Sweetwater High School
- Public
- National City
- 664 seniors
- 2,170 students
UC admit rate
81%
117 of 144 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
117 of 664 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
144 of 664 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
7 of 84 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
8 of 61 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
Sweetwater High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
7 of 84 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.87)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
8 of 61 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 3.91)
- Irvine12 pts lower
11%
11 of 104 admitted
This school11%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.82)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
46 of 128 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Barbara14 pts higher
47%
20 of 43 admitted
This school47%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.78)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
9 of 35 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
68%
17 of 25 admitted
This school68%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.75)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
63 of 68 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.76)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
53 of 54 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.83)
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
Sweetwater High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Diego23 pts higher
57%
108 of 189 admitted
This school57%Overall34%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
53 of 57 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%Overall92%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
76 of 82 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
95%
21 of 22 admitted
This school95%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 (686 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
57%
389 of 686 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
110 graduates
Community college
36%
248 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 44 | 6% |
| CSU | 66 | 10% |
| CA private college | 17 | 2% |
| Out of state | 14 | 2% |
| Community college | 248 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 297 | 43% |
| Enrolled in college | 389 | 57% |
| Total | 686 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White
- Student need: Low-income, 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 41%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
- Low-income students 79%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 33%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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