Malibu High School
- Public
- Malibu
- 93 seniors
- 383 students
UC admit rate
87%
39 of 45 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
42%
39 of 93 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
48%
45 of 93 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
36%
9 of 25 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
Malibu High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 38 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley23 pts higher
36%
9 of 25 admitted
This school36%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.11)
- Irvine9 pts lower
13%
3 of 23 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.00)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
10 of 36 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
13 of 40 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
9 of 20 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
22 of 27 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.94)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
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
Malibu High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
8 of 30 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
39%
14 of 36 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
too few applicants to report6 applied
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 (99 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
78 of 99 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
17 graduates
Community college
25%
25 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 12% |
| CSU | 5 | 5% |
| CA private college | 8 | 8% |
| Out of state | 28 | 28% |
| Community college | 25 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 21 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 78 | 79% |
| Total | 99 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
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 68%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 40%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 19%County median 8%
- Low-income students 19%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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