Mission Viejo High School
- Public
- Mission Viejo
- 394 seniors
- 1,519 students
UC admit rate
67%
66 of 98 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
66 of 394 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
98 of 394 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.7%
5 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
5 of 46 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
Mission Viejo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
5 of 65 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.90)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
5 of 46 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.91)
- Irvine10 pts lower
12%
9 of 73 admitted
This school12%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.85)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
14 of 70 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
13 of 52 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.87)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
14 of 41 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
22 of 31 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.80)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
33 of 35 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.86)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)
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
Mission Viejo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo17 pts lower
13%
9 of 72 admitted
This school13%Overall30%
- San Diego9 pts lower
26%
22 of 85 admitted
This school26%Overall34%
- Long Beach4 pts higher
51%
38 of 74 admitted
This school51%Overall47%
- Pomona11 pts higher
84%
32 of 38 admitted
This school84%Overall74%
- Fullerton5 pts higher
92%
57 of 62 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
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 (414 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
337 of 414 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
65 graduates
Community college
48%
200 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 7% |
| CSU | 34 | 8% |
| CA private college | 8 | 2% |
| Out of state | 64 | 15% |
| Community college | 200 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 77 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 337 | 81% |
| Total | 414 | 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, English learners, 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 69%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 18%
- Low-income students 41%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 56%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Saddleback Valley 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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