Rancho Bernardo High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 538 seniors
- 2,247 students
UC admit rate
75%
166 of 221 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
31%
166 of 538 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
41%
221 of 538 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
3.5%
5 of 142 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.7%
8 of 104 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
Rancho Bernardo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.
- Los Angeles6 pts lower
4%
5 of 142 admitted
This school4%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.03)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
8 of 104 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.07)
- Irvine35 pts higher
58%
87 of 151 admitted
This school58%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.96)
- San Diego11 pts lower
14%
23 of 169 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
22%
31 of 138 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)
- Davis9 pts lower
28%
29 of 103 admitted
This school28%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
77%
68 of 88 admitted
This school77%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.89)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
102 of 108 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.92)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
55 of 57 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.85)
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
Rancho Bernardo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
23%
28 of 123 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts higher
39%
79 of 202 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Pomona4 pts higher
77%
48 of 62 admitted
This school77%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
54 of 57 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
100 of 108 admitted
This school93%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 (567 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
85%
480 of 567 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
191 graduates
Community college
29%
167 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 93 | 16% |
| CSU | 98 | 17% |
| CA private college | 18 | 3% |
| Out of state | 104 | 18% |
| Community college | 167 | 29% |
| Not enrolled | 87 | 15% |
| Enrolled in college | 480 | 85% |
| Total | 567 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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 70%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 11%
- Low-income students 14%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 68%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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