This page summarizes San Diego County UC admissions in Fall 2025, ranks the county's top high schools, highlights feeder patterns to major UC campuses, and links users into individual school pages.
County Schools
134
San Diego County schools with Fall 2025 UC admissions records
2025 Applicants
11,426
Total UC applications from county high schools in Fall 2025
2025 Admits
8,281
Universitywide UC admits across all county schools in Fall 2025
Avg Admit Rate
72.5%
Weighted countywide admit rate in Fall 2025
San Diego County
Highest-volume UC applicant schools
Ranked by total universitywide UC applicants in Fall 2025. This is the broadest county-level view and the best entry point into individual school pages.
444
Applicants
Applicants
444
Admits
374
Enrolled
141
Admit Rate
84.2%
417
Applicants
Applicants
417
Admits
364
Enrolled
185
Admit Rate
87.3%
334
Applicants
Applicants
334
Admits
236
Enrolled
91
Admit Rate
70.7%
323
Applicants
Applicants
323
Admits
274
Enrolled
132
Admit Rate
84.8%
293
Applicants
Applicants
293
Admits
221
Enrolled
106
Admit Rate
75.4%
Campus Feeders
Top county feeders by campus
Latest campus-level data available: Fall 2025.
44
Admits
33
Admits
81
Admits
122
Admits
Highest Admit Rates
Top county schools by admit rate
Schools with at least 100 universitywide UC applicants in Fall 2025.
89.3%
Admit Rate
87.3%
Admit Rate
84.8%
Admit Rate
84.7%
Admit Rate
84.4%
Admit Rate
Full Rankings
San Diego County schools ranked by applicants, admits, and admit rate
134 schools with Fall 2025 records
| School | City | Type | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Admit Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | CA Public | 444 | 374 | 141 | 84.2% |
| Del Norte High School | San Diego | CA Public | 417 | 364 | 185 | 87.3% |
| Torrey Pines High School | San Diego | CA Public | 334 | 236 | 91 | 70.7% |
| Westview High School | San Diego | CA Public | 323 | 274 | 132 | 84.8% |
| San Dieguito Academy | Encinitas | CA Public | 293 | 221 | 106 | 75.4% |
| Scripps Ranch High | San Diego | CA Public | 263 | 195 | 79 | 74.1% |
| Eastlake High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 257 | 166 | 71 | 64.6% |
| Helix High School | La Mesa | CA Public | 253 | 181 | 66 | 71.5% |
| San Marcos High School | San Marcos | CA Public | 233 | 169 | 71 | 72.5% |
| Patrick Henry High School | San Diego | CA Public | 222 | 166 | 68 | 74.8% |
| Rancho Bernardo High School | San Diego | CA Public | 221 | 166 | 89 | 75.1% |
| Olympian High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 214 | 142 | 65 | 66.4% |
| Otay Ranch High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 211 | 130 | 59 | 61.6% |
| Mission Hills High School | San Marcos | CA Public | 189 | 149 | 77 | 78.8% |
| Mt Carmel High School | San Diego | CA Public | 182 | 149 | 80 | 81.9% |
| Sage Creek High School | Carlsbad | CA Public | 182 | 137 | 64 | 75.3% |
| Cathedral Catholic H S | San Diego | CA Private | 182 | 109 | 39 | 59.9% |
| University City High | San Diego | CA Public | 172 | 114 | 52 | 66.3% |
| La Jolla High | La Jolla | CA Public | 171 | 113 | 40 | 66.1% |
| Poway High School | Poway | CA Public | 164 | 124 | 62 | 75.6% |
| Mira Mesa High School | San Diego | CA Public | 164 | 103 | 52 | 62.8% |
| Bonita Vista High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 163 | 119 | 61 | 73.0% |
| Point Loma High School | San Diego | CA Public | 158 | 104 | 43 | 65.8% |
| Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad | CA Public | 157 | 112 | 50 | 71.3% |
| Mater Dei Catholic High School | Chula Vista | CA Private | 155 | 107 | 35 | 69.0% |
| San Diego High School | San Diego | CA Public | 152 | 107 | 51 | 70.4% |
| Mission Vista High School | Oceanside | CA Public | 147 | 110 | 69 | 74.8% |
| Sweetwater Union High School | National City | CA Public | 144 | 117 | 42 | 81.3% |
| Steele Canyon High School | Spring Valley | CA Public | 134 | 78 | 34 | 58.2% |
| San Ysidro High School | San Diego | CA Public | 131 | 98 | 34 | 74.8% |
| Herbert Hoover High School | San Diego | CA Public | 125 | 88 | 40 | 70.4% |
| Montgomery High School | San Diego | CA Public | 120 | 91 | 42 | 75.8% |
| Preuss School Ucsd | La Jolla | CA Public | 115 | 87 | 49 | 75.6% |
