In fall 2025, 11,426 students from 134 high schools in San Diego County applied to the University of California and 8,281 (72%) were admitted to at least one campus. The table shows each school’s fall 2025 results at UCLA, Berkeley and UC San Diego, the three most selective campuses.
| School | City | Applied to UC | Admitted (any UC) | Admit rate | UCLA | Berkeley | UC San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | 444 | 374 | 84% | 12% of 380 | 8% of 346 | 21% of 382 |
| Del Norte High School | San Diego | 417 | 364 | 87% | 8% of 331 | 12% of 281 | 14% of 366 |
| Torrey Pines High School | San Diego | 334 | 236 | 71% | 8% of 250 | 13% of 228 | 17% of 236 |
| Westview High School | San Diego | 323 | 274 | 85% | 9% of 229 | 13% of 201 | 14% of 275 |
| San Dieguito Academy | Encinitas | 293 | 221 | 75% | 12% of 189 | 15% of 158 | 23% of 205 |
| Scripps Ranch High | San Diego | 263 | 195 | 74% | 10% of 188 | 7% of 151 | 17% of 218 |
| Eastlake High School | Chula Vista | 257 | 166 | 65% | 9% of 171 | 8% of 133 | 20% of 222 |
| Helix High School | La Mesa | 253 | 181 | 72% | 8% of 138 | 9% of 114 | 23% of 194 |
| San Marcos High School | San Marcos | 233 | 169 | 73% | 9% of 161 | 8% of 129 | 24% of 190 |
| Patrick Henry High School | San Diego | 222 | 166 | 75% | 10% of 134 | 4% of 109 | 21% of 174 |
| Rancho Bernardo High School | San Diego | 221 | 166 | 75% | 4% of 142 | 8% of 104 | 14% of 169 |
| Olympian High School | Chula Vista | 214 | 142 | 66% | 8% of 142 | 7% of 89 | 32% of 191 |
| Otay Ranch High School | Chula Vista | 211 | 130 | 62% | 8% of 132 | 13% of 87 | 22% of 185 |
| Mission Hills High School | San Marcos | 189 | 149 | 79% | 10% of 127 | 6% of 93 | 37% of 167 |
| Cathedral Catholic H S | San Diego | 182 | 109 | 60% | 12% of 137 | 11% of 93 | 26% of 102 |
| Mount Carmel High School | San Diego | 182 | 149 | 82% | 7% of 123 | — of 91 | 17% of 153 |
| Sage Creek High School | Carlsbad | 182 | 137 | 75% | 9% of 121 | 8% of 106 | 22% of 145 |
| University City High School | San Diego | 172 | 114 | 66% | 10% of 124 | 5% of 106 | 21% of 142 |
| La Jolla High | La Jolla | 171 | 113 | 66% | 12% of 128 | 19% of 118 | 22% of 112 |
| Mira Mesa High School | San Diego | 164 | 103 | 63% | 10% of 105 | 20% of 74 | 24% of 147 |
| Poway High School | Poway | 164 | 124 | 76% | 9% of 93 | 10% of 71 | 22% of 114 |
| Bonita Vista High School | Chula Vista | 163 | 119 | 73% | 10% of 99 | 17% of 86 | 31% of 143 |
| Point Loma High School | San Diego | 158 | 104 | 66% | 9% of 93 | 8% of 86 | 23% of 100 |
| Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad | 157 | 112 | 71% | 15% of 108 | 10% of 79 | 39% of 100 |
| Mater Dei Catholic High School | Chula Vista | 155 | 107 | 69% | 9% of 95 | 8% of 66 | 15% of 127 |
| San Diego High School | San Diego | 152 | 107 | 70% | 8% of 89 | 19% of 75 | 40% of 121 |
| Mission Vista High School | Oceanside | 147 | 110 | 75% | 10% of 81 | 8% of 63 | 29% of 116 |
| Sweetwater High School | National City | 144 | 117 | 81% | 8% of 84 | 13% of 61 | 36% of 128 |
| Steele Canyon High School | Spring Valley | 134 | 78 | 58% | 7% of 81 | 6% of 66 | 21% of 116 |
