Aquinas International Academy

Q: How many students from Aquinas International Academy got into a UC?

In 2025 its students filed 1,073 UC applications and received 262 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.4% (counted at each campus); 52 enrolled.

Q: Which UC campus do Aquinas International Academy graduates attend most?

More of Aquinas International Academy's graduates enrolled at UC Santa Barbara than at any other UC campus (28 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 3.

Q: Where do Aquinas International Academy graduates go to college?

Aquinas International Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2021-2025: 108 colleges. Source: Outcomes & Graduate Success - "College Acceptance 2021-2025".

Q: How many students attend Aquinas International Academy?

Enrollment was 145 students in 2025, down 15% since 2020.

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Aquinas International Academy publishes where its graduates go (2021-2025): 108 colleges, including Boston College, Brown University, Columbia College Chicago, Cornell University.
Where grads land in the UC system: UC Santa Barbara. More graduates enroll at UC Santa Barbara than any other UC. Berkeley admitted 3 of this class's 1,073 UC applications — elite admits are rare everywhere, and the strong middle campuses are where most real outcomes happen.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Aquinas International Academy publishes its college acceptances (2021-2025): 108 colleges. See the full list ↓

Admissions at a glance

How hard is it to get into Aquinas International Academy?

Admissions at Aquinas International Academy: the school serves grades 6–12.

Grades served

6–12

school site

Enrollment

145

2025 count

Entrance exam

No entrance exam posted

school site

From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in Orange County · Entrance exams in Orange County

Private high schools near Aquinas International Academy

Five private high schools within 8 miles of Aquinas International Academy, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Fairmont Preparatory Academy	Anaheim	5.7	9–12	$34,435	Own admissions assessment/interview; 'recent…	101
Servite High School	Anaheim	6.3	9–12	$21,710	HSPT	25
Saint Joseph High School	Lakewood	6.7	9–12		HSPT (High School Placement Test) - mandatory…	48
Eastside Christian High School	Fullerton	6.9
Orangewood Academy	Garden Grove	7.5	K–12	$15,765	No entrance exam posted

Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Aquinas International Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 108 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2025

Ivy+ and most selective · 2

Brown University · Cornell University

University of California · 10

University of California, Berkeley · University of California, Davis · University of California, Irvine · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, Merced · University of California, Riverside · University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Barbara · University of California, Santa Cruz · University of California, San Francisco

Cal State · 2

California State University, Los Angeles · California State University, Northridge

Other California · 6

Academy of Art University · Art Center College of Design · Otis College of Art and Design · Santa Clara University · University of San Francisco · University of the Pacific

Out of state · 57

Adelphi University · American University · Arizona State University · Babson College · Bard College · Baylor University · Berklee College of Music · Binghamton University, SUNY · Boston College · Case Western Reserve University · College of William and Mary · Columbia College Chicago · Drexel University · Emerson College · and 43 more below

Not matched to a college page · 31

Art institute of California · California College of the Arts · Fashion Institute of Design &Merchandising · Marymount Manhattan · Ohio State University, Columbus · Parsons School of Design, The New School · Pennsylvania State University, Abington · Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers · St. John's University · The Juilliard School · University of llinois, Urbana-Champaign · University of lowa · University of Wisconsin Oshkosh · University of Toronto · and 17 more below

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— Stanford University ✓ New York University — University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University — Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

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College	Aquinas International Academy	Rolling Hills Prep School
Boston College	✓ named	—
Brown University	✓ named	—
Cornell University	✓ named	—
Georgia Institute of Technology	✓ named	—
Johns Hopkins University	✓ named	—
New York University	✓ named	—
Northeastern University	✓ named	—
Purdue University, West Lafayette	✓ named	—
University of California, Berkeley	✓ named	✓ named
University of California, Los Angeles	✓ named	—
University of Florida	✓ named	—
University of Notre Dame	✓ named	—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 108 colleges, as the document prints them

