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Sacramento · Sacramento County. Its record sending transfer students to the University of California and the California State University: applicants and admits at every campus, 2021 through Fall 2025, from UC's and CSU's own data.

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At a glance

72% of its 1,455 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 19% of its transfer applicants (127 of 685) — below the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,455

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,051

Admitted to a UC
same four years

789

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

383

UC applicants
Fall 2025

4,178

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

3,812

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,532

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

91%

Cal State admit rate
any campus

UC, campus by campus

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Admitted GPA	All CCCs	Fall 2025
Any UC	1,455	1,051	72%	75%	3.54	3.56	285 / 383
UC Berkeley	685	127	19%	27%	3.75	3.76	28 / 174
UCLA	582	119	20%	26%	3.83	3.83	28 / 146
UC San Diego	519	277	53%	62%	3.66	3.66	66 / 129
UC Santa Barbara	423	234	55%	61%	3.66	3.68	47 / 92
UC Irvine	515	169	33%	44%	3.74	3.72	44 / 124
UC Davis	1,172	720	61%	63%	3.60	3.63	191 / 299
UC Santa Cruz	481	299	62%	66%	3.44	3.47	83 / 130
UC Riverside	274	165	60%	63%	3.43	3.45	56 / 79
UC Merced	228	154	68%	65%	3.34	3.38	37 / 56

Applied and admitted are totals for 2021–22 through 2024–25, full academic years. "All CCCs" is the same figure for every California community college combined. Admitted GPA is UC's average transfer GPA of the students it admitted, pooled across the four years. Fall 2025 is admitted / applied for fall entry only. Campuses marked TAG offer a Transfer Admission Guarantee. UC hides admit counts under 3; "≈" means one or more years were hidden and counted as 1. "—" means fewer than 20 applicants.

UC, year by year

Campus	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25	Fall 2025
Any UC	276 / 390GPA 3.52	248 / 349GPA 3.54	263 / 355GPA 3.54	264 / 361GPA 3.55	285 / 383GPA 3.55
UC Berkeley	41 / 182GPA 3.76	22 / 166GPA 3.80	33 / 174GPA 3.75	31 / 163GPA 3.71	28 / 174GPA 3.73
UCLA	28 / 138GPA 3.83	36 / 143GPA 3.82	33 / 147GPA 3.84	22 / 154GPA 3.83	28 / 146GPA 3.77
UC San Diego	64 / 121GPA 3.66	72 / 132GPA 3.66	82 / 137GPA 3.66	59 / 129GPA 3.64	66 / 129GPA 3.61
UC Santa Barbara	53 / 116GPA 3.71	63 / 106GPA 3.72	57 / 96GPA 3.66	61 / 105GPA 3.57	47 / 92GPA 3.68
UC Irvine	36 / 128GPA 3.79	41 / 128GPA 3.73	53 / 134GPA 3.70	39 / 125GPA 3.78	44 / 124GPA 3.71
UC Davis	167 / 316GPA 3.62	171 / 271GPA 3.58	200 / 295GPA 3.59	182 / 290GPA 3.61	191 / 299GPA 3.62
UC Santa Cruz	77 / 132GPA 3.38	67 / 116GPA 3.42	75 / 111GPA 3.47	80 / 122GPA 3.47	83 / 130GPA 3.46
UC Riverside	58 / 81GPA 3.36	46 / 77GPA 3.41	40 / 70GPA 3.52	21 / 46GPA 3.50	56 / 79GPA 3.49
UC Merced	52 / 69GPA 3.30	40 / 60GPA 3.35	40 / 58GPA 3.39	22 / 41GPA 3.36	37 / 56GPA 3.47

Admitted / applied, with UC's average GPA of admitted students where it publishes one (5 or more). A blank means UC withheld the figure: fewer than 5 applicants.

Cal State, campus by campus

91% of its 4,178 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Long Beach admitted 38% of its transfer applicants (143 of 379) — below the 48% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	4,178	3,812	91%	89%	2,532	1,073 / 1,160
Sacramento State	3,435	3,186	93%	92%	1,977	887 / 944
Chico State	474	305	64%	70%	99	114 / 142
San Diego State	435	154	35%	45%	36	28 / 71
Cal State Long Beach	379	143	38%	48%		33 / 82
San Francisco State	359	311	87%	91%	43	93 / 106
San José State	319	201	63%	73%	39	53 / 82
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	266	67	25%	22%		21 / 68
Cal State East Bay	240	210	88%	84%	40	56 / 69
Cal Poly Humboldt	192	158	82%	85%	53	56 / 68
Cal State Fullerton	190	127	67%	69%	11	34 / 48
Cal State LA	137	105	77%	81%		34 / 40
Sonoma State	136	97	71%	77%		40 / 46
Cal Poly Pomona	133	76	57%	63%		19 / 32
CSU Monterey Bay	117	101	86%	90%		38 / 43
CSU Northridge	113	53	47%	70%		20 / 28
CSU San Marcos	111	≈48	43%	60%		17 / 31
Fresno State	104	53	51%	73%		12 / 27
CSU Bakersfield	92	66	72%	80%		12 / 19
Stanislaus State	92	74	80%	92%		20 / 24
CSU Channel Islands	56	39	70%	83%		11 / 16
CSU San Bernardino	47	≈29	62%	84%		10 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills	24	23	96%	89%		11 / 14

