Where Our Graduates Go
Every South Hills graduate is guided, one-on-one, from the first semester of high school to a college acceptance letter — and the results speak for themselves.
Results Families Can Count On
Our graduates don't just finish high school — they move on to the universities they aim for. Figures below reflect admissions results for the graduating Classes of 2023–2026.
View The Full Class Of 2023–2026 Admissions List (60+ Universities)
National Universities · U.S. News 2026 Ranking
| U.S. News 2026 | University | Admitted |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Yale UniversityTOP 10 | 1 |
| #6 | Duke UniversityTOP 10 | 1 |
| #6 | Northwestern UniversityTOP 10 | 1 |
| #10 | University of PennsylvaniaTOP 10 | 1 |
| #11 | Cornell UniversityTOP 25 | 3 |
| #11 | University of ChicagoTOP 25 | 1 |
| #13 | Brown UniversityTOP 25 | 1 |
| #13 | Columbia UniversityTOP 25 | 2 |
| #15 | UC Los Angeles (UCLA)TOP 25 | 12 |
| #17 | UC BerkeleyTOP 25 | 6 |
| #18 | Rice UniversityTOP 25 | 2 |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityTOP 25 | 2 |
| #22 | UNC–Chapel HillTOP 25 | 1 |
| #24 | Emory UniversityTOP 25 | 2 |
| #24 | University of VirginiaTOP 25 | 5 |
| #27 | USCTOP 50 | 9 |
| #29 | UC San DiegoTOP 50 | 31 |
| #30 | New York UniversityTOP 50 | 11 |
| #30 | University of FloridaTOP 50 | 1 |
| #30 | UT AustinTOP 50 | 1 |
| #33 | UC IrvineTOP 50 | 35 |
| #33 | UC DavisTOP 50 | 42 |
| #33 | UIUCTOP 50 | 17 |
| #39 | UC Santa BarbaraTOP 50 | 18 |
| #39 | Wisconsin–MadisonTOP 50 | 3 |
| #41 | Boston UniversityTOP 50 | 5 |
| #41 | Ohio State UniversityTOP 50 | 19 |
| #41 | Rutgers–New BrunswickTOP 50 | 16 |
| #44 | University of RochesterTOP 50 | 10 |
| #46 | University of WashingtonTOP 50 | 9 |
| #51 | Case Western Reserve | 9 |
| #51 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
| #54 | Northeastern University | 2 |
| #54 | Minnesota–Twin Cities | 1 |
| #58 | Stony Brook University | 5 |
| #58 | UC Merced | 13 |
| #58 | UMass Amherst | 1 |
| #63 | Brandeis University | 5 |
| #63 | Michigan State University | 2 |
| #63 | Penn State–University Park | 4 |
| #63 | Santa Clara University | 3 |
| #63 | University of Miami | 2 |
| #70 | University of Connecticut | 2 |
| #72 | Indiana–Bloomington | 1 |
| #76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 |
| #76 | UC Riverside | 15 |
| #80 | Pepperdine University | 2 |
| #80 | UI Chicago | 3 |
| #80 | Rutgers–Newark | 2 |
| #84 | UC Santa Cruz | 17 |
| #91 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #148 | Parsons School of Design (The New School) | 1 |
Liberal Arts Colleges · U.S. News 2026 Ranking
| U.S. News 2026 | University | Admitted |
|---|---|---|
| #19 | Grinnell CollegeTOP 25 | 1 |
| #31 | Franklin & Marshall CollegeTOP 50 | 7 |
| #36 | Denison UniversityTOP 50 | 6 |
| #36 | Skidmore CollegeTOP 50 | 5 |
Global Universities · QS 2026 World Ranking
| QS 2026 | University | Admitted |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Imperial College LondonTOP 10 | 2 |
| #3 | University of OxfordTOP 10 | 1 |
| #5 | University of CambridgeTOP 10 | 3 |
| #9 | University College LondonTOP 10 | 1 |
| #14 | Peking UniversityTOP 25 | 1 |
| #20 | Tsinghua UniversityTOP 25 | 1 |
| #25 | University of TorontoTOP 25 | 1 |
| #38 | University of British ColumbiaTOP 50 | 1 |
| #80 | Durham University | 1 |
TOP 10 / 25 / 50 badges reflect each university's own U.S. News 2026 (U.S.) or QS 2026 (global) ranking.
A Four-Year Plan, Not a Senior-Year Scramble
College counseling at South Hills starts in Grade 9 and never lets up. With a 1:8 teacher-student ratio (1:4.7 counting all staff), every student is known by name — so guidance is personal, not a number on a list.
Foundation
Build a strong GPA and good habits, explore interests, and start meaningful activities. Students meet their counselor and learn how the U.S. college path works.
Direction
PSAT, AP course planning, and interest assessments point each student toward a direction. One-on-one college counseling begins in earnest this year.
Action
SAT/ACT and AP exams, a balanced college list, campus research, and the first drafts of application essays — with the counselor checking in throughout.
Apply
Applications, essays, recommendation letters, scholarship and financial-aid steps, and final decisions — guided line by line until the deposit is in.
The Support Behind Every Acceptance
Strong outcomes aren't luck — they come from a deliberate system every South Hills student has access to.
1:1 College Counselor
A dedicated college counselor works individually with each student from Grade 9 — course selection, college list, essays, and applications, all personally guided.
UC A–G & 31 AP Courses
A UC A–G aligned curriculum with 31 Advanced Placement courses lets students show top universities real rigor. South Hills is an AP Honor Roll school.
On-Campus SAT & AP Testing
An official on-campus test center means students sit the SAT and AP exams in a familiar place — no scrambling for outside seats, less stress on test day.
Built for International Students
SEVP-certified I-20/F-1 support, free ESL, and counselors experienced with international applications — so students from any country compete on equal footing.
A Record of Distinction
An average SAT of 1280+ (well above the California and national averages) and a 2024 Euclid Mathematics Contest international first-place finish reflect a culture of academic excellence.
Every Student, Not Just the Top
Yale and Cambridge results make headlines, but our promise is to every family: with real attention, the middle of the class reaches universities they're proud of, too.
Senior Graduation
Four years of guidance, one walk across the stage — watch the Class of 2026 celebrate.
Senior GraduationSee If South Hills Is Right for Your Family
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