Sweetwater Union High School

Q: How many students from Sweetwater Union High School got into a UC?

In 2024 its students filed 400 UC applications and received 84 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.0% (counted at each campus); 27 enrolled.

Q: Which UC campus do Sweetwater Union High School graduates attend most?

More of Sweetwater Union High School's graduates enrolled at UC San Diego than at any other UC campus (22 in 2024); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 4.

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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays

UC admits by campus · Class of 2024

UCB

4 admitted

Net $13,481/yr avg

Grads earn $92,446 @10yr

UCSD

42 admitted

22 enrolled

Net $12,470/yr avg

Grads earn $84,943 @10yr

UCSB

19 admitted

5 enrolled

Net $16,109/yr avg

Grads earn $74,915 @10yr

UCI

11 admitted

Net $14,251/yr avg

Grads earn $80,735 @10yr

UCD

8 admitted

Net $14,741/yr avg

Grads earn $80,838 @10yr

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

400 applications

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

21.0%

84 / 400 applications

In context: CA median 26.6% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 39.7% · higher than 20% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

32.1%

27 enrolled of 84 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

27 enrollees / — seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

N/A

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Total School Enrollment ⓘ

N/A

All grades · CDE Census Day

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.79

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.12

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

Who's actually getting into UC from Sweetwater Union High School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC San Diego	3.77	4.18	+0.41	34.1%	Peers +0.36 · steeper
UC Santa Barbara	3.67	4.00	+0.33	51.4%	Peers +0.41 · wider
UC Irvine	3.76	4.16	+0.40	12.0%	Peers +0.37 · matches
UC Davis	3.83	4.06	+0.23	29.6%	Peers +0.28 · wider

Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

Where Sweetwater Union High School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (26.1% actual vs. 24.3% expected).

UC Outcomes Trend — 2019–2024

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App)	Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite	43	4	—^†	9.3%	—	—	3.92	—^†
UCLA → Elite	78	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.86	—^†
UC San Diego → Selective	123	42	22	34.1%	—	52.4%	3.77	4.18
UC Santa Barbara → Selective	37	19	5	51.4%	—	26.3%	3.67	4.00
UC Irvine → Selective	92	11	—^†	12.0%	—	—	3.76	4.16
UC Davis →	27	8	—^†	29.6%	—	—	3.83	4.06

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

Senior class size is estimated from CDE grade 12 enrollment data. Reach percentages should be interpreted as approximate.

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At a glance

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Sweetwater Union High School is a public high school in National City, San Diego County, California.

In 2024 its students filed 400 UC applications and received 84 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.0% (counted at each campus); 27 enrolled.

More of its graduates enrolled at UC San Diego than at any other UC campus (22 in 2024); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 4.

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students from Sweetwater Union High School got into a UC? In 2024 its students filed 400 UC applications and received 84 offers, a UC admit rate of 21.0% (counted at each campus); 27 enrolled.

Which UC campus do Sweetwater Union High School graduates attend most? More of Sweetwater Union High School's graduates enrolled at UC San Diego than at any other UC campus (22 in 2024); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 4.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.