Hillcrest High School
- Public
- Riverside
- 399 seniors
- 1,798 students
UC admit rate
81%
95 of 117 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
95 of 399 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
29%
117 of 399 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
6.3%
4 of 64 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
4 of 27 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
Hillcrest High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
6%
4 of 64 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
4 of 27 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)
- IrvineAbout the same
26%
23 of 90 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
29 of 69 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Barbara12 pts higher
44%
15 of 34 admitted
This school44%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)
- Davis18 pts lower
19%
3 of 16 admitted
This school19%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Cruz6 pts lower
65%
13 of 20 admitted
This school65%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.68)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
82 of 95 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
33 of 33 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
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
Hillcrest High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach7 pts lower
40%
46 of 116 admitted
This school40%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
82 of 108 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
97%
154 of 158 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
48 of 48 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
100%
96 of 96 admitted
This school100%Overall98%
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 (453 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
53%
241 of 453 graduates
UC or CSU
18%
81 graduates
Community college
26%
120 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 40 | 9% |
| CSU | 41 | 9% |
| CA private college | 24 | 5% |
| Out of state | 16 | 4% |
| Community college | 120 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 212 | 47% |
| Enrolled in college | 241 | 53% |
| Total | 453 | 100% |
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, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 60%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 5%
- Low-income students 76%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 54%
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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