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Torrey Pines High School

3710 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, CA 92130View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 642 seniors
  • 2,642 students

Torrey Pines High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Dieguito Union High) with 642 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 334 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 82% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

236 of 334 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

37%

236 of 642 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

52%

334 of 642 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.4%

21 of 250 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

29 of 228 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

Torrey Pines High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    21 of 250 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.02)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    29 of 228 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.04)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    42 of 199 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    40 of 236 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    75 of 278 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis8 pts lower

    29%

    58 of 199 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    81%

    129 of 160 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    116 of 125 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    75 of 75 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)

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

Torrey Pines High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    29%

    73 of 255 admitted

    This school29%Overall30%

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    41%

    123 of 298 admitted

    This school41%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    79%

    30 of 38 admitted

    This school79%Overall80%

  • Fullerton11 pts higher

    98%

    55 of 56 admitted

    This school98%Overall87%

  • San Marcos5 pts lower

    91%

    77 of 85 admitted

    This school91%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 (625 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

509 of 625 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

177 graduates

Community college

12%

72 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC10717%
CSU7011%
CA private college396%
Out of state22135%
Community college7212%
Not enrolled11619%
Enrolled in college50981%
Total625100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

29

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

111

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

53% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

73%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

457 of 624 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

373 of 750 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 9 classes
  • English: 14 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 18 classes
  • Social science: 42 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 79%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 42%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 16%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 82%County median 65%

Across California

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