Merced College

Merced · Merced 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

77% of its 925 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 14% of its transfer applicants (29 of 202) — below the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

925

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

712

Admitted to a UC
same four years

509

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

193

UC applicants
Fall 2025

2,796

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,594

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,827

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

93%

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	925	712	77%	75%	3.35	3.56	146 / 193
UC Berkeley	202	29	14%	27%	3.76	3.76	10 / 64
UCLA	159	≈28	18%	26%	3.83	3.83	9 / 55
UC San Diego	135	67	50%	62%	3.62	3.66	13 / 38
UC Santa Barbara	134	53	40%	61%	3.69	3.68	14 / 30
UC Irvine	148	47	32%	44%	3.75	3.72	12 / 50
UC Davis	248	123	50%	63%	3.63	3.63	35 / 76
UC Santa Cruz	299	156	52%	66%	3.32	3.47	39 / 63
UC Riverside	177	78	44%	63%	3.37	3.45	22 / 36
UC Merced	783	567	72%	65%	3.34	3.38	117 / 159

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	164 / 224GPA 3.31	154 / 201GPA 3.36	183 / 230GPA 3.34	211 / 270GPA 3.39	146 / 193GPA 3.44
UC Berkeley	7 / 50GPA 3.71	7 / 42GPA 3.74	9 / 42GPA 3.81	6 / 68GPA 3.76	10 / 64GPA 3.69
UCLA	<3 / 36	9 / 35GPA 3.80	7 / 39GPA 3.86	11 / 49GPA 3.84	9 / 55GPA 3.85
UC San Diego	11 / 27GPA 3.65	15 / 31GPA 3.54	17 / 32GPA 3.60	24 / 45GPA 3.66	13 / 38GPA 3.53
UC Santa Barbara	11 / 33GPA 3.75	6 / 27GPA 3.72	13 / 22GPA 3.61	23 / 52GPA 3.71	14 / 30GPA 3.53
UC Irvine	10 / 36GPA 3.77	5 / 21GPA 3.72	18 / 38GPA 3.72	14 / 53GPA 3.79	12 / 50GPA 3.74
UC Davis	32 / 76GPA 3.61	23 / 52GPA 3.60	30 / 50GPA 3.60	38 / 70GPA 3.68	35 / 76GPA 3.61
UC Santa Cruz	36 / 65GPA 3.19	29 / 70GPA 3.36	34 / 67GPA 3.28	57 / 97GPA 3.40	39 / 63GPA 3.54
UC Riverside	18 / 40GPA 3.36	21 / 49GPA 3.40	19 / 41GPA 3.42	20 / 47GPA 3.31	22 / 36GPA 3.43
UC Merced	129 / 187GPA 3.32	123 / 170GPA 3.35	148 / 196GPA 3.32	167 / 230GPA 3.35	117 / 159GPA 3.41

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

93% of its 2,796 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Fullerton admitted 55% of its transfer applicants (54 of 98) — below the 69% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	2,796	2,594	93%	89%	1,827	687 / 736
Stanislaus State	1,933	1,831	95%	92%	1,138	442 / 465
Fresno State	908	649	71%	73%	282	175 / 252
Sacramento State	470	428	91%	92%	100	104 / 111
San José State	258	169	66%	73%	56	22 / 52
Chico State	201	154	77%	70%	28	47 / 60
CSU Monterey Bay	181	163	90%	90%	23	35 / 37
San Francisco State	181	160	88%	91%	25	35 / 42
Cal State East Bay	173	148	86%	84%	10	39 / 43
Cal State Long Beach	173	74	43%	48%	12	17 / 40
San Diego State	173	≈56	32%	45%		17 / 38
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	120	≈20	17%	22%		<10 / 35
Cal State Fullerton	98	≈54	55%	69%		24 / 29
Cal Poly Humboldt	81	68	84%	85%		24 / 27
Cal State LA	76	64	84%	81%		13 / 13
Sonoma State	70	≈46	66%	77%		13 / 13
CSU Bakersfield	69	57	83%	80%		<10 / 14
CSU Northridge	46	≈21	46%	70%		<10 / 11
Cal Poly Pomona	42	≈20	48%	63%
CSU San Marcos	29	≈10	34%	60%
CSU Channel Islands	23	≈15	65%	83%
CSU San Bernardino	10	≈5	—	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	715 / 767	583 / 639	607 / 647	689 / 743	687 / 736
Stanislaus State	524 / 559	414 / 436	421 / 443	472 / 495	442 / 465
Fresno State	175 / 238	145 / 219	155 / 206	174 / 245	175 / 252
Sacramento State	126 / 138	91 / 100	82 / 96	129 / 136	104 / 111
San José State	43 / 63	41 / 66	37 / 58	48 / 71	22 / 52
Chico State	28 / 47	25 / 36	40 / 50	61 / 68	47 / 60
CSU Monterey Bay	30 / 35	39 / 47	31 / 34	63 / 65	35 / 37
San Francisco State	37 / 41	32 / 33	43 / 51	48 / 56	35 / 42
Cal State East Bay	35 / 44	30 / 34	31 / 35	52 / 60	39 / 43
Cal State Long Beach	12 / 48	12 / 32	21 / 40	29 / 53	17 / 40
San Diego State	<10 / 50	17 / 45	20 / 36	14 / 42	17 / 38
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 35	<10 / 27	<10 / 27	<10 / 31	<10 / 35
Cal State Fullerton	17 / 32	<10 / 18	13 / 24	19 / 24	24 / 29
Cal Poly Humboldt	17 / 22	15 / 18	19 / 21	17 / 20	24 / 27
Cal State LA	21 / 27	13 / 15	12 / 12	18 / 22	13 / 13
Sonoma State	10 / 16	14 / 20	17 / 23	<10 / 11	13 / 13
CSU Bakersfield	15 / 22	15 / 16	16 / 18	11 / 13	<10 / 14
CSU Northridge	<10 / 15	<10 / 14		11 / 17	<10 / 11
Cal Poly Pomona	<10 / 17	<10 / 13		10 / 12
CSU San Marcos			<10 / 15	<10 / 14
CSU Channel Islands			<10 / 10	10 / 13
CSU San Bernardino	<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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