MiraCosta College

Oceanside · 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

79% of its 2,063 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 69% of its transfer applicants (1,061 of 1,535) — above the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

2,063

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,628

Admitted to a UC
same four years

1,204

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

485

UC applicants
Fall 2025

3,906

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

3,290

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,034

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

84%

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	2,063	1,628	79%	75%	3.64	3.56	392 / 485
UC Berkeley	845	279	33%	27%	3.78	3.76	60 / 217
UCLA	1,153	331	29%	26%	3.89	3.83	78 / 300
UC San Diego	1,535	1,061	69%	62%	3.70	3.66	235 / 378
UC Santa Barbara	918	606	66%	61%	3.75	3.68	153 / 218
UC Irvine	1,145	556	49%	44%	3.78	3.72	140 / 289
UC Davis	595	381	64%	63%	3.67	3.63	89 / 126
UC Santa Cruz	638	461	72%	66%	3.55	3.47	101 / 127
UC Riverside	502	326	65%	63%	3.47	3.45	78 / 122
UC Merced	129	92	71%	65%	3.41	3.38	21 / 28

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	449 / 606GPA 3.61	423 / 517GPA 3.61	367 / 442GPA 3.67	389 / 498GPA 3.67	392 / 485GPA 3.64
UC Berkeley	53 / 222GPA 3.73	76 / 232GPA 3.71	76 / 194GPA 3.86	74 / 197GPA 3.81	60 / 217GPA 3.86
UCLA	67 / 345GPA 3.91	90 / 296GPA 3.83	92 / 244GPA 3.91	82 / 268GPA 3.91	78 / 300GPA 3.90
UC San Diego	288 / 432GPA 3.67	280 / 388GPA 3.66	252 / 341GPA 3.74	241 / 374GPA 3.75	235 / 378GPA 3.71
UC Santa Barbara	135 / 255GPA 3.77	160 / 233GPA 3.72	132 / 187GPA 3.78	179 / 243GPA 3.74	153 / 218GPA 3.70
UC Irvine	144 / 333GPA 3.77	127 / 271GPA 3.78	140 / 253GPA 3.78	145 / 288GPA 3.80	140 / 289GPA 3.76
UC Davis	100 / 173GPA 3.69	108 / 170GPA 3.63	81 / 107GPA 3.69	92 / 145GPA 3.66	89 / 126GPA 3.67
UC Santa Cruz	116 / 184GPA 3.51	122 / 163GPA 3.51	103 / 130GPA 3.60	120 / 161GPA 3.59	101 / 127GPA 3.46
UC Riverside	96 / 141GPA 3.51	97 / 141GPA 3.41	74 / 113GPA 3.48	59 / 107GPA 3.48	78 / 122GPA 3.55
UC Merced	25 / 38GPA 3.30	26 / 36GPA 3.46	19 / 28GPA 3.45	22 / 27GPA 3.43	21 / 28GPA 3.45

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

84% of its 3,906 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San José State admitted 66% of its transfer applicants (100 of 151) — below the 73% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	3,906	3,290	84%	89%	2,034	921 / 1,048
CSU San Marcos	2,749	2,036	74%	60%	1,174	574 / 733
San Diego State	1,768	850	48%	45%	416	274 / 433
Cal State Long Beach	858	423	49%	48%	74	124 / 254
Cal State Fullerton	578	371	64%	69%	47	128 / 162
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	497	79	16%	22%	12	21 / 140
San Francisco State	344	312	91%	91%	37	59 / 64
Cal Poly Pomona	279	169	61%	63%	20	49 / 68
Cal State LA	232	186	80%	81%		57 / 62
Chico State	218	146	67%	70%	10	37 / 50
CSU Northridge	204	108	53%	70%		27 / 55
Cal Poly Humboldt	182	161	88%	85%		38 / 43
San José State	151	100	66%	73%		25 / 40
Cal State East Bay	131	116	89%	84%		27 / 32
CSU San Bernardino	127	101	80%	84%		26 / 32
CSU Channel Islands	111	82	74%	83%		20 / 30
CSU Monterey Bay	105	94	90%	90%		21 / 22
Sacramento State	103	92	89%	92%		24 / 25
Sonoma State	103	81	79%	77%		14 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills	86	74	86%	89%		28 / 31
CSU Bakersfield	76	58	76%	80%		<10 / 12
Fresno State	53	≈25	47%	73%		<10 / 11
Stanislaus State	10	≈5	—	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	892 / 1,099	776 / 948	788 / 916	834 / 943	921 / 1,048
CSU San Marcos	568 / 777	426 / 632	498 / 666	544 / 674	574 / 733
San Diego State	186 / 535	192 / 477	241 / 379	231 / 377	274 / 433
Cal State Long Beach	92 / 255	92 / 194	114 / 193	125 / 216	124 / 254
Cal State Fullerton	98 / 165	94 / 162	92 / 129	87 / 122	128 / 162
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	20 / 157	17 / 132	19 / 97	23 / 111	21 / 140
San Francisco State	91 / 99	90 / 102	70 / 73	61 / 70	59 / 64
Cal Poly Pomona	32 / 80	41 / 83	49 / 58	47 / 58	49 / 68
Cal State LA	50 / 70	51 / 63	41 / 47	44 / 52	57 / 62
Chico State	32 / 62	36 / 60	41 / 51	37 / 45	37 / 50
CSU Northridge	30 / 60	24 / 52	28 / 50	26 / 42	27 / 55
Cal Poly Humboldt	28 / 34	33 / 39	47 / 53	53 / 56	38 / 43
San José State	29 / 36	30 / 51	22 / 32	19 / 32	25 / 40
Cal State East Bay	32 / 39	31 / 33	26 / 31	27 / 28	27 / 32
CSU San Bernardino	25 / 27	32 / 41	22 / 31	22 / 28	26 / 32
CSU Channel Islands	21 / 27	22 / 30	15 / 20	24 / 34	20 / 30
CSU Monterey Bay	27 / 33	17 / 19	17 / 18	33 / 35	21 / 22
Sacramento State	25 / 28	26 / 30	19 / 20	22 / 25	24 / 25
Sonoma State	21 / 32	17 / 21	17 / 23	26 / 27	14 / 14
CSU Dominguez Hills	21 / 23	17 / 19	14 / 20	22 / 24	28 / 31
CSU Bakersfield	10 / 16	12 / 17	15 / 18	21 / 25	<10 / 12
Fresno State	<10 / 10	10 / 14	<10 / 18	<10 / 11	<10 / 11
Stanislaus State	<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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