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UC acceptance rate at Sweetwater High School

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, Sweetwater High School in National City (San Diego County) had 72% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (299 of 416). UC Berkeley admitted 14% (22 of 162). UCLA admitted 8% (14 of 174).

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

Any UC campus

72%

299 of 416, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UC Berkeley

14%

22 of 162, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UCLA

8%

14 of 174, fall 2023 to fall 2025

Fall 2025, every campus

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

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rateCalifornia
Any UC campus1441174281%77%
UC Berkeley618313%14%
UC Davis359Not published26%37%
UC Irvine10411Not published11%23%
UCLA84738%10%
UC Merced5453Not published98%96%
UC Riverside6863393%87%
UC San Diego128462636%25%
UC Santa Barbara4320347%33%
UC Santa Cruz2517Not published68%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 campus41629972%72%Same as California
UC Berkeley1622214%15%1 point below California
UC Davis943032%37%5 points below California
UC Irvine3013813%23%10 points below California
UCLA174148%10%2 points below California
UC Merced969094%94%Same as California
UC Riverside14811678%78%Same as California
UC San Diego36413637%26%11 points above California
UC Santa Barbara1195849%31%18 points above California
UC Santa Cruz1035957%65%8 points below 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
202514411781%13%8%
202413610174%9%Not published
20231368160%17%8%
20221187362%6%Not published
20211007575%32%12%
20201168674%20%11%
2019895966%15%11%
20181085753%9%6%
2017945761%10%9%
2016775369%Not published23%
2015654062%22%14%
2014805366%15%18%
2013906168%9%17%
2012743547%Not publishedNot published
2011403178%15%Not published
2010554276%30%18%
2009433274%Not publishedNot published
2008685479%25%39%
2007494184%17%8%
2006564784%36%38%
2005523975%25%21%
2004494082%33%22%
2003977375%27%24%
2002705274%36%17%
2001705781%26%15%
2000615082%32%17%
1999433274%33%21%
1998584171%32%28%
1997463985%32%42%
1996452964%38%28%
1995423276%31%60%
1994524281%36%33%

Mean GPA, fall 2025

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

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
UC Berkeley3.914.33Not published
UC Davis3.754.04Not published
UC Irvine3.824.26Not published
UCLA3.874.27Not published
UC Merced3.833.85Not published
UC Riverside3.763.82Not published
UC San Diego3.834.194.18
UC Santa Barbara3.784.09Not published
UC Santa Cruz3.753.96Not published

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

Groups UC printed for Sweetwater 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 American191368%
Asian1098174%
Hispanic/Latinx28220071%

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 Sweetwater High School," https://aristoscholars.com/tactics/essentials/uc-acceptance-rates-by-high-school/sweetwater-high-school, 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 Sweetwater High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, Sweetwater High School in National City (San Diego County) had 72% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (299 of 416). UC Berkeley admitted 14% (22 of 162). UCLA admitted 8% (14 of 174).
What is the UC Berkeley acceptance rate at Sweetwater High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UC Berkeley admitted 14% of applicants from Sweetwater High School (22 of 162). 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 Sweetwater High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UCLA admitted 8% of applicants from Sweetwater High School (14 of 174). A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.
Which years do these Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater High School predict one student's chances?
No. The rate averages every application Sweetwater 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

Sweetwater 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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