Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa · Orange 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

73% of its 3,519 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 25% of its transfer applicants (585 of 2,301) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

3,519

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

2,568

Admitted to a UC
same four years

1,885

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

917

UC applicants
Fall 2025

6,901

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

6,090

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

3,709

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

88%

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	3,519	2,568	73%	75%	3.61	3.56	659 / 917
UC Berkeley	1,533	410	27%	27%	3.77	3.76	119 / 393
UCLA	2,301	585	25%	26%	3.85	3.83	134 / 594
UC San Diego	1,961	1,207	62%	62%	3.68	3.66	277 / 513
UC Santa Barbara	1,475	909	62%	61%	3.68	3.68	215 / 360
UC Irvine	2,747	1,426	52%	44%	3.73	3.72	344 / 752
UC Davis	872	498	57%	63%	3.62	3.63	97 / 190
UC Santa Cruz	763	488	64%	66%	3.48	3.47	142 / 188
UC Riverside	1,176	754	64%	63%	3.51	3.45	177 / 275
UC Merced	271	164	61%	65%	3.40	3.38	50 / 68

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	671 / 936GPA 3.60	584 / 808GPA 3.60	644 / 845GPA 3.62	669 / 930GPA 3.61	659 / 917GPA 3.58
UC Berkeley	100 / 417GPA 3.80	91 / 339GPA 3.78	103 / 371GPA 3.75	116 / 406GPA 3.77	119 / 393GPA 3.77
UCLA	143 / 611GPA 3.87	128 / 524GPA 3.86	171 / 551GPA 3.82	143 / 615GPA 3.85	134 / 594GPA 3.87
UC San Diego	294 / 511GPA 3.71	265 / 422GPA 3.68	326 / 489GPA 3.67	322 / 539GPA 3.67	277 / 513GPA 3.67
UC Santa Barbara	206 / 404GPA 3.75	223 / 345GPA 3.66	243 / 357GPA 3.69	237 / 369GPA 3.62	215 / 360GPA 3.67
UC Irvine	339 / 719GPA 3.74	327 / 627GPA 3.73	387 / 660GPA 3.72	373 / 741GPA 3.72	344 / 752GPA 3.75
UC Davis	128 / 260GPA 3.64	123 / 213GPA 3.61	124 / 188GPA 3.61	123 / 211GPA 3.62	97 / 190GPA 3.59
UC Santa Cruz	129 / 222GPA 3.41	123 / 196GPA 3.50	120 / 174GPA 3.51	116 / 171GPA 3.50	142 / 188GPA 3.39
UC Riverside	222 / 330GPA 3.49	194 / 300GPA 3.51	170 / 265GPA 3.51	168 / 281GPA 3.52	177 / 275GPA 3.47
UC Merced	46 / 88GPA 3.43	42 / 65GPA 3.45	46 / 69GPA 3.35	30 / 49GPA 3.38	50 / 68GPA 3.53

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

88% of its 6,901 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Long Beach admitted 62% of its transfer applicants (3,050 of 4,937) — above the 48% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	6,901	6,090	88%	89%	3,709	1,541 / 1,706
Cal State Long Beach	4,937	3,050	62%	48%	1,366	908 / 1,260
Cal State Fullerton	4,489	3,571	80%	69%	1,317	937 / 1,078
Cal Poly Pomona	1,573	991	63%	63%	257	245 / 371
San Diego State	1,524	595	39%	45%	178	154 / 297
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	852	122	14%	22%	25	32 / 249
CSU Dominguez Hills	845	737	87%	89%	117	142 / 159
Cal State LA	765	644	84%	81%	48	154 / 170
San Francisco State	541	490	91%	91%	40	91 / 94
CSU Northridge	470	218	46%	70%	33	55 / 122
CSU San Marcos	386	199	52%	60%	57	56 / 113
San José State	339	209	62%	73%	10	49 / 88
Chico State	318	189	59%	70%	35	45 / 62
CSU San Bernardino	259	198	76%	84%		48 / 51
Cal Poly Humboldt	240	196	82%	85%		67 / 71
CSU Channel Islands	228	186	82%	83%		32 / 48
CSU Monterey Bay	194	169	87%	90%		34 / 36
Cal State East Bay	191	153	80%	84%		41 / 50
Sacramento State	185	155	84%	92%		41 / 50
CSU Bakersfield	163	116	71%	80%		13 / 28
Sonoma State	144	95	66%	77%		25 / 27
Fresno State	100	≈44	44%	73%		10 / 20
Cal Maritime	13	≈5	—	61%
Stanislaus State	13	11	—	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	1,523 / 1,794	1,491 / 1,681	1,449 / 1,624	1,627 / 1,802	1,541 / 1,706
Cal State Long Beach	676 / 1,287	744 / 1,183	767 / 1,155	863 / 1,312	908 / 1,260
Cal State Fullerton	781 / 1,203	842 / 1,066	919 / 1,055	1,029 / 1,165	937 / 1,078
Cal Poly Pomona	174 / 412	194 / 396	298 / 363	325 / 402	245 / 371
San Diego State	93 / 445	176 / 446	151 / 282	175 / 351	154 / 297
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	36 / 220	25 / 193	35 / 199	26 / 240	32 / 249
CSU Dominguez Hills	219 / 240	212 / 237	131 / 182	175 / 186	142 / 159
Cal State LA	162 / 200	162 / 200	143 / 164	177 / 201	154 / 170
San Francisco State	192 / 211	106 / 117	116 / 129	76 / 84	91 / 94
CSU Northridge	34 / 107	61 / 128	59 / 117	64 / 118	55 / 122
CSU San Marcos	35 / 79	43 / 82	51 / 98	70 / 127	56 / 113
San José State	49 / 88	58 / 81	55 / 87	47 / 83	49 / 88
Chico State	40 / 95	47 / 80	51 / 75	51 / 68	45 / 62
CSU San Bernardino	57 / 73	56 / 85	47 / 54	38 / 47	48 / 51
Cal Poly Humboldt	30 / 43	34 / 43	65 / 80	67 / 74	67 / 71
CSU Channel Islands	58 / 64	45 / 55	39 / 52	44 / 57	32 / 48
CSU Monterey Bay	36 / 42	42 / 48	38 / 47	53 / 57	34 / 36
Cal State East Bay	48 / 58	31 / 42	37 / 45	37 / 46	41 / 50
Sacramento State	45 / 53	32 / 47	41 / 45	37 / 40	41 / 50
CSU Bakersfield	34 / 55	34 / 38	21 / 36	27 / 34	13 / 28
Sonoma State	19 / 46	30 / 43	27 / 34	19 / 21	25 / 27
Fresno State	<10 / 25	10 / 20	15 / 31	14 / 24	10 / 20
Cal Maritime				<10 / 13
Stanislaus State	11 / 13

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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