Samueli Academy
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 136 seniors
- 844 students
UC admit rate
85%
41 of 48 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
30%
41 of 136 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
35%
48 of 136 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
4 of 33 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
3 of 18 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
Samueli Academy 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
12%
4 of 33 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.01)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
3 of 18 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
15 of 39 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego21 pts higher
46%
16 of 35 admitted
This school46%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
29%
6 of 21 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.85)
- Davis32 pts higher
69%
11 of 16 admitted
This school69%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
13 of 18 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.89)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
24 of 27 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.86)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.92)
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
Samueli Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
22%
4 of 18 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- Long Beach4 pts lower
43%
25 of 58 admitted
This school43%Overall47%
- Pomona4 pts lower
69%
25 of 36 admitted
This school69%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
85%
55 of 65 admitted
This school85%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 (122 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
101 of 122 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
32 graduates
Community college
46%
56 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 9 | 7% |
| CSU | 23 | 19% |
| CA private college | 7 | 6% |
| Out of state | 6 | 5% |
| Community college | 56 | 46% |
| Not enrolled | 21 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 101 | 83% |
| Total | 122 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 58%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 18%
- Low-income students 75%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Orange County Department of Education and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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