San Diego SCPA
- Public
- San Diego
- 179 seniors
- 1,357 students
UC admit rate
70%
42 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
42 of 179 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
60 of 179 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
25%
4 of 16 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
San Diego SCPA applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 38 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)
- Berkeley12 pts higher
25%
4 of 16 admitted
This school25%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- Irvine12 pts lower
10%
3 of 30 admitted
This school10%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)
- San Diego11 pts lower
14%
7 of 51 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
26%
5 of 19 admitted
This school26%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis19 pts higher
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz29 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
20 of 23 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.85)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)
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).
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (172 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
130 of 172 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
47 graduates
Community college
37%
63 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 9% |
| CSU | 31 | 18% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 18 | 10% |
| Community college | 63 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 42 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 130 | 76% |
| Total | 172 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 78%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
- Low-income students 54%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 85%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 9 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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