473 seniors
- 1,626 students
UC admit rate
69%
79 of 115 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
79 of 473 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
115 of 473 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
10 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
9.5%
6 of 63 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Dana Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
10 of 89 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
10%
6 of 63 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
11 of 78 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.94)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
23 of 93 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
26 of 68 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
14 of 46 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz20 pts higher
92%
33 of 36 admitted
This school92%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
34 of 37 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Dana Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
20%
18 of 89 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
34 of 95 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- Long Beach13 pts higher
60%
37 of 62 admitted
This school60%Overall47%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
49 of 51 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- ChicoAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (537 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
446 of 537 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
82 graduates
Community college
45%
240 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 32 | 6% |
| CSU | 50 | 9% |
| CA private college | 16 | 3% |
| Out of state | 108 | 20% |
| Community college | 240 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 91 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 446 | 83% |
| Total | 537 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 71%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 18%
- Low-income students 40%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 57%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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