San Marcos High School
- Public
- San Marcos
- 777 seniors
- 3,039 students
UC admit rate
73%
169 of 233 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
169 of 777 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
233 of 777 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.3%
15 of 161 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
7.8%
10 of 129 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 Marcos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
15 of 161 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.06)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
10 of 129 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
30 of 156 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
45 of 190 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
52 of 162 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
38 of 103 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
79%
84 of 106 admitted
This school79%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
67 of 72 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.97)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
43 of 46 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.91)
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 Marcos 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 Obispo8 pts lower
22%
36 of 164 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- San Diego7 pts higher
41%
104 of 251 admitted
This school41%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
50%
67 of 133 admitted
This school50%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
82%
37 of 45 admitted
This school82%Overall80%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
191 of 194 admitted
This school98%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 (829 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
674 of 829 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
237 graduates
Community college
30%
249 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 108 | 13% |
| CSU | 129 | 16% |
| CA private college | 22 | 3% |
| Out of state | 166 | 20% |
| Community college | 249 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 155 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 674 | 81% |
| Total | 829 | 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, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, 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 49%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
- Low-income students 35%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 77%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Marcos 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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