| Granite Hills High School | El Cajon | CA Public | 114 | 75 | 23 | 65.8% |
| Chula Vista Senior High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 111 | 94 | 37 | 84.7% |
| Orange Glen High School | Escondido | CA Public | 109 | 92 | 38 | 84.4% |
| San Pasqual High School | Escondido | CA Public | 109 | 79 | 40 | 72.5% |
| Coronado High School | Coronado | CA Public | 108 | 71 | 26 | 65.7% |
| La Costa Canyon High School | Carlsbad | CA Public | 108 | 72 | 29 | 66.7% |
| Southwest High School | San Diego | CA Public | 108 | 84 | 30 | 77.8% |
| Gompers Preparatory Academy | San Diego | CA Public | 103 | 92 | 22 | 89.3% |
| Valhalla High School | El Cajon | CA Public | 101 | 64 | 32 | 63.4% |
| El Camino High School | Oceanside | CA Public | 100 | 71 | 26 | 71.0% |
| Mission Bay High | San Diego | CA Public | 100 | 75 | 27 | 75.0% |
| Rancho Buena Vista High School | Vista | CA Public | 96 | 71 | 32 | 74.0% |
| Academy Our Lady Of Peace | San Diego | CA Private | 96 | 57 | 16 | 59.4% |
| Francis W Parker School | San Diego | CA Private | 96 | 64 | 17 | 66.7% |
| Escondido High School | Escondido | CA Public | 91 | 74 | 30 | 81.3% |
| Hilltop High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 89 | 64 | 37 | 71.9% |
| Bishops School | La Jolla | CA Private | 86 | 53 | 7 | 61.6% |
| Oceanside High School | Oceanside | CA Public | 85 | 58 | 21 | 68.2% |
| Morse High School | San Diego | CA Public | 83 | 64 | 31 | 77.1% |
| Canyon Hills High School | San Diego | CA Public | 83 | 57 | 22 | 68.7% |
| Pacific Ridge School | Carlsbad | CA Private | 83 | 47 | 9 | 56.6% |
| Grossmont High School | El Cajon | CA Public | 81 | 53 | 20 | 65.4% |
| El Capitan High School | Lakeside | CA Public | 81 | 59 | 27 | 72.8% |
| High Tech High Chula Vista | Chula Vista | CA Public | 78 | 60 | 20 | 76.9% |
| La Jolla Country Day School | La Jolla | CA Private | 73 | 49 | 6 | 67.1% |
| Saint Augustine High School | San Diego | CA Private | 73 | 42 | 16 | 57.5% |
| Crawford High School | San Diego | CA Public | 72 | 58 | 26 | 80.6% |
| Del Lago Academy | Escondido | CA Public | 70 | 56 | 26 | 80.0% |
| Vista High School | Vista | CA Public | 69 | 51 | 29 | 73.9% |
| Lincoln High School | San Diego | CA Public | 68 | 47 | 20 | 69.1% |
| Mount Miguel High School | Spring Valley | CA Public | 66 | 47 | 18 | 71.2% |
| West Hills High School | Santee | CA Public | 65 | 44 | 25 | 67.7% |
| Santana High School | Santee | CA Public | 63 | 42 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Mar Vista High School | Imperial Beach | CA Public | 62 | 51 | 15 | 82.3% |
| Chula Vista Lrng Cmnty Charter | Chula Vista | CA Public | 62 | 50 | 15 | 80.7% |
| San Diego Schl Create/Perform | San Diego | CA Public | 60 | 42 | 9 | 70.0% |
| Escondido Charter High School | Escondido | CA Public | 59 | 37 | 14 | 62.7% |
| Castle Park High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 58 | 50 | 25 | 86.2% |
| High Tech High Mesa | San Diego | CA Public | 57 | 44 | 10 | 77.2% |
| Classical Academy High School | Escondido | CA Public | 56 | 36 | 13 | 64.3% |
| Fallbrook Union High School | Fallbrook | CA Public | 55 | 41 | 15 | 74.6% |
| El Cajon Valley High School | El Cajon | CA Public | 54 | 40 | 11 | 74.1% |
| High Tech High School | San Diego | CA Public | 54 | 41 | 18 | 75.9% |
| Monte Vista High School | Spring Valley | CA Public | 54 | 37 | 17 | 68.5% |
| High Tech High Media Arts | San Diego | CA Public | 52 | 34 | 11 | 65.4% |
| Ofarrell Charter School | San Diego | CA Public | 51 | 37 | 13 | 72.5% |
| Clairemont High School | San Diego | CA Public | 49 | 28 | 9 | 57.1% |
| High Tech High - North County | San Marcos | CA Public | 45 | 33 | 10 | 73.3% |
| Santa Fe Christian School | Solana Beach | CA Private | 43 | 24 | 8 | 55.8% |
| Ramona High School | Ramona | CA Public | 41 | 27 | 10 | 65.8% |
| High Tech High International | San Diego | CA Public | 40 | 34 | 8 | 85.0% |
| James Madison High School | San Diego | CA Public | 36 | 25 | 12 | 69.4% |
| Valley Center High School | Valley Center | CA Public | 36 | 25 | 15 | 69.4% |
| Health Sciences High/Mid Coll | San Diego | CA Public | 36 | 22 | 12 | 61.1% |
| Cristo Rey San Diego High School | San Diego | CA Private | 35 | 30 | 10 | 85.7% |
