Lowell High School
- Public
- San Francisco
- 642 seniors
- 2,589 students
UC admit rate
84%
373 of 443 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
58%
373 of 642 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
69%
443 of 642 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.2%
24 of 335 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
42 of 363 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
Lowell High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
24 of 335 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
42 of 363 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)
- Irvine20 pts higher
43%
140 of 327 admitted
This school43%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.93)
- San Diego12 pts lower
13%
46 of 353 admitted
This school13%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
26%
83 of 315 admitted
This school26%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
118 of 365 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
231 of 297 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.88)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
178 of 196 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.83)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
180 of 190 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.82)
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
Lowell High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo12 pts lower
17%
47 of 272 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
94 of 296 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Long Beach5 pts higher
52%
110 of 211 admitted
This school52%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
81%
189 of 233 admitted
This school81%Overall80%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
93%
225 of 241 admitted
This school93%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 (654 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
93%
605 of 654 graduates
UC or CSU
57%
371 graduates
Community college
15%
97 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 260 | 40% |
| CSU | 111 | 17% |
| CA private college | 30 | 5% |
| Out of state | 107 | 16% |
| Community college | 97 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 49 | 7% |
| Enrolled in college | 605 | 93% |
| Total | 654 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Race not reported
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 87%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 71%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 55%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 46%County median 6%
- Low-income students 34%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 93%County median 66%
Across California
Other schools in San Francisco Unified and nearby
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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