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San Marcos · 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

72% of its 1,738 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 22% of its transfer applicants (186 of 854) — below the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,738

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,249

Admitted to a UC
same four years

921

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

396

UC applicants
Fall 2025

5,617

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

4,666

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

3,208

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

83%

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	1,738	1,249	72%	75%	3.59	3.56	279 / 396
UC Berkeley	566	165	29%	27%	3.76	3.76	38 / 157
UCLA	854	186	22%	26%	3.87	3.83	51 / 221
UC San Diego	1,209	741	61%	62%	3.66	3.66	173 / 314
UC Santa Barbara	699	385	55%	61%	3.70	3.68	83 / 139
UC Irvine	971	376	39%	44%	3.73	3.72	101 / 256
UC Davis	465	271	58%	63%	3.63	3.63	57 / 93
UC Santa Cruz	503	342	68%	66%	3.49	3.47	80 / 99
UC Riverside	620	378	61%	63%	3.47	3.45	87 / 130
UC Merced	150	88	59%	65%	3.41	3.38	29 / 34

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	342 / 470GPA 3.56	322 / 450GPA 3.59	283 / 404GPA 3.58	302 / 414GPA 3.62	279 / 396GPA 3.60
UC Berkeley	36 / 161GPA 3.75	32 / 127GPA 3.80	45 / 125GPA 3.71	52 / 153GPA 3.80	38 / 157GPA 3.81
UCLA	43 / 231GPA 3.90	51 / 226GPA 3.88	47 / 185GPA 3.85	45 / 212GPA 3.87	51 / 221GPA 3.90
UC San Diego	187 / 303GPA 3.64	192 / 309GPA 3.65	185 / 294GPA 3.67	177 / 303GPA 3.69	173 / 314GPA 3.68
UC Santa Barbara	81 / 190GPA 3.77	111 / 190GPA 3.71	94 / 155GPA 3.67	99 / 164GPA 3.66	83 / 139GPA 3.70
UC Irvine	99 / 253GPA 3.75	119 / 244GPA 3.74	70 / 220GPA 3.67	88 / 254GPA 3.73	101 / 256GPA 3.76
UC Davis	64 / 134GPA 3.60	62 / 110GPA 3.64	62 / 95GPA 3.64	83 / 126GPA 3.65	57 / 93GPA 3.69
UC Santa Cruz	82 / 121GPA 3.46	71 / 123GPA 3.47	83 / 121GPA 3.48	106 / 138GPA 3.53	80 / 99GPA 3.53
UC Riverside	131 / 194GPA 3.41	107 / 169GPA 3.43	62 / 119GPA 3.55	78 / 138GPA 3.54	87 / 130GPA 3.53
UC Merced	20 / 35GPA 3.31	25 / 43GPA 3.42	19 / 31GPA 3.48	24 / 41GPA 3.43	29 / 34GPA 3.55

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

83% of its 5,617 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 (149 of 225) — below the 73% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	5,617	4,666	83%	89%	3,208	1,141 / 1,362
CSU San Marcos	4,086	3,025	74%	60%	1,983	762 / 1,023
San Diego State	2,285	1,004	44%	45%	569	252 / 486
Cal State Long Beach	1,114	526	47%	48%	117	134 / 281
Cal State Fullerton	797	518	65%	69%	78	136 / 197
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	527	88	17%	22%	10	17 / 126
Cal Poly Pomona	462	269	58%	63%	60	63 / 96
San Francisco State	371	343	92%	91%	43	89 / 98
Cal State LA	308	246	80%	81%		70 / 80
CSU Northridge	305	181	59%	70%	33	40 / 67
Chico State	297	209	70%	70%	21	51 / 75
Cal Poly Humboldt	248	208	84%	85%	34	46 / 54
San José State	225	149	66%	73%		30 / 56
CSU San Bernardino	223	177	79%	84%	10	44 / 46
Cal State East Bay	175	143	82%	84%		29 / 37
CSU Channel Islands	164	136	83%	83%		15 / 25
Sacramento State	162	150	93%	92%		32 / 38
CSU Monterey Bay	150	135	90%	90%		34 / 37
Sonoma State	144	111	77%	77%		29 / 31
CSU Dominguez Hills	116	103	89%	89%		23 / 26
CSU Bakersfield	104	76	73%	80%		16 / 28
Fresno State	91	57	63%	73%		20 / 35
Stanislaus State	14	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	1,173 / 1,489	1,136 / 1,409	1,165 / 1,344	1,192 / 1,375	1,141 / 1,362
CSU San Marcos	767 / 1,092	669 / 975	786 / 1,006	803 / 1,013	762 / 1,023
San Diego State	205 / 628	268 / 688	273 / 486	258 / 483	252 / 486
Cal State Long Beach	111 / 318	131 / 267	145 / 257	139 / 272	134 / 281
Cal State Fullerton	112 / 199	107 / 203	134 / 181	165 / 214	136 / 197
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	17 / 115	29 / 131	19 / 119	23 / 162	17 / 126
Cal Poly Pomona	49 / 127	56 / 128	80 / 92	84 / 115	63 / 96
San Francisco State	107 / 113	95 / 106	66 / 73	75 / 79	89 / 98
Cal State LA	56 / 88	68 / 84	65 / 72	57 / 64	70 / 80
CSU Northridge	47 / 88	38 / 65	47 / 78	49 / 74	40 / 67
Chico State	46 / 69	47 / 81	59 / 72	57 / 75	51 / 75
Cal Poly Humboldt	62 / 73	35 / 42	53 / 63	58 / 70	46 / 54
San José State	44 / 63	48 / 65	31 / 47	26 / 50	30 / 56
CSU San Bernardino	35 / 51	58 / 78	50 / 54	34 / 40	44 / 46
Cal State East Bay	34 / 45	47 / 56	26 / 31	36 / 43	29 / 37
CSU Channel Islands	38 / 45	38 / 47	40 / 47	20 / 25	15 / 25
Sacramento State	36 / 40	39 / 42	37 / 39	38 / 41	32 / 38
CSU Monterey Bay	25 / 27	38 / 42	25 / 28	47 / 53	34 / 37
Sonoma State	37 / 51	35 / 41	20 / 28	19 / 24	29 / 31
CSU Dominguez Hills	27 / 29	24 / 26	19 / 26	33 / 35	23 / 26
CSU Bakersfield	20 / 33	26 / 29	18 / 24	12 / 18	16 / 28
Fresno State	15 / 22	12 / 24	16 / 26	14 / 19	20 / 35
Stanislaus State			11 / 14

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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