Preuss School UCSD
9600 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037View on map
- Public
- La Jolla
- 115 seniors
- 825 students
Preuss School UCSD is a public high school in La Jolla (San Diego Unified) with 115 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 115 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 91% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
76%
87 of 115 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
76%
87 of 115 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
100%
115 of 115 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
15%
8 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
24%
12 of 49 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
Preuss School UCSD applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
15%
8 of 54 admitted
This school15%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.87)
- Berkeley11 pts higher
24%
12 of 49 admitted
This school24%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
14 of 73 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.58)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
45 of 115 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.51)
- Santa Barbara18 pts lower
14%
5 of 35 admitted
This school14%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.49)
- Davis10 pts higher
47%
15 of 32 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.45)
- Santa Cruz33 pts lower
39%
14 of 36 admitted
This school39%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.18)
- Riverside10 pts lower
77%
67 of 87 admitted
This school77%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.50)
- Merced13 pts lower
84%
51 of 61 admitted
This school84%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.55)
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
Preuss School UCSD applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Diego26 pts higher
60%
64 of 106 admitted
This school60%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
47%
27 of 57 admitted
This school47%Overall47%
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 admitted
This school100%Overall92%
- San MarcosAbout the same
99%
75 of 76 admitted
This school99%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 (99 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
93%
92 of 99 graduates
UC or CSU
63%
62 graduates
Community college
22%
22 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 44 | 44% |
| CSU | 18 | 18% |
| CA private college | 2 | 2% |
| Out of state | 6 | 6% |
| Community college | 22 | 22% |
| Not enrolled | 7 | 7% |
| Enrolled in college | 92 | 93% |
| Total | 99 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Classes of 2010–2025: graduates admitted to 8 Ivy League and 14 other top universities, 84 colleges in all.
Including Harvard University, Columbia University and Princeton University.
From the school's profile; last checked Sep 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
23
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
32
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
78% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
96%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
109 of 114 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
50%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
57 of 113 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 8 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 13 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, 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 86%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 11%
- Low-income students 87%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 91%County median 65%