Design Science Middle College High School
- Public
- Fresno
- 54 seniors
- 256 students
UC admit rate
90%
46 of 51 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
85%
46 of 54 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
94%
51 of 54 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
3 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
6 of 33 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
Design Science Middle College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
3 of 28 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
6 of 33 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.93)
- Irvine10 pts higher
32%
11 of 34 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
4 of 22 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara23 pts higher
56%
10 of 18 admitted
This school56%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis19 pts higher
57%
13 of 23 admitted
This school57%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
65%
11 of 17 admitted
This school65%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.77)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
13 of 16 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
28 of 28 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 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
Design Science Middle College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo42 pts higher
71%
10 of 14 admitted
This school71%Overall30%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
52 of 52 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~100% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
~100% · 2 yrs pooled8 applied
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 (54 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
96%
52 of 54 graduates
UC or CSU
94%
51 graduates
Community college
0%
0 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 22% |
| CSU | 39 | 72% |
| CA private college | 1 | 2% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 0 | 0% |
| Not enrolled | 2 | 4% |
| Enrolled in college | 52 | 96% |
| Total | 54 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income
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 77%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 37%County median 5%
- Low-income students 83%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 100%County median 54%
Across California
Other schools in Fresno Unified and nearby
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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