High Tech High Chula Vista: UC admissions

Chula Vista · San Diego CountyPublic high school

This page shows how students from High Tech High Chula Vista did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into High Tech High Chula Vista itself.

In fall 2025, 78 students from High Tech High Chula Vista applied to the University of California and 60 (77%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 61 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (3 of 42 admitted, 7%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.13.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (77%) was 4 points above the San Diego County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC Irvine got harder for High Tech High Chula Vista students (59% → 31% admitted), while UC Santa Barbara got easier (24% → 45%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC San Diego.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus786077%—204.054.13
UC Berkeley30310%11%—4.13—
UC Davis19947%44%—3.974.28
UC Irvine491531%29%—4.064.26
UC Los Angeles4237%9%—4.12—
UC Merced232296%94%—4.004.06
UC Riverside292897%87%34.074.12
UC San Diego61711%28%34.094.32
UC Santa Barbara401845%38%34.124.31
UC Santa Cruz292586%72%64.034.16

“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all freshman applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.

Five-year trend

Campus20212022202320242025
Any UC campus74% (58/78)62% (45/73)60% (50/83)68% (65/96)77% (60/78)
UC Berkeley27% (10/37)23% (7/30)11% (6/55)26% (12/47)10% (3/30)
UC Davis59% (13/22)— (—/16)50% (13/26)44% (11/25)47% (9/19)
UC Irvine59% (26/44)22% (10/46)35% (18/52)38% (24/63)31% (15/49)
UC Los Angeles16% (8/49)11% (5/45)14% (8/56)13% (9/68)7% (3/42)
UC Merced100% (12/12)90% (9/10)100% (7/7)83% (5/6)96% (22/23)
UC Riverside65% (11/17)47% (9/19)50% (4/8)79% (15/19)97% (28/29)
UC San Diego38% (25/65)26% (15/57)25% (18/72)21% (15/72)11% (7/61)
UC Santa Barbara24% (7/29)30% (10/33)40% (10/25)39% (20/51)45% (18/40)
UC Santa Cruz68% (15/22)52% (15/29)57% (13/23)71% (24/34)86% (25/29)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

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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.