University City High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 388 seniors
- 1,445 students
UC admit rate
66%
114 of 172 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
114 of 388 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
44%
172 of 388 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
13 of 124 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
4.7%
5 of 106 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
University City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
13 of 124 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.07)
- Berkeley9 pts lower
5%
5 of 106 admitted
This school5%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
23 of 132 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.03)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
30 of 142 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
26 of 104 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.99)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
31 of 78 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
61 of 75 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.96)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
48 of 52 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.96)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
35 of 36 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.85)
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
University City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo14 pts lower
16%
17 of 107 admitted
This school16%Overall30%
- San Diego39 pts higher
73%
126 of 172 admitted
This school73%Overall34%
- Pomona7 pts higher
80%
41 of 51 admitted
This school80%Overall74%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
62 of 64 admitted
This school97%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 (379 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
313 of 379 graduates
UC or CSU
37%
139 graduates
Community college
32%
122 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 48 | 13% |
| CSU | 91 | 24% |
| CA private college | 19 | 5% |
| Out of state | 33 | 9% |
| Community college | 122 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 66 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 313 | 83% |
| Total | 379 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, 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 79%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
- Low-income students 48%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 65%
Across California
Other schools in San Diego Unified and nearby
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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