Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco · San Francisco County · Private independent
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Bay School of San Francisco publishes where its graduates go (2021–2025): 170 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College.
- The UC pipeline here is real. 73 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 138 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 10% of California high schools.
- And it's a rising stock. UC admissions per senior have climbed three years running — the trend line, not just the snapshot, is moving the right way.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley and UCLA admitted 17 of this class's 403 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.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Bay School of San Francisco publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021–2025): 170 colleges. See the full list ↓
Admissions at a glance
Is Bay School of San Francisco a good school for college admissions?
Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach Score is 53 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 90% of California high schools), from 73 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 138 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
How hard is it to get into Bay School of San Francisco?
Bay School of San Francisco does not post an acceptance rate on its admissions pages; no entrance exam is required, applications are due Jan 5, 2027, and tuition is $69,899 for 2026-27.
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 San Francisco · Entrance exams in San Francisco · Is Bay School of San Francisco worth the tuition?
Private high schools near Bay School of San Francisco
Five private high schools within 2 miles of Bay School of San Francisco, with tuition and the exam each requires.
| School | City | Miles | Grades | Tuition | Entrance exam | UC Reach Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco | 0.9 | 9–12 | $68,090 | No entrance exam | 60 |
| San Francisco Waldorf High School | San Francisco | 1.0 | -1–12 | $59,400 | No entrance exam posted | 8 |
| Drew School | San Francisco | 1.2 | 9–12 | $66,800 | No entrance exam posted | 20 |
| Stuart Hall High School | San Francisco | 1.3 | 9–12 | $63,230 | No entrance exam | |
| Jewish Community High School of the Bay | San Francisco | 1.7 | 9–12 | $67,418 | No entrance exam posted | 19 |
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 matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Bay School of San Francisco publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 170 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them
2021–2025
Ivy+ and most selective · 10
Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University
University of California · 9
University of California Berkeley · UC Davis · UC Irvine · UC Los Angeles · UC Merced · UC Riverside · UC San Diego · UC Santa Barbara · UC Santa Cruz
Cal State · 7
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt · Cal Poly San Luis Obispo · California State University, Channel Islands · Cal State Long Beach · Cal State Sacramento · San Diego State University · San Francisco State University
Other California · 14
Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Harvey Mudd College · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Pepperdine University · Pitzer College · Pomona College · Saint Mary’s College of California · Santa Clara University · Scripps College · University of San Diego · University of San Francisco · University of Southern California
Out of state · 113
Agnes Scott College · American University · Amherst College · Arizona State University · Babson College · Bard College · Barnard College · Bates College · Bennington College · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Bryn Mawr College · Bucknell University · and 99 more below
Not matched to a college page · 17
City College of San Francisco · College of Marin · Contra Costa College · Cornish College of the Arts · Goldsmiths, University of London · McGill University · Olin College of Engineering · Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University · The American University of Paris · The University of Edinburgh · Trinity College Dublin · University of British Columbia, Vancouver · University of Glasgow · University of New South Wales · and 3 more below
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The school down the road: San Francisco Waldorf School
| College | Bay School of San Francisco | San Francisco Waldorf School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | ✓ named | — |
| Boston University | ✓ named | — |
| Brown University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Carnegie Mellon University | ✓ named | — |
| Columbia University | ✓ named | — |
| Cornell University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Dartmouth College | ✓ named | — |
| Duke University | ✓ named | — |
| Emory University | ✓ named | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | ✓ named | — |
| New York University | ✓ named | — |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | — |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 170 colleges, as the document prints them
and 140 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Bay School of San Francisco — "College Matriculations 2021–2025" (PDF) ↗. Found at: full one-page document, title "College Matriculations 2021–2025".
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
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How Bay School of San Francisco compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 53 — 34 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 90% of California high schools.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsRight at the peer median (UC Reach Score 53) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~413 | +3 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~420 | +10 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~428 | +18 | $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 (FY2023) — program-service revenue ÷ enrollment. Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Bay School of San Francisco really compare on getting kids to college?
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Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 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.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 943266229). 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.
Bay School of San Francisco sent 403 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 18.1% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 53 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 34 points above the California median of 19, higher than 90% of California high schools. The school produces 12.3 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
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Higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach Score of 53 clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53) — meaning roughly 52 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 42 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach is higher than 90% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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.
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.
| 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 |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.94 | 4.11 | +0.18 | 23.1% | Peers +0.26 · wider |
| UCLA | 3.94 | 4.16 | +0.22 | 10.9% | Peers +0.29 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 3.87 | 4.10 | +0.23 | 22.0% | Peers +0.31 · wider |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.86 | 4.12 | +0.26 | 9.6% | Peers +0.32 · wider |
| UC Irvine | 3.94 | 4.07 | +0.12 | 20.0% | Peers +0.24 · wider |
| UC Davis | 3.91 | 3.99 | +0.07 | 31.4% | Peers +0.25 · 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% |
Where Bay School of San Francisco sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (18.4% actual vs. 21.0% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
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 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 15.3% | 7 | 77.8% | 3.94 | 4.11 |
| UCLA → Elite | 75 | 8 | 4 | 10.7% | 6 | 50.0% | 3.94 | 4.16 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 77 | 21 | —† | 27.3% | 15 | — | 3.87 | 4.10 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 79 | 6 | 3 | 7.6% | 4 | 50.0% | 3.86 | 4.12 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 48 | 5 | —† | 10.4% | 4 | — | 3.94 | 4.07 |
| UC Davis → | 65 | 24 | —† | 36.9% | 17 | — | 3.91 | 3.99 |
What This Means
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBay School of San Francisco is a private high school in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California with 138 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 53 (Strong, top 10% in California): 73 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 138, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 90% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 403 UC applications and received 73 offers, a UC admit rate of 18.1% (counted at each campus); 14 enrolled.
More of its graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (7 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 17.
Enrollment was 410 students in 2025, up 3% since 2021.
Bay School of San Francisco publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 170 colleges. Source: "College Matriculations 2021–2025" (PDF).
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
What is Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach Score? Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach Score is 53 (Strong, top 10% in California): 73 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 138, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 90% of California high schools.
How many students from Bay School of San Francisco got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 403 UC applications and received 73 offers, a UC admit rate of 18.1% (counted at each campus); 14 enrolled.
Which UC campus do Bay School of San Francisco graduates attend most? More of Bay School of San Francisco's graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (7 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 17.
Where do Bay School of San Francisco graduates go to college? Bay School of San Francisco publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 170 colleges. Source: "College Matriculations 2021–2025" (PDF).
How many students attend Bay School of San Francisco? Enrollment was 410 students in 2025, up 3% since 2021.
What is the tuition at Bay School of San Francisco? At Bay School of San Francisco, tuition is $69,899 for 2026-27.
Does Bay School of San Francisco require an entrance exam? At Bay School of San Francisco, no entrance exam is required.
When is the application deadline for Bay School of San Francisco? At Bay School of San Francisco, applications are due Jan 5, 2027.
Is Bay School of San Francisco a good school for college admissions? Bay School of San Francisco's UC Reach Score is 53 (Strong, top 10% in California; higher than 90% of California high schools), from 73 UC admits (counted at each UC) for 138 seniors in 2025, and it publishes a college list without per-college counts.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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