Marin Academy

San Rafael · Marin County · Private independent

Private Marin County ~113 seniors

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42 UC Reach Score · Above average

A parent's read

The UC pipeline here is real. 48 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 113 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 16% of California high schools.
Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 11 of this class's 302 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC Reach Score

Above average top 25% in California

Top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in the Class of 2025 — counts each campus admit, so a student admitted to several UCs counts more than once (which is why a strong school can score over 100).

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

6 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCLA

5 admitted

Net $12,548/yr avg

Grads earn $82,511 @10yr

UCSD

5 admitted

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

19 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

3 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

10 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average aid-receiving family's net price — yours depends on whether you qualify for aid — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:

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Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.

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How Marin Academy compares for families

Above-average college outcomes statewide.

▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 42 — 23 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 84% of California high schools.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsTrails the peer median (UC Reach Score 42 vs a 52 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.

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Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Marin Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 99 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
CLASSES OF 2023–2025

College · Students

Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 18

University of Southern California 16

University of Miami 12

Boston College 11

University of California - Santa Barbara 10

Washington University in St. Louis 10

Colorado College 9

Tulane University 9

Colgate University 8

New York University 8

Vanderbilt University 8

Middlebury College 7

Tufts University 7

University of California - Los Angeles 7

University of Wisconsin 7

Brown University 6

University of California - Berkeley 6

Northeastern University 5

University of Colorado - Boulder 5

Barnard College 4

Boston University 4

Chapman University 4

Dartmouth College 4

Duke University 4

Georgetown University 4

Scripps College 4

Stanford University 4

University of Chicago 4

Villanova University 4

Wesleyan University 4

and 69 more

American University 3

Case Western Reserve University 3

Colby College 3

Northwestern University 3

Occidental College 3

Pomona College 3

University of British Columbia 3

University of California - Santa Cruz 3

University of Denver 3

University of Michigan 3

University of Notre Dame 3

University of Washington 3

Wake Forest University 3

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Cornell University 2

Hamilton College 2

Johns Hopkins University 2

Kenyon College 2

Macalester College 2

Oregon State University 2

Pitzer College 2

Rice University 2

Rochester Institute of Technology 2

San Diego State University 2

Santa Clara University 2

University of California - San Diego 2

University of Pennsylvania 2

University of St. Andrews (Scotland) 2

University of Virginia 2

Wellesley College 2

Whitman College 2

Williams College 2

Bard College 1

Bates College 1

Berklee College of Music 1

Cal Poly - Pomona 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

College of Marin 1

Colorado School of Mines 1

Columbia University 1

Cuesta College 1

Diablo Valley College 1

Emory University 1

Fordham University 1

Indiana University 1

Lafayette College 1

Lehigh Universit 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Montana State University 1

New York University - Shanghai 1

Polimoda (Italy) 1

Providence College 1

Purdue University 1

San Francisco State University 1

Smith College 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Syracuse University 1

University of California - Irvine 1

University of California - Merced 1

University of California - Riverside 1

University of Hawaii - Manoa 1

University of Oregon 1

University of Puget Sound 1

University of Richmond 1

University of Rochester 1

University of San Diego 1

Western Washington University 1

Willamette University 1

Yale University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Marin Academy — 2025-2026 School Profile ↗. Found at: p.3, "COLLEGE MATRICULATION CLASSES OF 2023–2025".

No SBAC data for private schools — and that's not the metric you want anyway

California's Smarter Balanced (CAASPP) assessment is administered by the state, by statute, to public & charter schools only. Private schools don't sit for it. That's why the SBAC card is missing on this profile — not a data gap on our side, a deliberate scope of the state's testing program.

For private schools, UC Reach is the stronger academic signal anyway. SBAC measures grade-11 inputs (proficiency on a state standard); UC Reach measures outputs (who actually got into the most selective UCs). For private-school families weighing tuition against college outcomes, the outputs are the relevant signal.

Scroll up to the UC Reach card for Marin Academy's 2025 number, statewide percentile, and 5-year trend.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

440 (2020) → 454 (2025)

+3.2%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

110 (2020) → 113 (2025)

+2.7%

If this trend holds (+0.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~457	+3	$0
3 yr (2028)	~464	+10	$0
5 yr (2030)	~471	+17	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = derived from this school's IRS Form 990 (FY2024) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Marin Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

We've ranked it #8 of 11 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.

Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?

The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Branson School · San Domenico School · San Francisco University High School · Bay School of San Francisco · Urban School of San Francisco · College Preparatory School · +4 more

Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2024

From 14 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.

Total revenue

$34.3M

FY2024

Net assets (endowment + property)

$70.2M

+77.3% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$27.5M

≈ $60560/student avg

Gifts & grants

$4.9M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 941186189). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.

Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Marin Academy sent 302 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 15.9% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 42 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 24 points above the California median of 19, higher than 84% of California high schools. The school produces 9.7 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

UC Reach Score 42 ⓘ 48 admits (counted at each UC) / 113 seniors -10 pts vs. peer median (52) · #8 of 11 similar schools methodology

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
19

Peer median
52

Top 10%
53

This school
42

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CA median 19 Top 10% ≥ 53 This school 42

Higher than 84% of California high schools (1107 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

What this number means

Marin Academy's UC Reach Score of 42 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.

For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 52 pp from where this school sits.

Overall, Marin Academy's UC Reach is higher than 84% of California high schools (1107 ranked).

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

267

302 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · higher than 93% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

15.9%

48 / 302 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 2% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

8.3%

4 enrolled of 48 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

4 enrollees / 113 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

77% of UC entrants from here finish within six years — below the state norm. Ask counselors how students are prepared for the jump.

77%

46% finished in 4 yrs · N=22 entered 2003

In context: CA median 83.3% · -6.0 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

33.6

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.9 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.2 · higher than 82% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

9.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.4 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 10.2 · higher than 89% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

113

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

454

All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.17

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.24

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

Who's actually getting into UC from Marin Academy

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.17	4.25	+0.07	20.0%	Peers +0.13 · wider
UCLA	4.18	4.23	+0.06	9.1%	Peers +0.16 · wider
UC San Diego	4.18	4.28	+0.09	12.3%	Peers +0.14 · wider
UC Santa Barbara	4.15	4.27	+0.12	30.8%	Peers +0.16 · wider
UC Irvine	4.16	4.18	+0.02	12.8%	Peers +0.09 · wider
UC Davis	4.14	4.16	+0.02	25.0%	Peers +0.13 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Marin Academy sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.2% actual vs. 23.1% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite	55	6	—^†	10.9%	5	—	4.17	4.25
UCLA → Elite	64	5	—^†	7.8%	4	—	4.18	4.23
UC San Diego → Selective	51	5	—^†	9.8%	4	—	4.18	4.28
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	65	19	4	29.2%	17	21.1%	4.15	4.27
UC Irvine → Selective	27	3	—^†	11.1%	3	—	4.16	4.18
UC Davis →	40	10	—^†	25.0%	9	—	4.14	4.16

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is solid. A meaningful share of the senior class is achieving UC admission, and there is likely room to grow both application volume and admission outcomes.

Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

UC Reach has declined meaningfully year-over-year. This should be reviewed in context of applicant volume, GPA trends, course rigor changes, and peer-school performance before drawing conclusions.

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

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