Hartnell College

Salinas · Monterey 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 552 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 32% of its transfer applicants (89 of 274) — above the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

552

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

407

Admitted to a UC
same four years

260

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

172

UC applicants
Fall 2025

2,981

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,816

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,943

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

94%

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	552	407	74%	75%	3.51	3.56	135 / 172
UC Berkeley	274	89	32%	27%	3.70	3.76	30 / 97
UCLA	250	56	22%	26%	3.83	3.83	13 / 72
UC San Diego	168	100	60%	62%	3.57	3.66	25 / 55
UC Santa Barbara	199	112	56%	61%	3.62	3.68	38 / 64
UC Irvine	192	83	43%	44%	3.63	3.72	23 / 64
UC Davis	290	159	55%	63%	3.61	3.63	46 / 80
UC Santa Cruz	304	215	71%	66%	3.47	3.47	70 / 91
UC Riverside	70	40	57%	63%	3.45	3.45	30 / 40
UC Merced	108	72	67%	65%	3.42	3.38	24 / 33

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	113 / 164GPA 3.54	84 / 114GPA 3.56	81 / 112GPA 3.46	129 / 162GPA 3.48	135 / 172GPA 3.51
UC Berkeley	27 / 80GPA 3.69	20 / 61GPA 3.73	17 / 56GPA 3.70	25 / 77GPA 3.69	30 / 97GPA 3.68
UCLA	19 / 79GPA 3.84	12 / 57GPA 3.91	12 / 46GPA 3.78	13 / 68GPA 3.80	13 / 72GPA 3.78
UC San Diego	34 / 56GPA 3.60	20 / 32GPA 3.60	22 / 32GPA 3.63	24 / 48GPA 3.46	25 / 55GPA 3.69
UC Santa Barbara	26 / 52GPA 3.69	26 / 38GPA 3.66	22 / 48GPA 3.61	38 / 61GPA 3.56	38 / 64GPA 3.64
UC Irvine	27 / 54GPA 3.71	23 / 46GPA 3.63	18 / 43GPA 3.55	15 / 49GPA 3.57	23 / 64GPA 3.68
UC Davis	40 / 91GPA 3.69	34 / 56GPA 3.54	34 / 58GPA 3.56	51 / 85GPA 3.64	46 / 80GPA 3.58
UC Santa Cruz	60 / 90GPA 3.47	38 / 57GPA 3.62	48 / 63GPA 3.39	69 / 94GPA 3.43	70 / 91GPA 3.49
UC Riverside	11 / 20GPA 3.40	8 / 16GPA 3.63	11 / 16GPA 3.35	10 / 18GPA 3.46	30 / 40GPA 3.45
UC Merced	23 / 38GPA 3.46	13 / 18GPA 3.55	17 / 26GPA 3.35	19 / 26GPA 3.36	24 / 33GPA 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

94% of its 2,981 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo admitted 42% of its transfer applicants (159 of 381) — above the 22% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	2,981	2,816	94%	89%	1,943	825 / 877
CSU Monterey Bay	1,932	1,805	93%	90%	1,094	562 / 600
San José State	989	719	73%	73%	235	154 / 265
Sacramento State	761	724	95%	92%	148	164 / 184
Fresno State	638	389	61%	73%	112	77 / 141
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	381	159	42%	22%	74	62 / 136
Chico State	381	285	75%	70%	41	97 / 112
Cal State Long Beach	361	163	45%	48%		51 / 106
San Diego State	350	120	34%	45%	23	39 / 84
San Francisco State	343	318	93%	91%	14	78 / 89
Cal State East Bay	254	218	86%	84%		56 / 64
Cal State Fullerton	142	98	69%	69%		33 / 43
Cal State LA	141	119	84%	81%		24 / 24
Stanislaus State	135	129	96%	92%		25 / 27
CSU Bakersfield	117	101	86%	80%		19 / 34
CSU Northridge	105	58	55%	70%		12 / 23
Cal Poly Humboldt	104	87	84%	85%		17 / 23
Sonoma State	104	88	85%	77%		23 / 26
Cal Poly Pomona	90	≈46	51%	63%		21 / 29
CSU Channel Islands	51	≈39	76%	83%		<10 / 10
CSU San Bernardino	39	33	85%	84%		<10 / 10
CSU San Marcos	31	≈10	32%	60%		<10 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills	22	≈16	73%	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	776 / 827	656 / 698	613 / 652	771 / 804	825 / 877
CSU Monterey Bay	476 / 519	407 / 433	393 / 427	529 / 553	562 / 600
San José State	219 / 285	167 / 232	153 / 216	180 / 256	154 / 265
Sacramento State	238 / 248	160 / 171	158 / 166	168 / 176	164 / 184
Fresno State	124 / 185	98 / 150	96 / 147	71 / 156	77 / 141
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	41 / 89	33 / 78	29 / 83	56 / 131	62 / 136
Chico State	58 / 103	47 / 77	75 / 82	105 / 119	97 / 112
Cal State Long Beach	48 / 109	34 / 87	41 / 75	40 / 90	51 / 106
San Diego State	25 / 125	32 / 101	36 / 63	27 / 61	39 / 84
San Francisco State	90 / 92	52 / 59	75 / 80	101 / 112	78 / 89
Cal State East Bay	54 / 63	52 / 59	54 / 62	58 / 70	56 / 64
Cal State Fullerton	27 / 43	21 / 36	23 / 28	27 / 35	33 / 43
Cal State LA	29 / 40	34 / 40	20 / 22	36 / 39	24 / 24
Stanislaus State	41 / 42	34 / 37	26 / 27	28 / 29	25 / 27
CSU Bakersfield	22 / 34	26 / 27	18 / 21	35 / 35	19 / 34
CSU Northridge	16 / 29	22 / 35	10 / 21	10 / 20	12 / 23
Cal Poly Humboldt	20 / 26	17 / 19	23 / 29	27 / 30	17 / 23
Sonoma State	22 / 28	20 / 23	18 / 21	28 / 32	23 / 26
Cal Poly Pomona	<10 / 31	10 / 21	15 / 17	16 / 21	21 / 29
CSU Channel Islands	11 / 12	10 / 11	13 / 15	<10 / 13	<10 / 10
CSU San Bernardino	10 / 13	11 / 12	12 / 14		<10 / 10
CSU San Marcos			<10 / 10	<10 / 21	<10 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills	11 / 12	<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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