High Tech High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 100 seniors
- 394 students
UC admit rate
76%
41 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
41%
41 of 100 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
54%
54 of 100 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.8%
3 of 34 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
6 of 32 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
High Tech High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 34 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.17)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
6 of 32 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.36 (all applicants 4.22)
- Irvine6 pts higher
29%
6 of 21 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)
- San Diego13 pts lower
12%
4 of 33 admitted
This school12%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.12)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
12 of 30 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.36 (all applicants 4.19)
- Davis6 pts higher
43%
10 of 23 admitted
This school43%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.34 (all applicants 4.10)
- Santa Cruz18 pts higher
89%
25 of 28 admitted
This school89%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.12)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
15 of 17 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.97)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.97)
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
High Tech High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
23%
7 of 30 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San Diego43 pts higher
77%
37 of 48 admitted
This school77%Overall34%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
62 of 62 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
60 of 60 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~100% Β· 2 yrs pooled9 applied
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 (114 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
95 of 114 graduates
UC or CSU
38%
43 graduates
Community college
35%
40 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 11% |
| CSU | 30 | 26% |
| CA private college | 5 | 4% |
| Out of state | 7 | 6% |
| Community college | 40 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 19 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 95 | 83% |
| Total | 114 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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 60%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
- Low-income students 41%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 97%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
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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