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UC acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, San Marcos High School in San Marcos (San Diego County) had 63% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (548 of 872). UC Berkeley admitted 13% (56 of 432). UCLA admitted 9% (53 of 587).

SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

Any UC campus

63%

548 of 872, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UC Berkeley

13%

56 of 432, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UCLA

9%

53 of 587, fall 2023 to fall 2025

Fall 2025, every campus

Applicants, admits and enrollees from San Marcos High School in fall 2025, beside the California rate that fall.

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rateCalifornia
Any UC campus2331697173%77%
UC Berkeley1291098%14%
UC Davis10338437%37%
UC Irvine15630719%23%
UCLA16115119%10%
UC Merced4643393%96%
UC Riverside7267Not published93%87%
UC San Diego190451624%25%
UC Santa Barbara16252932%33%
UC Santa Cruz106841079%72%

Fall 2023 to fall 2025, three-year total

A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateCaliforniaCompared
Any UC campus87254863%72%9 points below California
UC Berkeley4325613%15%2 points below California
UC Davis40115138%37%1 point above California
UC Irvine5278115%23%8 points below California
UCLA587539%10%1 point below California
UC Merced948793%94%1 point below California
UC Riverside22518482%78%4 points above California
UC San Diego67213420%26%6 points below California
UC Santa Barbara59117329%31%2 points below California
UC Santa Cruz35525472%65%7 points above California

Every fall since 1994

Any UC campus, UC Berkeley and UCLA. A blank year is a year UC did not print both applicants and admits.

FallAppliedAdmittedAny UCBerkeleyUCLA
202523316973%8%9%
202430017558%14%9%
202333920460%16%9%
202233117152%9%10%
202128717661%9%7%
202023014764%24%16%
201924214158%22%10%
201820111457%14%13%
201719810553%17%19%
201616711166%16%16%
20151539159%Not published7%
20141268265%11%16%
20131077166%16%10%
20121208067%29%20%
2011715273%Not published12%
2010544787%37%19%
2009615387%39%27%
2008403690%Not published22%
2007423788%25%Not published
2006272385%Not publishedNot published
2005605490%36%25%
2004775470%45%18%
2003958792%18%34%
20021059288%19%9%
2001797089%26%21%
2000534992%35%17%
1999635181%32%35%
1998524892%37%36%
1997544685%45%42%
1996413893%38%30%
1995565191%47%42%
1994454293%33%50%

Mean GPA, fall 2025

UC’s weighted, capped GPA. A blank is a blank UC left.

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
UC Berkeley4.054.264.26
UC Davis3.984.22Not published
UC Irvine4.014.204.00
UCLA4.064.294.29
UC Merced3.913.98Not published
UC Riverside3.974.01Not published
UC San Diego3.974.274.26
UC Santa Barbara3.994.274.30
UC Santa Cruz3.954.083.95

By race and ethnicity, any UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025

Groups UC printed for San Marcos High School. A group UC left blank, because the count was under five applicants or three admits, is not in the table.

GroupAppliedAdmittedAdmit rate
African American382155%
American Indian5480%
Asian19614876%
Hispanic/Latinx22811952%
White37223764%
Not stated12867%

How the numbers are counted

Every school number is from the University of California Information Center’s Admissions by source school tables, for California public and private high schools, fall 1994 to fall 2025. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits. UC leaves a number blank when fewer than five students applied or fewer than three were admitted or enrolled, and this page does not fill a blank in. The California line adds every printed applicant and admit in the state. Any UC campus means a student admitted to at least one campus, as UC counts it. GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped GPA, not the GPA on a transcript.

A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "UC acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos," https://aristoscholars.com/tactics/essentials/uc-acceptance-rates-by-high-school/san-marcos-high-school-san-marcos, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

Questions

What is the UC acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, San Marcos High School in San Marcos (San Diego County) had 63% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (548 of 872). UC Berkeley admitted 13% (56 of 432). UCLA admitted 9% (53 of 587).
What is the UC Berkeley acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UC Berkeley admitted 13% of applicants from San Marcos High School (56 of 432). A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.
What is the UCLA acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UCLA admitted 9% of applicants from San Marcos High School (53 of 587). A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.
Which years do these San Marcos High School UC acceptance rates cover?
The tables run from fall 1994 through fall 2025, the latest term the University of California has published. The lead figures are fall 2023 to fall 2025.
Does the UC acceptance rate at San Marcos High School in San Marcos predict one student's chances?
No. The rate averages every application San Marcos High School sent, the strongest with the weakest. It is a starting point for a college list. A Specialist can read one student's grades and activities against it. You can also use Chance Me or ask on the forum.

What this rate cannot tell you

San Marcos High School’s rate is the average of every application the school sent. It is not one student’s chance. For that, check a profile against the schools on the list, talk with a Specialist, or ask in public.

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