Carmel High School
- Public
- Carmel
- 200 seniors
- 736 students
UC admit rate
71%
52 of 73 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
26%
52 of 200 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
73 of 200 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.0%
4 of 50 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
9 of 47 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
Carmel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
4 of 50 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.13)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
9 of 47 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine23 pts higher
45%
15 of 33 admitted
This school45%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.07)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
9 of 49 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Barbara19 pts higher
51%
28 of 55 admitted
This school51%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)
- Davis14 pts higher
51%
23 of 45 admitted
This school51%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Cruz19 pts higher
90%
19 of 21 admitted
This school90%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.12)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 4.05)
too few applicants to report8 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Carmel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo15 pts higher
45%
33 of 73 admitted
This school45%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
47%
28 of 59 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- San Jose9 pts higher
90%
26 of 29 admitted
This school90%Overall80%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%Overall95%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (216 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
177 of 216 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
43 graduates
Community college
26%
57 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 10% |
| CSU | 21 | 10% |
| CA private college | 24 | 11% |
| Out of state | 53 | 25% |
| Community college | 57 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 39 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 177 | 82% |
| Total | 216 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 58%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 5%
- Low-income students 16%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 73%County median 53%
Across California
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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