La Costa Canyon High School
- Public
- Carlsbad
- 408 seniors
- 1,841 students
UC admit rate
67%
72 of 108 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
72 of 408 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
26%
108 of 408 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.1%
7 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
6 of 51 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
La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
7 of 77 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.09)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
6 of 51 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.11)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
10 of 46 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.02)
- San Diego10 pts lower
14%
10 of 69 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.08)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
38%
31 of 82 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
13 of 51 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
31 of 39 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
12 of 13 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.93)
~96% Β· 3 yrs pooled9 applied
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
La Costa Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
20 of 108 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San Diego15 pts higher
50%
68 of 137 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
22 of 45 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
36 of 37 admitted
This school97%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 (350 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
77%
270 of 350 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
78 graduates
Community college
13%
46 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 26 | 7% |
| CSU | 52 | 15% |
| CA private college | 13 | 4% |
| Out of state | 133 | 38% |
| Community college | 46 | 13% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 270 | 77% |
| Total | 350 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- 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 74%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 11%
- Low-income students 15%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%
Across California
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