Academy of Art University Adelphi University American University Arizona State University Art Center College of Design Art institute of California Babson College Bard College Baylor University Berklee College of Music Binghamton University, SUNY Boston College Brown University California College of the Arts California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Northridge Case Western Reserve University College of William and Mary Columbia College Chicago Cornell University Drexel University Emerson College Fashion Institute of Design &Merchandising Florida State University Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College George Washington University Gonzaga University Indiana University, Bloomington Johns Hopkins University

and 78 more

Georgia Institute of Technology Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan Miami University(Ohio) Michigan State University New York University North Carolina State University, Raleigh Northeastern University Ohio State University, Columbus Otis College of Art and Design Parsons School of Design, The New School Pennsylvania State University, University Park Pennsylvania State University, Abington Purdue University, West Lafayette Pratt Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Skidmore College St. John's University Stony Brook University, SUNY Syracuse University Temple University The Juilliard School Tulane University University at Buffalo, SUNY University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, San Francisco University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Florida University of llinois, Urbana-Champaign University of lowa University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of the Pacific University of Utah University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of Toronto McMaster University McGill University University of British Columbia Queen's University University of Ottawa The University of Warwick University of Leeds University of Southampton University of the Arts London Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance University of Nottingham University for the Creative Arts London Metropolitan University Utrecht University Leiden University The University of Melbourne Sungkyunkwan University

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Independently verified As published by Aquinas International Academy — Outcomes & Graduate Success - "College Acceptance 2021-2025" ↗. Found at: the "College Acceptance 2021-2025" list on the Outcomes & Graduate Success page, including the colleges grouped under the three repeated "Outside the US" sub-he.

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC admits by campus · Class of 2025

UCB

3 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCSB

125 admitted

28 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

20 admitted

4 enrolled

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

114 admitted

20 enrolled

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

171 (2020) → 145 (2025)

-15.2%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

67 (2020) → 20 (2025)

-70.1%

If this trend holds (-11.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~129	-16	$0
3 yr (2028)	~102	-43	$0
5 yr (2030)	~81	-64	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = typical CA independent day schools ($25k–55k). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Aquinas International Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

1073 applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

24.4%

262 / 1073 applications

In context: CA median 26.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.4% · higher than 41% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

19.8%

52 enrolled of 262 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 ⓘ

N/A

52 enrollees / — 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.

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

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

N/A

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Total School Enrollment ⓘ

145

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.

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 Aquinas International Academy

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Strong shot	Real shot	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 2025.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Irvine (2022)	3.71	4.08	+0.36	16.1%	Peers +0.40 · wider
UC Davis (2022)	3.68	4.05	+0.38	31.2%	Peers +0.42 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.0%	15.1%	45.2%	62.3%	46.3%	65.9%
3.70–3.99	3.1%	1.6%	9.3%	17.6%	17.0%	31.1%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.5%	1.5%	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%
3.00–3.29	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.9%
< 3.00	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%

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).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2021–2025

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)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	145	3	—^†	2.1%	—	—	—	—^†
UCLA → Elite	156	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	181	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	—	—^†
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	192	125	28	65.1%	—	22.4%	—	—^†
UC Irvine → Selective	201	20	4	10.0%	—	20.0%	—	—^†
UC Davis →	198	114	20	57.6%	—	17.5%	—	—^†

† = 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

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.

Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.

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At a glance

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Aquinas International Academy is a private high school in Garden Grove, Orange County, California.

In 2025 its students filed 1,073 UC applications and received 262 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.4% (counted at each campus); 52 enrolled.

More of its graduates enrolled at UC Santa Barbara than at any other UC campus (28 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 3.

Enrollment was 145 students in 2025, down 15% since 2020.

Aquinas International Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2021-2025: 108 colleges. Source: Outcomes & Graduate Success - "College Acceptance 2021-2025".

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students from Aquinas International Academy got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 1,073 UC applications and received 262 offers, a UC admit rate of 24.4% (counted at each campus); 52 enrolled.

Which UC campus do Aquinas International Academy graduates attend most? More of Aquinas International Academy's graduates enrolled at UC Santa Barbara than at any other UC campus (28 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 3.

Where do Aquinas International Academy graduates go to college? Aquinas International Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2021-2025: 108 colleges. Source: Outcomes & Graduate Success - "College Acceptance 2021-2025".

How many students attend Aquinas International Academy? Enrollment was 145 students in 2025, down 15% since 2020.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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