Sage Creek High School: UC admissions

Carlsbad · San Diego CountyPublic high school

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

In fall 2025, 182 students from Sage Creek High School applied to the University of California and 137 (75%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 145 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (9 of 106 admitted, 8%), and the easiest was UC Merced (97%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.01.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (75%) was 3 points above the San Diego County average (73%). Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Sage Creek High School students (39% → 22% admitted), while UC Santa Cruz got easier (53% → 70%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus18213775%—643.934.01
UC Berkeley10698%11%64.024.20
UC Davis843542%44%84.044.13
UC Irvine1221512%29%—3.954.14
UC Los Angeles121119%9%64.044.22
UC Merced313097%94%—3.783.81
UC Riverside776686%87%83.843.95
UC San Diego1453222%28%153.984.19
UC Santa Barbara1303829%38%103.984.23
UC Santa Cruz825770%72%93.864.07

“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 campus59% (82/140)57% (99/174)61% (87/143)64% (124/193)75% (137/182)
UC Berkeley12% (8/65)7% (7/96)7% (5/76)13% (12/96)8% (9/106)
UC Davis48% (30/62)26% (28/107)27% (19/70)30% (32/105)42% (35/84)
UC Irvine17% (18/103)12% (13/107)17% (16/92)15% (18/121)12% (15/122)
UC Los Angeles9% (8/88)8% (10/119)6% (5/89)8% (10/123)9% (11/121)
UC Merced83% (5/6)100% (21/21)93% (14/15)100% (20/20)97% (30/31)
UC Riverside72% (26/36)68% (34/50)69% (22/32)79% (50/63)86% (66/77)
UC San Diego39% (41/104)17% (22/126)13% (15/116)21% (31/150)22% (32/145)
UC Santa Barbara20% (19/93)10% (14/137)12% (11/92)24% (34/139)29% (38/130)
UC Santa Cruz53% (28/53)42% (41/98)62% (37/60)64% (61/95)70% (57/82)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

Enter your GPA to compare yourself with students from Sage Creek High School who were admitted to each campus.

Other San Diego County high schools

All San Diego County schools →

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.