Southwest Senior High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 404 seniors
- 1,567 students
UC admit rate
78%
84 of 108 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
84 of 404 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
108 of 404 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 61 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
16%
6 of 37 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
Southwest Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
6 of 37 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.88)
- IrvineAbout the same
25%
19 of 76 admitted
This school25%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.90)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
33 of 92 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
11 of 35 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.60)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
14 of 34 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.71)
- Santa Cruz18 pts lower
53%
16 of 30 admitted
This school53%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
48 of 52 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.75)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
34 of 35 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.81)
too few applicants to report61 applied
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).
California State University
Southwest Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego39 pts higher
73%
108 of 147 admitted
This school73%Overall34%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
69 of 73 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
97%
66 of 68 admitted
This school97%Overall92%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
94 of 99 admitted
This school95%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.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (385 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
269 of 385 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
114 graduates
Community college
35%
133 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 47 | 12% |
| CSU | 67 | 17% |
| CA private college | 13 | 3% |
| Out of state | 9 | 2% |
| Community college | 133 | 35% |
| Not enrolled | 116 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 269 | 70% |
| Total | 385 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 42%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
- Low-income students 87%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 65%
Across California
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