Golden West College

Huntington Beach · Orange 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 970 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 57% of its transfer applicants (255 of 449) — below the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

970

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

695

Admitted to a UC
same four years

488

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

285

UC applicants
Fall 2025

3,344

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

3,026

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,998

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

90%

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	970	695	72%	75%	3.61	3.56	205 / 285
UC Berkeley	320	92	29%	27%	3.80	3.76	22 / 102
UCLA	550	129	23%	26%	3.87	3.83	34 / 178
UC San Diego	449	255	57%	62%	3.66	3.66	77 / 145
UC Santa Barbara	304	184	61%	61%	3.67	3.68	46 / 71
UC Irvine	805	401	50%	44%	3.73	3.72	125 / 245
UC Davis	212	122	58%	63%	3.62	3.63	24 / 42
UC Santa Cruz	150	99	66%	66%	3.42	3.47	40 / 48
UC Riverside	339	217	64%	63%	3.50	3.45	83 / 116
UC Merced	67	40	60%	65%	3.33	3.38	24 / 29

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	165 / 244GPA 3.57	190 / 252GPA 3.60	175 / 235GPA 3.62	165 / 239GPA 3.63	205 / 285GPA 3.62
UC Berkeley	22 / 90GPA 3.78	26 / 77GPA 3.84	23 / 78GPA 3.79	21 / 75GPA 3.79	22 / 102GPA 3.83
UCLA	19 / 133GPA 3.91	46 / 150GPA 3.89	39 / 138GPA 3.84	25 / 129GPA 3.83	34 / 178GPA 3.85
UC San Diego	52 / 109GPA 3.65	79 / 115GPA 3.64	69 / 107GPA 3.68	55 / 118GPA 3.67	77 / 145GPA 3.65
UC Santa Barbara	34 / 86GPA 3.72	53 / 73GPA 3.64	53 / 78GPA 3.71	44 / 67GPA 3.64	46 / 71GPA 3.67
UC Irvine	84 / 197GPA 3.76	108 / 203GPA 3.75	112 / 200GPA 3.70	97 / 205GPA 3.73	125 / 245GPA 3.71
UC Davis	26 / 54GPA 3.63	38 / 62GPA 3.54	33 / 50GPA 3.64	25 / 46GPA 3.70	24 / 42GPA 3.41
UC Santa Cruz	22 / 39GPA 3.30	26 / 42GPA 3.42	26 / 33GPA 3.47	25 / 36GPA 3.49	40 / 48GPA 3.55
UC Riverside	60 / 94GPA 3.40	55 / 88GPA 3.50	53 / 80GPA 3.54	49 / 77GPA 3.58	83 / 116GPA 3.56
UC Merced	11 / 17GPA 3.26	15 / 24GPA 3.26	9 / 15GPA 3.49	5 / 11GPA 3.43	24 / 29GPA 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

90% of its 3,344 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San José State admitted 53% of its transfer applicants (40 of 76) — below the 73% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	3,344	3,026	90%	89%	1,998	778 / 855
Cal State Long Beach	2,452	1,672	68%	48%	935	514 / 664
Cal State Fullerton	2,286	1,811	79%	69%	615	492 / 583
CSU Dominguez Hills	659	593	90%	89%	138	124 / 134
Cal Poly Pomona	427	263	62%	63%	68	76 / 110
San Diego State	414	163	39%	45%	44	45 / 84
Cal State LA	347	276	80%	81%	10	76 / 81
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	160	≈20	12%	22%		<10 / 40
CSU San Marcos	141	60	43%	60%		17 / 38
San Francisco State	140	123	88%	91%		20 / 21
CSU San Bernardino	126	102	81%	84%	22	29 / 32
Chico State	103	≈61	59%	70%		16 / 24
CSU Northridge	101	≈34	34%	70%		<10 / 16
CSU Channel Islands	79	66	84%	83%		18 / 22
San José State	76	≈40	53%	73%		14 / 26
Cal State East Bay	74	≈61	82%	84%		16 / 20
Cal Poly Humboldt	71	58	82%	85%		18 / 21
Sacramento State	62	56	90%	92%		<10 / 11
CSU Bakersfield	59	≈42	71%	80%		<10 / 13
CSU Monterey Bay	44	39	89%	90%		10 / 12
Sonoma State	40	≈25	62%	77%		12 / 15
Fresno State	23	≈10	43%	73%		<10 / 10

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	787 / 897	774 / 846	730 / 796	735 / 805	778 / 855
Cal State Long Beach	419 / 659	432 / 615	416 / 576	405 / 602	514 / 664
Cal State Fullerton	417 / 627	465 / 585	471 / 546	458 / 528	492 / 583
CSU Dominguez Hills	179 / 196	166 / 180	115 / 139	133 / 144	124 / 134
Cal Poly Pomona	47 / 125	49 / 103	79 / 89	88 / 110	76 / 110
San Diego State	30 / 133	42 / 117	44 / 70	47 / 94	45 / 84
Cal State LA	72 / 98	78 / 96	60 / 68	66 / 85	76 / 81
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 45	<10 / 30	<10 / 37	<10 / 48	<10 / 40
CSU San Marcos	15 / 33	10 / 34	16 / 39	19 / 35	17 / 38
San Francisco State	41 / 45	35 / 42	25 / 26	22 / 27	20 / 21
CSU San Bernardino	14 / 18	27 / 40	35 / 37	26 / 31	29 / 32
Chico State	<10 / 29	19 / 28	16 / 22	21 / 24	16 / 24
CSU Northridge	<10 / 28	<10 / 25	14 / 25	10 / 23	<10 / 16
CSU Channel Islands	26 / 30	12 / 13	14 / 20	14 / 16	18 / 22
San José State	18 / 28	<10 / 13	12 / 19	<10 / 16	14 / 26
Cal State East Bay	22 / 25	19 / 23	15 / 16	<10 / 10	16 / 20
Cal Poly Humboldt	12 / 13	14 / 16	12 / 19	20 / 23	18 / 21
Sacramento State	17 / 19	15 / 16	11 / 12	13 / 15	<10 / 11
CSU Bakersfield	<10 / 13	12 / 14	12 / 15	13 / 17	<10 / 13
CSU Monterey Bay	13 / 14	14 / 17	12 / 13		10 / 12
Sonoma State	10 / 20	10 / 10	<10 / 10		12 / 15
Fresno State	<10 / 10			<10 / 13	<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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