Preuss School UCSD

  • Public
  • La Jolla
  • 115 seniors
  • 825 students
Year

UC admit rate

76%

87 of 115 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

76%

87 of 115 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

100%

115 of 115 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

15%

8 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

24%

12 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Preuss School UCSD applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    15%

    8 of 54 admitted

    This school15%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley11 pts higher

    24%

    12 of 49 admitted

    This school24%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    14 of 73 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.58)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    45 of 115 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.51)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts lower

    14%

    5 of 35 admitted

    This school14%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.49)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    15 of 32 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Santa Cruz33 pts lower

    39%

    14 of 36 admitted

    This school39%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.18)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    67 of 87 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Merced13 pts lower

    84%

    51 of 61 admitted

    This school84%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.55)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s 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

Preuss School UCSD applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Diego26 pts higher

    60%

    64 of 106 admitted

    This school60%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    47%

    27 of 57 admitted

    This school47%Overall47%

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    100%

    23 of 23 admitted

    This school100%Overall92%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    99%

    75 of 76 admitted

    This school99%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s 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 (99 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

92 of 99 graduates

UC or CSU

63%

62 graduates

Community college

22%

22 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4444%
CSU1818%
CA private college22%
Out of state66%
Community college2222%
Not enrolled77%
Enrolled in college9293%
Total99100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Where graduates went, as reported by the school

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Classes of 2010–2025: graduates admitted to 8 Ivy League and 14 other top universities, 84 colleges in all.

Including Harvard University, Columbia University and Princeton University.

From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.

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Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 87%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 91%County median 65%

Across California

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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses

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