| San Ysidro High School | San Diego | 131 | 98 | 75% | 9% of 85 | 26% of 61 | 34% of 118 |
| Hoover High School | San Diego | 125 | 88 | 70% | 7% of 86 | 21% of 62 | 35% of 121 |
| Montgomery High School | San Diego | 120 | 91 | 76% | 8% of 65 | 14% of 42 | 38% of 111 |
| Preuss School Ucsd | La Jolla | 115 | 87 | 76% | 15% of 54 | 24% of 49 | 39% of 115 |
| Granite Hills High School | El Cajon | 114 | 75 | 66% | 5% of 80 | 10% of 40 | 20% of 98 |
| Chula Vista High School | Chula Vista | 111 | 94 | 85% | 13% of 70 | 20% of 41 | 39% of 97 |
| Orange Glen High School | Escondido | 109 | 92 | 84% | 11% of 44 | 23% of 31 | 39% of 82 |
| San Pasqual High School | Escondido | 109 | 79 | 72% | 10% of 62 | 14% of 35 | 39% of 87 |
| Coronado High School | Coronado | 108 | 71 | 66% | 9% of 70 | 17% of 52 | 22% of 74 |
| La Costa Canyon High School | Carlsbad | 108 | 72 | 67% | 9% of 77 | 12% of 51 | 14% of 69 |
| Southwest High School | San Diego | 108 | 84 | 78% | — of 61 | 16% of 37 | 36% of 92 |
| Gompers Preparatory Academy | San Diego | 103 | 92 | 89% | 12% of 57 | 20% of 35 | 24% of 103 |
| Valhalla High School | El Cajon | 101 | 64 | 63% | 18% of 68 | 9% of 44 | 38% of 93 |
| El Camino High School | Oceanside | 100 | 71 | 71% | 8% of 60 | — of 38 | 20% of 85 |
| Mission Bay High | San Diego | 100 | 75 | 75% | 11% of 65 | 9% of 57 | 20% of 54 |
| Academy of Our Lady of Peace | San Diego | 96 | 57 | 59% | 10% of 63 | 14% of 44 | 14% of 63 |
| Francis Parker School | San Diego | 96 | 64 | 67% | 9% of 78 | 15% of 73 | 11% of 62 |
| Rancho Buena Vista High School | Vista | 96 | 71 | 74% | 6% of 54 | 9% of 43 | 31% of 81 |
| Escondido High School | Escondido | 91 | 74 | 81% | — of 31 | 15% of 20 | 38% of 82 |
| Hilltop High School | Chula Vista | 89 | 64 | 72% | 10% of 51 | 21% of 42 | 50% of 74 |
| The Bishop's School | La Jolla | 86 | 53 | 62% | 10% of 80 | 23% of 71 | 17% of 59 |
| Oceanside High School | Oceanside | 85 | 58 | 68% | 9% of 53 | 11% of 36 | 29% of 68 |
| Canyon Hills High School | San Diego | 83 | 57 | 69% | 8% of 48 | 7% of 45 | 23% of 69 |
| Morse High School | San Diego | 83 | 64 | 77% | 8% of 48 | 18% of 34 | 40% of 81 |
| Pacific Ridge School | Carlsbad | 83 | 47 | 57% | 7% of 59 | — of 40 | 13% of 62 |
| El Capitan High School | Lakeside | 81 | 59 | 73% | 14% of 49 | 8% of 36 | 25% of 63 |
| Grossmont High School | El Cajon | 81 | 53 | 65% | 9% of 46 | 26% of 27 | 25% of 63 |
| High Tech High Chula Vista | Chula Vista | 78 | 60 | 77% | 7% of 42 | 10% of 30 | 11% of 61 |
| La Jolla Country Day School | La Jolla | 73 | 49 | 67% | 8% of 59 | 17% of 48 | 20% of 44 |
| Saint Augustine High School | San Diego | 73 | 42 | 58% | 9% of 43 | 11% of 37 | 13% of 46 |
| Crawford High School | San Diego | 72 | 58 | 81% | 18% of 50 | 29% of 41 | 38% of 69 |
| Del Lago Academy | Escondido | 70 | 56 | 80% | 10% of 50 | 13% of 32 | 30% of 63 |
| Vista High School | Vista | 69 | 51 | 74% | 13% of 40 | 17% of 29 | 34% of 59 |
| Lincoln High School | San Diego | 68 | 47 | 69% | 14% of 37 | 15% of 33 | 37% of 60 |
| Mount Miguel High School | Spring Valley | 66 | 47 | 71% | 12% of 43 | 16% of 31 | 37% of 54 |
