Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School

  • Public
  • Van Nuys
  • 426 seniors
  • 1,610 students
Year

UC admit rate

76%

93 of 123 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

93 of 426 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

123 of 426 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

10%

10 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

16%

9 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    10 of 99 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.79)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    9 of 55 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    30%

    24 of 81 admitted

    This school30%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.79)

  • San Diego23 pts higher

    48%

    29 of 61 admitted

    This school48%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    20 of 67 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    18 of 39 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    58%

    11 of 19 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.51)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    44 of 50 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.82)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    29 of 30 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.71)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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

Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts lower

    25%

    10 of 40 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • Long Beach8 pts lower

    39%

    41 of 104 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    75 of 79 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • Channel IslandsAbout the same

    93%

    14 of 15 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    159 of 169 admitted

    This school94%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (370 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

56%

208 of 370 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

118 graduates

Community college

21%

78 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC257%
CSU9325%
CA private college72%
Out of state51%
Community college7821%
Not enrolled16244%
Enrolled in college20856%
Total370100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 64%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 72%County median 64%

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