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San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo 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

74% of its 935 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 15% of its transfer applicants (63 of 411) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

935

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

696

Admitted to a UC
same four years

358

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

227

UC applicants
Fall 2025

2,880

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,541

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,642

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

88%

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	935	696	74%	75%	3.47	3.56	167 / 227
UC Berkeley	381	85	22%	27%	3.66	3.76	22 / 105
UCLA	411	63	15%	26%	3.73	3.83	21 / 113
UC San Diego	381	201	53%	62%	3.56	3.66	41 / 99
UC Santa Barbara	617	350	57%	61%	3.59	3.68	96 / 158
UC Irvine	293	90	31%	44%	3.62	3.72	24 / 74
UC Davis	368	216	59%	63%	3.54	3.63	51 / 88
UC Santa Cruz	454	295	65%	66%	3.36	3.47	78 / 102
UC Riverside	132	70	53%	63%	3.31	3.45	27 / 37
UC Merced	74	50	68%	65%	3.33	3.38	17 / 21

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	198 / 268GPA 3.48	144 / 198GPA 3.45	163 / 220GPA 3.42	191 / 249GPA 3.52	167 / 227GPA 3.55
UC Berkeley	18 / 109GPA 3.75	13 / 81GPA 3.75	24 / 91GPA 3.58	30 / 100GPA 3.62	22 / 105GPA 3.72
UCLA	14 / 124GPA 3.77	14 / 85GPA 3.73	17 / 97GPA 3.72	18 / 105GPA 3.72	21 / 113GPA 3.83
UC San Diego	54 / 109GPA 3.63	46 / 79GPA 3.55	53 / 92GPA 3.47	48 / 101GPA 3.60	41 / 99GPA 3.66
UC Santa Barbara	82 / 180GPA 3.69	67 / 126GPA 3.60	90 / 149GPA 3.51	111 / 162GPA 3.56	96 / 158GPA 3.65
UC Irvine	20 / 89GPA 3.68	25 / 65GPA 3.63	14 / 58GPA 3.48	31 / 81GPA 3.64	24 / 74GPA 3.69
UC Davis	68 / 128GPA 3.53	38 / 75GPA 3.56	46 / 71GPA 3.50	64 / 94GPA 3.57	51 / 88GPA 3.55
UC Santa Cruz	99 / 146GPA 3.39	54 / 99GPA 3.37	72 / 107GPA 3.27	70 / 102GPA 3.41	78 / 102GPA 3.43
UC Riverside	21 / 42GPA 3.43	14 / 26GPA 3.13	20 / 33GPA 3.29	15 / 31GPA 3.33	27 / 37GPA 3.41
UC Merced	17 / 27GPA 3.49	9 / 14GPA 3.16	16 / 22GPA 3.29	8 / 11GPA 3.27	17 / 21GPA 3.32

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

88% of its 2,880 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo admitted 53% of its transfer applicants (984 of 1,864) — above the 22% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	2,880	2,541	88%	89%	1,642	651 / 737
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	1,864	984	53%	22%	762	282 / 507
San Diego State	830	368	44%	45%	112	103 / 181
Cal State Long Beach	712	342	48%	48%	53	92 / 184
Chico State	537	380	71%	70%	80	95 / 127
CSU Monterey Bay	458	433	95%	90%	84	101 / 108
San Francisco State	431	408	95%	91%	63	95 / 100
San José State	430	288	67%	73%	55	59 / 100
Sacramento State	402	369	92%	92%	53	65 / 71
Fresno State	362	244	67%	73%	43	59 / 87
Cal State Fullerton	339	224	66%	69%		55 / 69
CSU Channel Islands	324	264	81%	83%	23	50 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	309	276	89%	85%	56	89 / 90
CSU Northridge	289	162	56%	70%	27	35 / 59
Cal Poly Pomona	277	169	61%	63%		49 / 65
Cal State East Bay	204	173	85%	84%		62 / 76
Sonoma State	200	169	84%	77%		41 / 44
CSU San Marcos	191	111	58%	60%	10	28 / 41
Cal State LA	175	146	83%	81%		34 / 34
CSU Bakersfield	146	113	77%	80%		28 / 33
CSU Dominguez Hills	68	60	88%	89%		12 / 13
Stanislaus State	64	58	91%	92%
CSU San Bernardino	41	≈28	68%	84%

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	642 / 747	613 / 693	598 / 669	688 / 771	651 / 737
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	239 / 483	229 / 419	218 / 417	298 / 545	282 / 507
San Diego State	64 / 264	92 / 222	111 / 165	101 / 179	103 / 181
Cal State Long Beach	78 / 183	81 / 181	85 / 162	98 / 186	92 / 184
Chico State	88 / 158	81 / 126	109 / 130	102 / 123	95 / 127
CSU Monterey Bay	111 / 118	106 / 113	91 / 96	125 / 131	101 / 108
San Francisco State	119 / 120	114 / 121	81 / 87	94 / 103	95 / 100
San José State	90 / 120	68 / 107	56 / 93	74 / 110	59 / 100
Sacramento State	113 / 120	89 / 103	84 / 90	83 / 89	65 / 71
Fresno State	85 / 110	60 / 95	52 / 74	47 / 83	59 / 87
Cal State Fullerton	58 / 94	45 / 83	73 / 94	48 / 68	55 / 69
CSU Channel Islands	83 / 91	69 / 81	61 / 83	51 / 69	50 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	62 / 68	70 / 81	67 / 80	77 / 80	89 / 90
CSU Northridge	41 / 80	33 / 63	43 / 75	45 / 71	35 / 59
Cal Poly Pomona	35 / 83	39 / 77	47 / 57	48 / 60	49 / 65
Cal State East Bay	46 / 52	51 / 59	39 / 46	37 / 47	62 / 76
Sonoma State	48 / 58	50 / 59	28 / 35	43 / 48	41 / 44
CSU San Marcos	22 / 41	23 / 41	35 / 52	31 / 57	28 / 41
Cal State LA	42 / 52	41 / 51	37 / 42	26 / 30	34 / 34
CSU Bakersfield	24 / 39	35 / 40	25 / 33	29 / 34	28 / 33
CSU Dominguez Hills	10 / 11	13 / 15	16 / 20	21 / 22	12 / 13
Stanislaus State	26 / 27	16 / 18	16 / 19
CSU San Bernardino	13 / 17	10 / 14	<10 / 10

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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