| West Hills High School | Santee | 65 | 44 | 68% | 17% of 42 | 16% of 25 | 34% of 62 |
| Santana High School | Santee | 63 | 42 | 67% | 16% of 32 | 17% of 23 | 19% of 43 |
| Chula Vista Lrng Cmnty Charter | Chula Vista | 62 | 50 | 81% | — of 32 | 22% of 32 | 16% of 51 |
| Mar Vista High School | Imperial Beach | 62 | 51 | 82% | — of 33 | 14% of 22 | 31% of 54 |
| San Diego Schl Create/perform | San Diego | 60 | 42 | 70% | 11% of 38 | 25% of 16 | 14% of 51 |
| Escondido Charter High School | Escondido | 59 | 37 | 63% | 10% of 31 | — of 21 | 24% of 50 |
| Castle Park High School | Chula Vista | 58 | 50 | 86% | — of 29 | 31% of 26 | 37% of 54 |
| High Tech High Mesa | San Diego | 57 | 44 | 77% | 11% of 28 | — of 24 | 26% of 43 |
| Classical Academy High School | Escondido | 56 | 36 | 64% | 12% of 34 | — of 24 | 31% of 32 |
| Fallbrook Union High School | Fallbrook | 55 | 41 | 75% | — of 29 | — of 17 | 25% of 44 |
| El Cajon Valley High School | El Cajon | 54 | 40 | 74% | 11% of 27 | 33% of 15 | 33% of 48 |
| High Tech High School | San Diego | 54 | 41 | 76% | 9% of 34 | 19% of 32 | 12% of 33 |
| Monte Vista High School | Spring Valley | 54 | 37 | 69% | — of 34 | 18% of 22 | 35% of 49 |
| High Tech High Media Arts | San Diego | 52 | 34 | 65% | 23% of 22 | 26% of 23 | 9% of 32 |
| Ofarrell Charter School | San Diego | 51 | 37 | 73% | 12% of 33 | — of 25 | 38% of 45 |
| Clairemont High School | San Diego | 49 | 28 | 57% | — of 24 | 14% of 22 | 15% of 33 |
| High Tech High – North County | San Marcos | 45 | 33 | 73% | — of 21 | — of 19 | 29% of 34 |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Solana Beach | 43 | 24 | 56% | 9% of 32 | 15% of 20 | 17% of 24 |
| Ramona High School | Ramona | 41 | 27 | 66% | — of 19 | — of 14 | 26% of 34 |
| High Tech High International | San Diego | 40 | 34 | 85% | — of 22 | 22% of 18 | 13% of 32 |
| Health Sciences High/mid Coll | San Diego | 36 | 22 | 61% | 14% of 22 | 19% of 21 | 47% of 34 |
| Madison High School | San Diego | 36 | 25 | 69% | — of 21 | — of 14 | 38% of 29 |
| Valley Center High School | Valley Center | 36 | 25 | 69% | — of 20 | — of 17 | 24% of 29 |
| Cristo Rey San Diego High School | San Diego | 35 | 30 | 86% | — of 11 | — of 5 | — of 20 |
| Guajome Park Academy | Vista | 31 | 23 | 74% | 15% of 20 | — of 9 | 50% of 28 |
| Maranatha Christian Schools | San Diego | 26 | 14 | 54% | — of 17 | — of 10 | 14% of 22 |
| Army and Navy Academy | Carlsbad | 25 | 19 | 76% | — of 14 | — of 11 | 23% of 22 |
| Bayfront Charter High School | Chula Vista | 25 | 20 | 80% | — of 15 | — of 7 | 33% of 21 |
| Coastal Academy HS Oceanside | Oceanside | 24 | 11 | 46% | — of 14 | — of 11 | — of 20 |
| Kearny College Connections | San Diego | 22 | 19 | 86% | 27% of 11 | — of 8 | 44% of 18 |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | San Diego | 22 | 16 | 73% | — of 17 | — of 8 | — of 14 |
| Tri-city Christian School | Vista | 22 | 14 | 64% | — of 16 | — of 11 | 28% of 18 |
| E3 Civic High | San Diego | 21 | 15 | 71% | — of 19 | — of 10 | 24% of 21 |
| Kearny Sch Biomed Science Tech | San Diego | 20 | 15 | 75% | — of 11 | 33% of 9 | 42% of 19 |
