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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

70% of its 1,020 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 17% of its transfer applicants (74 of 441) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,020

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

714

Admitted to a UC
same four years

474

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

226

UC applicants
Fall 2025

4,529

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

3,849

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,713

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

85%

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	1,020	714	70%	75%	3.50	3.56	153 / 226
UC Berkeley	311	89	29%	27%	3.69	3.76	24 / 93
UCLA	441	74	17%	26%	3.80	3.83	19 / 102
UC San Diego	806	485	60%	62%	3.57	3.66	85 / 179
UC Santa Barbara	304	152	50%	61%	3.61	3.68	37 / 69
UC Irvine	511	197	39%	44%	3.65	3.72	32 / 109
UC Davis	237	146	62%	63%	3.58	3.63	29 / 46
UC Santa Cruz	221	145	66%	66%	3.40	3.47	46 / 63
UC Riverside	350	221	63%	63%	3.40	3.45	50 / 67
UC Merced	87	56	64%	65%	3.43	3.38	19 / 26

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	191 / 272GPA 3.48	181 / 257GPA 3.50	183 / 249GPA 3.53	159 / 242GPA 3.51	153 / 226GPA 3.51
UC Berkeley	25 / 86GPA 3.72	26 / 84GPA 3.65	20 / 69GPA 3.76	18 / 72GPA 3.62	24 / 93GPA 3.68
UCLA	17 / 112GPA 3.85	20 / 127GPA 3.73	22 / 98GPA 3.82	15 / 104GPA 3.80	19 / 102GPA 3.74
UC San Diego	133 / 211GPA 3.52	121 / 202GPA 3.56	127 / 205GPA 3.60	104 / 188GPA 3.59	85 / 179GPA 3.58
UC Santa Barbara	42 / 90GPA 3.67	39 / 75GPA 3.58	42 / 74GPA 3.63	29 / 65GPA 3.56	37 / 69GPA 3.59
UC Irvine	53 / 146GPA 3.69	62 / 139GPA 3.61	43 / 111GPA 3.62	39 / 115GPA 3.68	32 / 109GPA 3.69
UC Davis	33 / 65GPA 3.58	39 / 56GPA 3.49	43 / 62GPA 3.61	31 / 54GPA 3.63	29 / 46GPA 3.71
UC Santa Cruz	40 / 57GPA 3.34	38 / 55GPA 3.46	35 / 58GPA 3.41	32 / 51GPA 3.40	46 / 63GPA 3.50
UC Riverside	71 / 97GPA 3.37	60 / 96GPA 3.42	45 / 85GPA 3.45	45 / 72GPA 3.38	50 / 67GPA 3.51
UC Merced	13 / 25GPA 3.47	17 / 23GPA 3.39	21 / 28GPA 3.41	5 / 11GPA 3.49	19 / 26GPA 3.46

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

85% of its 4,529 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 70% of its transfer applicants (2,814 of 4,023) — above the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	4,529	3,849	85%	89%	2,713	935 / 1,049
San Diego State	4,023	2,814	70%	45%	2,201	706 / 877
CSU San Marcos	1,251	762	61%	60%	228	218 / 343
Cal State Long Beach	694	289	42%	48%		72 / 151
Cal State Fullerton	436	295	68%	69%	11	66 / 84
San Francisco State	297	268	90%	91%		39 / 42
Cal State LA	263	210	80%	81%		40 / 42
Chico State	262	155	59%	70%	10	28 / 46
Cal Poly Pomona	200	101	50%	63%		29 / 41
Cal Poly Humboldt	185	163	88%	85%	12	38 / 39
CSU Northridge	177	89	50%	70%		18 / 34
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	177	≈20	11%	22%		<10 / 31
CSU San Bernardino	175	124	71%	84%		18 / 20
San José State	168	100	60%	73%		15 / 26
Cal State East Bay	158	131	83%	84%		31 / 31
CSU Channel Islands	156	133	85%	83%		20 / 22
Sacramento State	144	127	88%	92%		24 / 24
CSU Bakersfield	131	91	69%	80%		<10 / 14
Sonoma State	114	54	47%	77%		13 / 16
CSU Dominguez Hills	106	91	86%	89%		18 / 19
CSU Monterey Bay	83	≈71	86%	90%		20 / 23
Fresno State	66	≈28	42%	73%
Stanislaus State	20	≈10	50%	92%

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	995 / 1,272	970 / 1,148	945 / 1,076	939 / 1,033	935 / 1,049
San Diego State	707 / 1,154	700 / 1,056	721 / 950	686 / 863	706 / 877
CSU San Marcos	174 / 304	152 / 258	200 / 347	236 / 342	218 / 343
Cal State Long Beach	78 / 224	75 / 148	79 / 175	57 / 147	72 / 151
Cal State Fullerton	59 / 125	67 / 104	80 / 101	89 / 106	66 / 84
San Francisco State	87 / 92	75 / 82	47 / 53	59 / 70	39 / 42
Cal State LA	57 / 79	55 / 73	56 / 64	42 / 47	40 / 42
Chico State	29 / 78	34 / 60	52 / 65	40 / 59	28 / 46
Cal Poly Pomona	23 / 63	23 / 64	30 / 39	25 / 34	29 / 41
Cal Poly Humboldt	35 / 39	44 / 49	32 / 44	52 / 53	38 / 39
CSU Northridge	30 / 72	28 / 49	18 / 28	13 / 28	18 / 34
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 63	<10 / 39	<10 / 41	<10 / 34	<10 / 31
CSU San Bernardino	34 / 45	34 / 59	36 / 46	20 / 25	18 / 20
San José State	32 / 46	28 / 46	21 / 41	19 / 35	15 / 26
Cal State East Bay	40 / 46	29 / 31	38 / 47	24 / 34	31 / 31
CSU Channel Islands	38 / 42	31 / 35	33 / 41	31 / 38	20 / 22
Sacramento State	40 / 49	31 / 32	28 / 33	28 / 30	24 / 24
CSU Bakersfield	21 / 49	29 / 36	23 / 25	18 / 21	<10 / 14
Sonoma State	12 / 41	17 / 22	10 / 31	15 / 20	13 / 16
CSU Dominguez Hills	21 / 25	28 / 30	19 / 27	23 / 24	18 / 19
CSU Monterey Bay		35 / 38	<10 / 11	31 / 34	20 / 23
Fresno State	<10 / 17	13 / 26	<10 / 11	<10 / 12
Stanislaus State			<10 / 10	<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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