Northwood High School
- Public
- Irvine
- 603 seniors
- 2,255 students
UC admit rate
83%
312 of 374 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
52%
312 of 603 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
62%
374 of 603 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
27 of 324 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
34 of 287 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
Northwood High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
27 of 324 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.02)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
34 of 287 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine11 pts higher
33%
112 of 339 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
60 of 334 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
29%
79 of 274 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
115 of 241 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz11 pts higher
82%
139 of 169 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 4.00)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
237 of 257 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.97)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
106 of 108 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)
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
Northwood High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
18%
29 of 157 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts lower
29%
46 of 160 admitted
This school29%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
48%
66 of 138 admitted
This school48%Overall47%
- Pomona8 pts higher
82%
90 of 110 admitted
This school82%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
130 of 150 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
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 (569 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
493 of 569 graduates
UC or CSU
31%
178 graduates
Community college
37%
208 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 135 | 24% |
| CSU | 43 | 8% |
| CA private college | 28 | 5% |
| Out of state | 79 | 14% |
| Community college | 208 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 76 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 493 | 87% |
| Total | 569 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 79%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 72%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 45%County median 18%
- Low-income students 18%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 75%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Irvine 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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