| Guajome Park Academy | Vista | CA Public | 31 | 23 | 15 | 74.2% |
| Maranatha Christian Schools | San Diego | CA Private | 26 | 14 | 7 | 53.8% |
| Bayfront Charter High School | Chula Vista | CA Public | 25 | 20 | 8 | 80.0% |
| Army And Navy Academy | Carlsbad | CA Private | 25 | 19 | 11 | 76.0% |
| Coastal Academy Hs Oceanside | Oceanside | CA Public | 24 | 11 | 5 | 45.8% |
| Kearny College Connections | San Diego | CA Public | 22 | 19 | 8 | 86.4% |
| San Diego Jewish Academy | San Diego | CA Private | 22 | 16 | 3 | 72.7% |
| Tri City Christian School | Vista | CA Private | 22 | 14 | 8 | 63.6% |
| E3 Civic High | San Diego | CA Public | 21 | 15 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Mt Everest Academy | San Diego | CA Public | 20 | 15 | 6 | 75.0% |
| Kearny Sch Biomed Science Tech | San Diego | CA Public | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75.0% |
| Schl Entrepreneurship & Tech | San Diego | CA Public | 19 | 9 | 5 | 47.4% |
| Bonsall High School | Bonsall | CA Public | 19 | 13 | 8 | 68.4% |
| Christian High School | El Cajon | CA Private | 18 | 7 | 0 | 38.9% |
| Kearny Digital Media & Design | San Diego | CA Public | 16 | 13 | 5 | 81.3% |
| East Village Middle College Hs | San Diego | CA Public | 16 | 12 | 7 | 75.0% |
| Pacific Coast Academy | Poway | CA Public | 15 | 10 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Poway To Palomar Middle Colleg | San Diego | CA Public | 15 | 11 | 8 | 73.3% |
| Cambridge School | San Diego | CA Private | 15 | 11 | 5 | 73.3% |
| Charter School Of San Diego | San Diego | CA Public | 14 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% |
| King Chavez Community High Sch | San Diego | CA Public | 14 | 13 | 6 | 92.9% |
| High Bluff Academy | Rancho Santa Fe | CA Private | 13 | 13 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Grauer School | Encinitas | CA Private | 12 | 10 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Victory Christian Academy | Chula Vista | CA Private | 11 | 6 | 4 | 54.5% |
| Rock Academy | San Diego | CA Private | 11 | 7 | 5 | 63.6% |
| Audeo Charter School | San Diego | CA Public | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40.0% |
| San Diego Met | San Diego | CA Public | 10 | 6 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Waldorf School Of San Diego Hs | San Diego | CA Private | 10 | 6 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Cabrillo Point Academy | El Cajon | CA Public | 9 | 8 | 0 | 88.9% |
| Saint Joseph Academy | San Marcos | CA Private | 9 | 6 | 0 | 66.7% |
| City Heights Prep Charter Schl | San Diego | CA Public | 8 | 5 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Grossmont Middle College Hs | El Cajon | CA Public | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| River Valley Charter School | Lakeside | CA Public | 8 | 6 | 4 | 75.0% |
| Kearny Eng Innov & Design | San Diego | CA Public | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Literacy First Charter Schools | Alpine | CA Public | 8 | 6 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Bostonia Global | El Cajon | CA Public | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Launch Virtual Academy | Chula Vista | CA Public | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Bright Horizon Acdmy Allied Gd | San Diego | CA Private | 8 | 5 | 0 | 62.5% |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation | National City | CA Public | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Calvin Christian High School | Escondido | CA Private | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Foothills Christian Hs | El Cajon | CA Private | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Altus Schools East County | El Cajon | CA Public | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mountain Empire High School | Pine Valley | CA Public | 5 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Julian Union High School | Julian | CA Public | 5 | 4 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Julian Charter School Live | Julian | CA Public | 5 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Ocean View Christian Academy | San Diego | CA Private | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
Explore Next
Related feeder and school pages