Cañada College

Redwood City · San Mateo 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

77% of its 532 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 30% of its transfer applicants (96 of 324) — above the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

532

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

410

Admitted to a UC
same four years

301

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

145

UC applicants
Fall 2025

929

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

856

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

494

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

92%

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	532	410	77%	75%	3.53	3.56	119 / 145
UC Berkeley	324	96	30%	27%	3.75	3.76	21 / 104
UCLA	253	67	26%	26%	3.83	3.83	28 / 88
UC San Diego	233	138	59%	62%	3.62	3.66	43 / 73
UC Santa Barbara	240	137	57%	61%	3.66	3.68	49 / 71
UC Irvine	230	81	35%	44%	3.72	3.72	32 / 65
UC Davis	331	209	63%	63%	3.59	3.63	75 / 95
UC Santa Cruz	261	177	68%	66%	3.42	3.47	62 / 83
UC Riverside	106	57	54%	63%	3.37	3.45	28 / 33
UC Merced	87	57	66%	65%	3.37	3.38	30 / 35

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	122 / 157GPA 3.50	102 / 135GPA 3.55	84 / 108GPA 3.54	102 / 132GPA 3.52	119 / 145GPA 3.57
UC Berkeley	18 / 98GPA 3.72	26 / 73GPA 3.84	20 / 71GPA 3.76	32 / 82GPA 3.68	21 / 104GPA 3.63
UCLA	13 / 78GPA 3.85	27 / 60GPA 3.82	10 / 55GPA 3.80	17 / 60GPA 3.85	28 / 88GPA 3.86
UC San Diego	38 / 66GPA 3.64	30 / 53GPA 3.64	34 / 53GPA 3.68	36 / 61GPA 3.52	43 / 73GPA 3.66
UC Santa Barbara	32 / 70GPA 3.69	32 / 60GPA 3.73	34 / 50GPA 3.57	39 / 60GPA 3.64	49 / 71GPA 3.64
UC Irvine	19 / 64GPA 3.73	21 / 59GPA 3.84	22 / 43GPA 3.64	19 / 64GPA 3.66	32 / 65GPA 3.78
UC Davis	58 / 96GPA 3.60	51 / 81GPA 3.65	58 / 77GPA 3.52	42 / 77GPA 3.60	75 / 95GPA 3.62
UC Santa Cruz	52 / 78GPA 3.40	41 / 66GPA 3.44	39 / 50GPA 3.42	45 / 67GPA 3.41	62 / 83GPA 3.48
UC Riverside	17 / 30GPA 3.35	17 / 28GPA 3.38	13 / 27GPA 3.34	10 / 21GPA 3.41	28 / 33GPA 3.48
UC Merced	16 / 26GPA 3.42	11 / 19GPA 3.25	16 / 19GPA 3.35	14 / 23GPA 3.42	30 / 35GPA 3.44

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

92% of its 929 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Long Beach admitted 40% of its transfer applicants (61 of 154) — below the 48% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	929	856	92%	89%	494	223 / 241
San José State	507	358	71%	73%	140	99 / 130
San Francisco State	497	466	94%	91%	135	116 / 127
Cal State East Bay	313	281	90%	84%	57	65 / 72
San Diego State	182	69	38%	45%		23 / 38
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	175	≈46	26%	22%		<10 / 38
Cal State Long Beach	154	≈61	40%	48%		18 / 44
Sacramento State	131	121	92%	92%		24 / 25
Chico State	127	86	68%	70%		25 / 26
Sonoma State	95	87	92%	77%		17 / 18
Cal State Fullerton	81	52	64%	69%		18 / 23
CSU Monterey Bay	72	≈59	82%	90%		32 / 33
Cal Poly Pomona	70	≈44	63%	63%		<10 / 14
CSU Northridge	58	≈20	34%	70%
Cal State LA	57	49	86%	81%		12 / 15
Cal Poly Humboldt	42	≈26	62%	85%
Fresno State	24	≈10	42%	73%		<10 / 10
CSU San Marcos	21	≈10	48%	60%		<10 / 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	248 / 274	209 / 229	204 / 220	195 / 206	223 / 241
San José State	114 / 155	80 / 121	84 / 123	80 / 108	99 / 130
San Francisco State	133 / 139	111 / 119	111 / 121	111 / 118	116 / 127
Cal State East Bay	81 / 96	78 / 84	62 / 67	60 / 66	65 / 72
San Diego State	13 / 60	16 / 45	25 / 38	15 / 39	23 / 38
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	14 / 52	10 / 37	17 / 48	<10 / 38	<10 / 38
Cal State Long Beach	11 / 36	<10 / 33	22 / 44	23 / 41	18 / 44
Sacramento State	40 / 44	27 / 31	25 / 27	29 / 29	24 / 25
Chico State	22 / 39	22 / 35	21 / 27	21 / 26	25 / 26
Sonoma State	23 / 26	20 / 21	19 / 21	25 / 27	17 / 18
Cal State Fullerton	11 / 15	11 / 28	18 / 23	12 / 15	18 / 23
CSU Monterey Bay	16 / 23	<10 / 11	16 / 16	22 / 22	32 / 33
Cal Poly Pomona	<10 / 18	13 / 21	16 / 18	10 / 13	<10 / 14
CSU Northridge	<10 / 10	<10 / 17	<10 / 19	<10 / 12
Cal State LA	13 / 15	10 / 14	16 / 16	10 / 12	12 / 15
Cal Poly Humboldt	10 / 18		<10 / 12	11 / 12
Fresno State	<10 / 13			<10 / 11	<10 / 10
CSU San Marcos			<10 / 11	<10 / 10	<10 / 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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