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Oakland · Alameda 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

66% of its 280 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 18% of its transfer applicants (25 of 139) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

280

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

185

Admitted to a UC
same four years

135

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

UC applicants
Fall 2025

823

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

742

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

411

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	280	185	66%	75%	3.52	3.56	46 / 67
UC Berkeley	213	55	26%	27%	3.72	3.76	7 / 52
UCLA	139	25	18%	26%	3.83	3.83	6 / 32
UC San Diego	94	54	57%	62%	3.62	3.66	6 / 23
UC Santa Barbara	83	46	55%	61%	3.63	3.68	5 / 21
UC Irvine	94	35	37%	44%	3.64	3.72	8 / 24
UC Davis	180	100	56%	63%	3.62	3.63	16 / 35
UC Santa Cruz	110	62	56%	66%	3.49	3.47	21 / 36
UC Riverside	49	24	49%	63%	3.45	3.45	5 / 11
UC Merced	55	35	64%	65%	3.39	3.38	6 / 12

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	45 / 70GPA 3.45	50 / 65GPA 3.54	49 / 81GPA 3.45	41 / 64GPA 3.66	46 / 67GPA 3.46
UC Berkeley	11 / 52GPA 3.61	12 / 45GPA 3.76	17 / 61GPA 3.74	15 / 55GPA 3.74	7 / 52GPA 3.79
UCLA	3 / 24	7 / 37GPA 3.84	7 / 42GPA 3.75	8 / 36GPA 3.88	6 / 32GPA 3.78
UC San Diego	13 / 20GPA 3.62	15 / 26GPA 3.57	18 / 29GPA 3.61	8 / 19GPA 3.71	6 / 23GPA 3.47
UC Santa Barbara	8 / 19GPA 3.77	8 / 16GPA 3.55	16 / 28GPA 3.55	14 / 20GPA 3.70	5 / 21GPA 3.67
UC Irvine	4 / 19	7 / 21GPA 3.80	16 / 31GPA 3.50	8 / 23GPA 3.77	8 / 24GPA 3.71
UC Davis	22 / 44GPA 3.62	29 / 39GPA 3.64	25 / 50GPA 3.51	24 / 47GPA 3.72	16 / 35GPA 3.56
UC Santa Cruz	18 / 33GPA 3.44	16 / 23GPA 3.47	15 / 32GPA 3.41	13 / 22GPA 3.66	21 / 36GPA 3.29
UC Riverside	7 / 14GPA 3.27	6 / 11GPA 3.48	4 / 12	7 / 12GPA 3.60	5 / 11GPA 3.62
UC Merced	9 / 14GPA 3.18	9 / 11GPA 3.59	7 / 15GPA 3.08	10 / 15GPA 3.61	6 / 12GPA 3.05

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 823 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Long Beach admitted 32% of its transfer applicants (25 of 79) — below the 48% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	823	742	90%	89%	411	150 / 173
Cal State East Bay	538	465	86%	84%	230	105 / 124
San Francisco State	307	283	92%	91%	79	60 / 65
San José State	181	105	58%	73%	10	18 / 31
Sacramento State	157	133	85%	92%		26 / 32
San Diego State	93	≈30	32%	45%		<10 / 11
Cal State Long Beach	79	≈25	32%	48%		<10 / 19
Sonoma State	70	52	74%	77%
Chico State	60	40	67%	70%		<10 / 13
Cal State LA	48	≈25	52%	81%
CSU Northridge	39	≈15	38%	70%
Cal State Fullerton	29	≈15	52%	69%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	28	≈10	36%	22%
Cal Poly Humboldt	24	≈16	67%	85%
Fresno State	20	≈10	50%	73%
Stanislaus State	11	11	—	92%
Cal Poly Pomona	10	≈5	—	63%

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	210 / 237	172 / 193	187 / 196	173 / 197	150 / 173
Cal State East Bay	118 / 142	117 / 134	117 / 132	113 / 130	105 / 124
San Francisco State	91 / 98	62 / 64	66 / 70	64 / 75	60 / 65
San José State	32 / 58	29 / 47	27 / 41	17 / 35	18 / 31
Sacramento State	51 / 60	26 / 33	33 / 37	23 / 27	26 / 32
San Diego State	<10 / 29	<10 / 22	10 / 22	10 / 20	<10 / 11
Cal State Long Beach	<10 / 26	<10 / 21	10 / 20	<10 / 12	<10 / 19
Sonoma State	16 / 28	12 / 13	10 / 14	14 / 15
Chico State	10 / 19		13 / 19	17 / 22	<10 / 13
Cal State LA	<10 / 14	<10 / 12	10 / 11	<10 / 11
CSU Northridge	<10 / 14	<10 / 14	<10 / 11
Cal State Fullerton		<10 / 16	10 / 13
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 17		<10 / 11
Cal Poly Humboldt			11 / 14	<10 / 10
Fresno State	<10 / 10		<10 / 10
Stanislaus State		11 / 11
Cal Poly Pomona	<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.

Other community colleges in Alameda County

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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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