Lincoln High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 402 seniors
- 1,444 students
UC admit rate
69%
47 of 68 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
47 of 402 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
68 of 402 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
14%
5 of 37 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
5 of 33 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
Lincoln High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
5 of 37 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.76)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 33 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)
- Irvine12 pts lower
10%
4 of 40 admitted
This school10%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.71)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
22 of 60 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
43%
9 of 21 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.73)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
5 of 19 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.63)
- Santa Cruz45 pts lower
27%
4 of 15 admitted
This school27%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.31)
- Riverside11 pts lower
76%
25 of 33 admitted
This school76%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.67)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
27 of 29 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.69)
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
Lincoln High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- San DiegoAbout the same
38%
33 of 88 admitted
This school38%Overall34%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
93%
25 of 27 admitted
This school93%Overall92%
- Northridge4 pts lower
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%Overall93%
- Sacramento7 pts lower
87%
33 of 38 admitted
This school87%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
71 of 75 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
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 (296 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
52%
155 of 296 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
34 graduates
Community college
35%
103 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 4% |
| CSU | 21 | 7% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 16 | 5% |
| Community college | 103 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 141 | 48% |
| Enrolled in college | 155 | 52% |
| Total | 296 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, 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 35%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
- Low-income students 93%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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