| Mount Everest Academy | San Diego | 20 | 15 | 75% | — of 14 | 25% of 12 | 29% of 14 |
| Bonsall High School | Bonsall | 19 | 13 | 68% | — of 11 | — of 9 | 29% of 14 |
| Schl Entrepreneurship & Tech | San Diego | 19 | 9 | 47% | — of 9 | — of 8 | 30% of 10 |
| Christian High School | El Cajon | 18 | 7 | 39% | — of 11 | — | — of 14 |
| East Village Middle College HS | San Diego | 16 | 12 | 75% | — of 8 | 38% of 8 | 50% of 12 |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design | San Diego | 16 | 13 | 81% | — of 11 | — of 7 | 50% of 14 |
| Cambridge School | San Diego | 15 | 11 | 73% | — of 14 | — of 10 | 55% of 11 |
| Pacific Coast Academy | Poway | 15 | 10 | 67% | — of 9 | — of 6 | 33% of 12 |
| Poway To Palomar Middle College | San Diego | 15 | 11 | 73% | — of 11 | — of 9 | — of 13 |
| Altus Charter School of San Diego | San Diego | 14 | 7 | 50% | — of 8 | — of 5 | — of 13 |
| King-chavez Community High School | San Diego | 14 | 13 | 93% | — of 6 | — | 21% of 14 |
| High Bluff Academy | Rancho Santa Fe | 13 | 13 | 100% | — of 9 | — of 8 | — of 11 |
| Grauer School | Encinitas | 12 | 10 | 83% | 44% of 9 | — of 9 | 33% of 9 |
| Rock Academy | San Diego | 11 | 7 | 64% | — of 5 | — | 30% of 10 |
| Victory Christian Academy | Chula Vista | 11 | 6 | 55% | — of 5 | — | — of 11 |
| Audeo Charter School I | San Diego | 10 | 4 | 40% | — of 5 | — of 6 | — of 9 |
| San Diego Metro Regional Technical | San Diego | 10 | 6 | 60% | — | — | — of 7 |
| Waldorf School of San Diego HS | San Diego | 10 | 6 | 60% | — of 7 | — of 6 | — of 5 |
| Cabrillo Point Academy | Poway | 9 | 8 | 89% | — of 6 | — of 7 | — |
| Saint Joseph Academy | San Marcos | 9 | 6 | 67% | — | — | — of 8 |
| Bostonia Global | El Cajon | 8 | — | — | — of 5 | — of 5 | — of 6 |
| Bright Horizon Acdmy Allied Garden | San Diego | 8 | 5 | 63% | — of 8 | — | — of 8 |
| City Heights Prep Charter Schl | San Diego | 8 | 5 | 63% | — of 7 | — | — of 8 |
| Grossmont Middle College HS | El Cajon | 8 | 5 | 63% | — of 7 | — | — of 6 |
| Kearny Foster Eng Innov & Design | San Diego | 8 | 3 | 38% | — | — | — of 7 |
| Launch Virtual Academy | Chula Vista | 8 | 3 | 38% | — | — | — of 7 |
| Literacy First Charter Schools | Alpine | 8 | 6 | 75% | — | — | — of 6 |
| River Valley Charter School | Lakeside | 8 | 6 | 75% | — | — | — |
| Calvin Christian High School | Escondido | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foothills Christian HS | El Cajon | 6 | 3 | 50% | — | — | — of 6 |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation | National City | 6 | 3 | 50% | — | — | — of 6 |
| Grossmont Secondary School | El Cajon | 5 | 5 | 100% | — | — | — of 5 |
| Julian Charter School Live | Julian | 5 | 3 | 60% | — | — | — of 5 |
| Julian Union High School | Julian | 5 | 4 | 80% | — | — | — |
| Mountain Empire High School | Pine Valley | 5 | 3 | 60% | — | — | — |
| Ocean View Christian Academy | San Diego | 5 | — | — | — | — | — of 5 |
Percentages are the share of that school’s applicants admitted to each campus. Check admit rates for your own GPA.
Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.