University City High School

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 388 seniors
  • 1,445 students
Year

UC admit rate

66%

114 of 172 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

29%

114 of 388 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

44%

172 of 388 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

10%

13 of 124 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

4.7%

5 of 106 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

University City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    13 of 124 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Berkeley9 pts lower

    5%

    5 of 106 admitted

    This school5%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.08)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    23 of 132 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.03)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    30 of 142 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    26 of 104 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    31 of 78 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    61 of 75 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    48 of 52 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.96)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    35 of 36 admitted

    This school97%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

University City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo14 pts lower

    16%

    17 of 107 admitted

    This school16%Overall30%

  • San Diego39 pts higher

    73%

    126 of 172 admitted

    This school73%Overall34%

  • Pomona7 pts higher

    80%

    41 of 51 admitted

    This school80%Overall74%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    97%

    62 of 64 admitted

    This school97%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 (379 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

313 of 379 graduates

UC or CSU

37%

139 graduates

Community college

32%

122 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4813%
CSU9124%
CA private college195%
Out of state339%
Community college12232%
Not enrolled6617%
Enrolled in college31383%
Total379100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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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 79%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 31%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 48%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%

Across California

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