College of San Mateo

San Mateo · 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

81% of its 1,636 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 21% of its transfer applicants (194 of 946) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,636

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,323

Admitted to a UC
same four years

1,001

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

413

UC applicants
Fall 2025

2,439

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,252

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,266

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	1,636	1,323	81%	75%	3.52	3.56	325 / 413
UC Berkeley	1,010	263	26%	27%	3.73	3.76	61 / 270
UCLA	946	194	21%	26%	3.86	3.83	60 / 240
UC San Diego	841	527	63%	62%	3.62	3.66	136 / 236
UC Santa Barbara	864	531	61%	61%	3.63	3.68	120 / 206
UC Irvine	851	359	42%	44%	3.70	3.72	83 / 214
UC Davis	1,036	709	68%	63%	3.60	3.63	161 / 275
UC Santa Cruz	748	545	73%	66%	3.41	3.47	143 / 194
UC Riverside	440	299	68%	63%	3.37	3.45	74 / 102
UC Merced	229	156	68%	65%	3.30	3.38	40 / 58

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	375 / 458GPA 3.51	312 / 386GPA 3.50	296 / 360GPA 3.56	340 / 432GPA 3.52	325 / 413GPA 3.55
UC Berkeley	51 / 273GPA 3.76	68 / 229GPA 3.73	77 / 236GPA 3.75	67 / 272GPA 3.69	61 / 270GPA 3.79
UCLA	47 / 259GPA 3.87	46 / 228GPA 3.82	56 / 213GPA 3.88	45 / 246GPA 3.88	60 / 240GPA 3.86
UC San Diego	139 / 232GPA 3.65	121 / 200GPA 3.60	125 / 186GPA 3.61	142 / 223GPA 3.61	136 / 236GPA 3.63
UC Santa Barbara	142 / 245GPA 3.65	131 / 220GPA 3.61	122 / 188GPA 3.63	136 / 211GPA 3.63	120 / 206GPA 3.64
UC Irvine	93 / 246GPA 3.70	92 / 215GPA 3.70	84 / 179GPA 3.69	90 / 211GPA 3.70	83 / 214GPA 3.76
UC Davis	192 / 296GPA 3.60	165 / 251GPA 3.61	170 / 222GPA 3.59	182 / 267GPA 3.61	161 / 275GPA 3.61
UC Santa Cruz	142 / 202GPA 3.35	127 / 179GPA 3.41	125 / 169GPA 3.48	151 / 198GPA 3.42	143 / 194GPA 3.43
UC Riverside	83 / 119GPA 3.30	82 / 119GPA 3.37	71 / 105GPA 3.51	63 / 97GPA 3.30	74 / 102GPA 3.47
UC Merced	41 / 62GPA 3.21	40 / 58GPA 3.34	38 / 51GPA 3.37	37 / 58GPA 3.30	40 / 58GPA 3.51

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 2,439 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 34% of its transfer applicants (243 of 709) — below the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	2,439	2,252	92%	89%	1,266	555 / 611
San Francisco State	1,441	1,352	94%	91%	488	328 / 346
San José State	1,234	913	74%	73%	304	213 / 312
San Diego State	709	243	34%	45%	68	61 / 137
Cal State East Bay	691	590	85%	84%	108	127 / 150
Cal State Long Beach	575	253	44%	48%	11	47 / 122
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	527	103	20%	22%	25	30 / 129
Sacramento State	389	356	92%	92%	44	64 / 70
Cal State Fullerton	319	219	69%	69%	12	46 / 69
Chico State	287	203	71%	70%		57 / 67
Cal Poly Pomona	267	163	61%	63%		28 / 50
Cal State LA	222	181	82%	81%		44 / 48
Sonoma State	211	170	81%	77%		48 / 51
Cal Poly Humboldt	152	134	88%	85%		41 / 43
CSU Northridge	150	79	53%	70%		15 / 36
CSU Monterey Bay	132	120	91%	90%		29 / 31
Fresno State	120	≈57	48%	73%		12 / 19
CSU San Marcos	66	≈27	41%	60%		<10 / 18
Stanislaus State	62	56	90%	92%		14 / 14
CSU Bakersfield	56	≈30	54%	80%		<10 / 10
CSU Dominguez Hills	49	≈38	78%	89%
CSU San Bernardino	48	39	81%	84%
CSU Channel Islands	38	28	74%	83%		<10 / 11

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	578 / 638	559 / 600	517 / 560	598 / 641	555 / 611
San Francisco State	359 / 384	328 / 342	306 / 331	359 / 384	328 / 346
San José State	264 / 341	222 / 304	197 / 262	230 / 327	213 / 312
San Diego State	47 / 196	51 / 206	73 / 138	72 / 169	61 / 137
Cal State East Bay	138 / 169	160 / 175	140 / 164	152 / 183	127 / 150
Cal State Long Beach	44 / 147	56 / 145	73 / 131	80 / 152	47 / 122
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	21 / 127	18 / 128	30 / 112	34 / 160	30 / 129
Sacramento State	96 / 102	89 / 98	71 / 76	100 / 113	64 / 70
Cal State Fullerton	34 / 64	53 / 88	56 / 74	76 / 93	46 / 69
Chico State	34 / 64	48 / 71	48 / 60	73 / 92	57 / 67
Cal Poly Pomona	29 / 65	36 / 83	43 / 49	55 / 70	28 / 50
Cal State LA	54 / 69	49 / 65	37 / 43	41 / 45	44 / 48
Sonoma State	44 / 55	47 / 61	24 / 33	55 / 62	48 / 51
Cal Poly Humboldt	24 / 30	35 / 35	29 / 37	46 / 50	41 / 43
CSU Northridge	19 / 46	25 / 45	19 / 32	16 / 27	15 / 36
CSU Monterey Bay	23 / 28	26 / 28	26 / 29	45 / 47	29 / 31
Fresno State	<10 / 17	17 / 40	15 / 29	20 / 34	12 / 19
CSU San Marcos	<10 / 16	<10 / 14	12 / 20	<10 / 16	<10 / 18
Stanislaus State	15 / 17	17 / 19	11 / 11	13 / 15	14 / 14
CSU Bakersfield	<10 / 13	15 / 18	<10 / 13	<10 / 12	<10 / 10
CSU Dominguez Hills	10 / 13	10 / 12	13 / 14	<10 / 10
CSU San Bernardino	13 / 14	16 / 20	10 / 14
CSU Channel Islands		18 / 23	10 / 15		<10 / 11

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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