Mt. Carmel High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 440 seniors
- 1,818 students
UC admit rate
82%
149 of 182 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
34%
149 of 440 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
41%
182 of 440 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.3%
9 of 123 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 91 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
Mt. Carmel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
9 of 123 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine31 pts higher
53%
72 of 135 admitted
This school53%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.04)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
26 of 153 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
43 of 127 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)
- Davis16 pts lower
22%
22 of 102 admitted
This school22%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa Cruz8 pts higher
80%
74 of 93 admitted
This school80%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
88 of 92 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.94)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
31 of 31 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 4.00)
too few applicants to report91 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
Mt. Carmel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo9 pts lower
20%
25 of 123 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San Diego14 pts higher
48%
90 of 186 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- Long Beach19 pts higher
66%
61 of 92 admitted
This school66%Overall47%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
52 of 55 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
82 of 86 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 (434 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
387 of 434 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
128 graduates
Community college
40%
175 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 49 | 11% |
| CSU | 79 | 18% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 75 | 17% |
| Community college | 175 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 47 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 387 | 89% |
| Total | 434 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 71%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 59%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 34%County median 11%
- Low-income students 16%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 70%County median 65%
Across California
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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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