Southwest High School

• Los Angeles≈About the same

  7%

  3 of 45 admitted

  This school7%All CA10%

  Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

• Berkeley≈About the same

  12%

  4 of 34 admitted

  This school12%All CA13%

  Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)

• Irvine▲6 pts higher

  28%

  12 of 43 admitted

  This school28%All CA22%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.79)

• San Diego≈About the same

  27%

  18 of 67 admitted

  This school27%All CA25%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.74)

• Santa Barbara▲24 pts higher

  57%

  13 of 23 admitted

  This school57%All CA32%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.78)

• Davis≈About the same

  37%

  10 of 27 admitted

  This school37%All CA37%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.74)

• Santa Cruz≈About the same

  69%

  11 of 16 admitted

  This school69%All CA71%

  Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.74)

• Riverside▼8 pts lower

  79%

  38 of 48 admitted

  This school79%All CA87%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.75)

• Merced≈About the same

  96%

  27 of 28 admitted

  This school96%All CA96%

  Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.74)

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).

• San Diego▲28 pts higher

  62%

  56 of 90 admitted

  This school62%Overall34%

• Northridge≈About the same

  91%

  10 of 11 admitted

  This school91%Overall93%

• Chico≈About the same

  96%

  26 of 27 admitted

  This school96%Overall94%

• San Marcos≈About the same

  94%

  30 of 32 admitted

  This school94%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.