San Luis Obispo High School
- Public
- San Luis Obispo
- 393 seniors
- 1,693 students
UC admit rate
80%
120 of 150 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
31%
120 of 393 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
38%
150 of 393 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
6.5%
6 of 92 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
16%
16 of 100 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 Luis Obispo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
6 of 92 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.06)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
16 of 100 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.07)
- Irvine27 pts higher
49%
36 of 73 admitted
This school49%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 4.00)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
13 of 88 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
26%
31 of 118 admitted
This school26%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
38 of 79 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz15 pts higher
87%
72 of 83 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.97)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
25 of 28 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)
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 Luis Obispo High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo46 pts higher
75%
140 of 186 admitted
This school75%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
47%
65 of 137 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- Long Beach22 pts higher
69%
49 of 71 admitted
This school69%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
35 of 42 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
97%
38 of 39 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 (382 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
327 of 382 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
131 graduates
Community college
37%
140 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 37 | 10% |
| CSU | 94 | 25% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 45 | 12% |
| Community college | 140 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 55 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 327 | 86% |
| Total | 382 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 67%County median 60%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 30%County median 10%
- Low-income students 38%County median 52%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 50%
Across California
Other schools in San Luis Coastal 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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