Cuyamaca College

El Cajon · San Diego 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

76% of its 448 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 22% of its transfer applicants (52 of 233) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

448

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

339

Admitted to a UC
same four years

222

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

134

UC applicants
Fall 2025

1,711

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

1,490

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,025

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

87%

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	448	339	76%	75%	3.54	3.56	84 / 134
UC Berkeley	140	37	26%	27%	3.78	3.76	9 / 49
UCLA	233	52	22%	26%	3.84	3.83	14 / 79
UC San Diego	383	242	63%	62%	3.61	3.66	54 / 114
UC Santa Barbara	111	63	57%	61%	3.69	3.68	13 / 38
UC Irvine	239	83	35%	44%	3.74	3.72	16 / 78
UC Davis	78	48	62%	63%	3.60	3.63	14 / 23
UC Santa Cruz	81	54	67%	66%	3.38	3.47	16 / 22
UC Riverside	167	112	67%	63%	3.40	3.45	33 / 49
UC Merced	41	29	71%	65%	3.46	3.38	16 / 18

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	112 / 149GPA 3.51	76 / 99GPA 3.59	71 / 92GPA 3.51	80 / 108GPA 3.57	84 / 134GPA 3.54
UC Berkeley	9 / 36GPA 3.74	6 / 29GPA 3.70	8 / 35GPA 3.84	14 / 40GPA 3.80	9 / 49GPA 3.77
UCLA	11 / 79GPA 3.80	10 / 50GPA 3.85	13 / 38GPA 3.84	18 / 66GPA 3.87	14 / 79GPA 3.83
UC San Diego	78 / 122GPA 3.57	55 / 81GPA 3.65	54 / 83GPA 3.55	55 / 97GPA 3.70	54 / 114GPA 3.63
UC Santa Barbara	16 / 39GPA 3.67	21 / 29GPA 3.70	17 / 25GPA 3.68	9 / 18GPA 3.75	13 / 38GPA 3.71
UC Irvine	26 / 83GPA 3.71	18 / 42GPA 3.77	19 / 48GPA 3.69	20 / 66GPA 3.78	16 / 78GPA 3.81
UC Davis	21 / 34GPA 3.57	8 / 17GPA 3.51	6 / 10GPA 3.67	13 / 17GPA 3.68	14 / 23GPA 3.65
UC Santa Cruz	21 / 30GPA 3.30	10 / 19GPA 3.45	12 / 19GPA 3.48	11 / 13GPA 3.38	16 / 22GPA 3.59
UC Riverside	46 / 65GPA 3.42	17 / 30GPA 3.59	21 / 32GPA 3.33	28 / 40GPA 3.31	33 / 49GPA 3.49
UC Merced	9 / 13GPA 3.40	4 / 8	10 / 12GPA 3.50	6 / 8GPA 3.47	16 / 18GPA 3.39

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

87% of its 1,711 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 75% of its transfer applicants (1,151 of 1,535) — above the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	1,711	1,490	87%	89%	1,025	377 / 421
San Diego State	1,535	1,151	75%	45%	882	305 / 376
CSU San Marcos	419	257	61%	60%	66	72 / 114
Cal State Long Beach	226	107	47%	48%		27 / 50
Cal State Fullerton	123	86	70%	69%		26 / 30
Cal State LA	94	86	91%	81%		17 / 18
San Francisco State	93	88	95%	91%		11 / 12
Cal Poly Pomona	78	≈33	42%	63%		17 / 20
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	75	≈20	27%	22%		<10 / 23
Chico State	68	≈41	60%	70%		<10 / 12
Cal State East Bay	61	≈45	74%	84%
San José State	49	≈25	51%	73%
CSU Bakersfield	44	≈26	59%	80%		<10 / 10
CSU San Bernardino	44	≈34	77%	84%
CSU Northridge	38	≈15	39%	70%		<10 / 10
Sonoma State	34	≈15	44%	77%		10 / 10
Cal Poly Humboldt	33	≈20	61%	85%		18 / 18
CSU Channel Islands	27	24	89%	83%
CSU Monterey Bay	12	11	—	90%
Sacramento State	12	12	—	92%
CSU Dominguez Hills	10	≈5	—	89%

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	394 / 489	377 / 431	366 / 415	353 / 376	377 / 421
San Diego State	302 / 448	300 / 408	280 / 351	269 / 328	305 / 376
CSU San Marcos	59 / 107	50 / 83	70 / 112	78 / 117	72 / 114
Cal State Long Beach	34 / 81	28 / 54	26 / 45	19 / 46	27 / 50
Cal State Fullerton	19 / 39	21 / 32	17 / 19	29 / 33	26 / 30
Cal State LA	27 / 29	28 / 33	14 / 14	17 / 18	17 / 18
San Francisco State	31 / 31	28 / 30	15 / 16	14 / 16	11 / 12
Cal Poly Pomona	<10 / 23	<10 / 27	11 / 14	12 / 14	17 / 20
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 21	<10 / 15	<10 / 18	<10 / 21	<10 / 23
Chico State	<10 / 21	<10 / 11	16 / 18	15 / 18	<10 / 12
Cal State East Bay	10 / 15	<10 / 11	20 / 23	10 / 12
San José State	<10 / 11	<10 / 13	10 / 12	<10 / 13
CSU Bakersfield	<10 / 19	10 / 11	11 / 14		<10 / 10
CSU San Bernardino	16 / 17	13 / 16		<10 / 11
CSU Northridge	<10 / 15	<10 / 13	<10 / 10		<10 / 10
Sonoma State	<10 / 12	<10 / 10	<10 / 12		10 / 10
Cal Poly Humboldt	10 / 11		<10 / 12	<10 / 10	18 / 18
CSU Channel Islands	14 / 17		10 / 10
CSU Monterey Bay		11 / 12
Sacramento State	12 / 12
CSU Dominguez Hills			<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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