Carlsbad High School
- Public
- Carlsbad
- 573 seniors
- 2,360 students
UC admit rate
71%
112 of 157 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
112 of 573 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
157 of 573 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
15%
16 of 108 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
8 of 79 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
Carlsbad High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
15%
16 of 108 admitted
This school15%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
8 of 79 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
13 of 72 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
39 of 100 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
41 of 108 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
34 of 74 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
76%
56 of 74 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.94)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
31 of 35 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.91)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
22 of 22 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Carlsbad High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
33 of 138 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San Diego7 pts higher
41%
73 of 178 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- FullertonAbout the same
89%
41 of 46 admitted
This school89%Overall87%
- Chico4 pts higher
98%
47 of 48 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
79 of 83 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (535 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
63%
338 of 535 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
141 graduates
Community college
12%
66 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 37 | 7% |
| CSU | 104 | 19% |
| CA private college | 18 | 3% |
| Out of state | 113 | 21% |
| Community college | 66 | 12% |
| Not enrolled | 197 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 338 | 63% |
| Total | 535 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 77%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 11%
- Low-income students 21%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 79%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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