San Diego High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 480 seniors
- 1,408 students
UC admit rate
70%
107 of 152 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
107 of 480 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
152 of 480 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.9%
7 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
14 of 75 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
San Diego High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
7 of 89 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.87)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
14 of 75 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.92)
- Irvine15 pts lower
7%
5 of 69 admitted
This school7%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.76)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
49 of 121 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
24 of 88 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.83)
- Davis13 pts higher
50%
25 of 50 admitted
This school50%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
70%
42 of 60 admitted
This school70%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.78)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
41 of 51 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
37 of 42 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.63)
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
San Diego High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- San Diego16 pts higher
50%
73 of 146 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
too few applicants to report1 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 (485 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
339 of 485 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
130 graduates
Community college
37%
181 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 76 | 16% |
| CSU | 54 | 11% |
| CA private college | 8 | 2% |
| Out of state | 20 | 4% |
| Community college | 181 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 146 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 339 | 70% |
| Total | 485 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, 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 23%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 11%
- Low-income students 61%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 11 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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