Transfer applicants for fall entry, totals for Fall 2021 through Fall 2024. "Any Cal State" counts each student once however many campuses they applied to. "All CCCs" is the same rate for every California community college combined. Fall 2025 is admitted / applied. CSU hides any group under 10: "≈" means a hidden admit count was counted as 5, "—" means fewer than 20 applicants. CSU counts every application filed, including ones later withdrawn or left incomplete, so its admit rates read lower than a campus's own.

Year by year

Campus	Fall 2021	Fall 2022	Fall 2023	Fall 2024	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	1,017 / 1,146	931 / 1,024	842 / 917	1,022 / 1,091	1,073 / 1,160
Sacramento State	881 / 975	754 / 816	700 / 757	851 / 887	887 / 944
Chico State	57 / 130	50 / 105	95 / 113	103 / 126	114 / 142
San Diego State	33 / 135	31 / 121	45 / 87	45 / 92	28 / 71
Cal State Long Beach	28 / 104	31 / 86	36 / 86	48 / 103	33 / 82
San Francisco State	92 / 101	71 / 89	63 / 73	85 / 96	93 / 106
San José State	53 / 92	46 / 78	51 / 71	51 / 78	53 / 82
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	20 / 76	15 / 55	13 / 48	19 / 87	21 / 68
Cal State East Bay	46 / 54	50 / 60	47 / 53	67 / 73	56 / 69
Cal Poly Humboldt	32 / 44	34 / 37	46 / 57	46 / 54	56 / 68
Cal State Fullerton	31 / 53	32 / 52	32 / 44	32 / 41	34 / 48
Cal State LA	26 / 36	32 / 43	20 / 26	27 / 32	34 / 40
Sonoma State	16 / 36	34 / 45	19 / 23	28 / 32	40 / 46
Cal Poly Pomona	18 / 38	22 / 35	19 / 29	17 / 31	19 / 32
CSU Monterey Bay	25 / 28	23 / 26	19 / 26	34 / 37	38 / 43
CSU Northridge	11 / 28	15 / 35	16 / 27	11 / 23	20 / 28
CSU San Marcos	10 / 22	<10 / 21	14 / 33	19 / 35	17 / 31
Fresno State	20 / 35	13 / 30	10 / 18	10 / 21	12 / 27
CSU Bakersfield	18 / 32	19 / 24	12 / 13	17 / 23	12 / 19
Stanislaus State	25 / 34	24 / 28	14 / 15	11 / 15	20 / 24
CSU Channel Islands		16 / 24	11 / 13	12 / 19	11 / 16
CSU San Bernardino	<10 / 10	<10 / 11	<10 / 10	14 / 16	10 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills		10 / 11		13 / 13	11 / 14

Admitted / applied, fall entry. A blank means CSU withheld the figure: fewer than 10 applicants.

Fall 2027 transfer deadlines

Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) filingDavis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. File in September for the following fall.
Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026UC and Cal State applicationsFiling opens October 1; the deadline for Fall 2027 is November 30. FAFSA and the California Dream Act Application open October 1 too.
Dec 15, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027Transfer Academic UpdateAdd fall grades and planned spring and summer courses. January 31 is the priority deadline.
Mar 2, 2027Financial aid and Cal Grant GPAFAFSA or Dream Act application and the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form.
Mar 1 – May 1, 2027UC decisionsCampuses release Fall 2027 transfer decisions between March 1 and May 1.
Jun 1, 2027Accept an offerStatement of Intent to Register due to the campus you choose.

From UC Admissions and the California State University, for students transferring in fall 2027. Some campuses also admit for winter or spring: TAG in May, applications in July.

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Source: University of California Information Center, "Admissions by source school" — Counts of full year transfers by race/ethnicity and Average transfer GPA, by California community college, campus and academic year, read September 29, 2026. The California State University, "Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment" dashboard — undergraduate transfers by institution of origin, campus and fall term, read September 30, 2026. Compare every college →

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