Pasadena City College

Pasadena · Los Angeles 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 5,966 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 68% of its transfer applicants (2,375 of 3,482) — above the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

5,966

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

4,600

Admitted to a UC
same four years

3,485

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

1,660

UC applicants
Fall 2025

9,044

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

7,902

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

4,711

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

87%

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	5,966	4,600	77%	75%	3.62	3.56	1,313 / 1,660
UC Berkeley	3,074	888	29%	27%	3.80	3.76	281 / 924
UCLA	4,574	1,484	32%	26%	3.84	3.83	407 / 1,368
UC San Diego	3,482	2,375	68%	62%	3.71	3.66	668 / 1,024
UC Santa Barbara	3,140	2,089	67%	61%	3.72	3.68	574 / 858
UC Irvine	4,522	2,224	49%	44%	3.77	3.72	617 / 1,268
UC Davis	1,895	1,194	63%	63%	3.67	3.63	329 / 482
UC Santa Cruz	1,460	962	66%	66%	3.48	3.47	321 / 428
UC Riverside	2,566	1,709	67%	63%	3.52	3.45	523 / 718
UC Merced	554	358	65%	65%	3.43	3.38	139 / 174

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	1,334 / 1,760GPA 3.59	1,015 / 1,311GPA 3.65	1,039 / 1,341GPA 3.63	1,212 / 1,554GPA 3.62	1,313 / 1,660GPA 3.63
UC Berkeley	239 / 842GPA 3.81	187 / 684GPA 3.81	252 / 730GPA 3.78	210 / 818GPA 3.80	281 / 924GPA 3.82
UCLA	349 / 1,294GPA 3.86	363 / 1,006GPA 3.85	366 / 1,040GPA 3.83	406 / 1,234GPA 3.84	407 / 1,368GPA 3.85
UC San Diego	632 / 992GPA 3.70	517 / 756GPA 3.75	574 / 797GPA 3.70	652 / 937GPA 3.71	668 / 1,024GPA 3.70
UC Santa Barbara	522 / 927GPA 3.75	486 / 702GPA 3.72	494 / 708GPA 3.73	587 / 803GPA 3.68	574 / 858GPA 3.72
UC Irvine	601 / 1,305GPA 3.77	490 / 977GPA 3.80	550 / 1,038GPA 3.76	583 / 1,202GPA 3.76	617 / 1,268GPA 3.78
UC Davis	327 / 600GPA 3.65	271 / 398GPA 3.67	282 / 418GPA 3.65	314 / 479GPA 3.69	329 / 482GPA 3.68
UC Santa Cruz	269 / 440GPA 3.41	201 / 312GPA 3.53	218 / 330GPA 3.50	274 / 378GPA 3.51	321 / 428GPA 3.49
UC Riverside	544 / 787GPA 3.46	382 / 569GPA 3.56	363 / 557GPA 3.53	420 / 653GPA 3.54	523 / 718GPA 3.53
UC Merced	96 / 170GPA 3.34	84 / 129GPA 3.41	90 / 135GPA 3.45	88 / 120GPA 3.53	139 / 174GPA 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

87% of its 9,044 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 30% of its transfer applicants (459 of 1,543) — below the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	9,044	7,902	87%	89%	4,711	2,051 / 2,282
Cal State LA	5,026	4,139	82%	81%	1,535	1,003 / 1,147
Cal State Long Beach	4,239	1,804	43%	48%	457	460 / 1,025
CSU Northridge	3,509	2,393	68%	70%	881	666 / 896
Cal Poly Pomona	3,408	2,115	62%	63%	814	571 / 778
Cal State Fullerton	3,306	2,100	64%	69%	427	611 / 822
San Diego State	1,543	459	30%	45%	88	129 / 336
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	967	107	11%	22%	13	26 / 287
CSU Dominguez Hills	886	743	84%	89%	104	159 / 180
San Francisco State	687	617	90%	91%	55	139 / 153
CSU San Bernardino	549	435	79%	84%	42	109 / 120
San José State	401	257	64%	73%	29	79 / 132
Chico State	370	227	61%	70%	23	75 / 98
CSU Channel Islands	365	288	79%	83%	14	67 / 98
Cal State East Bay	344	285	83%	84%	23	62 / 72
CSU San Marcos	285	106	37%	60%		31 / 90
CSU Bakersfield	273	196	72%	80%		38 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	270	236	87%	85%		65 / 74
Sacramento State	225	196	87%	92%		47 / 57
CSU Monterey Bay	175	150	86%	90%		51 / 61
Sonoma State	169	108	64%	77%		28 / 34
Fresno State	165	73	44%	73%		22 / 39
Stanislaus State	77	≈66	86%	92%		12 / 14
Cal Maritime	10	≈5	—	61%

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	2,449 / 2,857	1,784 / 2,081	1,694 / 1,937	1,975 / 2,169	2,051 / 2,282
Cal State LA	1,270 / 1,647	940 / 1,168	881 / 1,010	1,048 / 1,201	1,003 / 1,147
Cal State Long Beach	502 / 1,401	380 / 929	398 / 878	524 / 1,031	460 / 1,025
CSU Northridge	731 / 1,079	518 / 812	479 / 807	665 / 811	666 / 896
Cal Poly Pomona	507 / 1,144	428 / 780	531 / 678	649 / 806	571 / 778
Cal State Fullerton	512 / 1,020	391 / 724	555 / 724	642 / 838	611 / 822
San Diego State	107 / 563	108 / 413	115 / 240	129 / 327	129 / 336
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	40 / 321	21 / 204	11 / 180	35 / 262	26 / 287
CSU Dominguez Hills	251 / 280	190 / 219	128 / 185	174 / 202	159 / 180
San Francisco State	226 / 246	124 / 140	121 / 135	146 / 166	139 / 153
CSU San Bernardino	171 / 211	105 / 138	82 / 106	77 / 94	109 / 120
San José State	85 / 119	54 / 96	50 / 76	68 / 110	79 / 132
Chico State	38 / 105	48 / 88	57 / 79	84 / 98	75 / 98
CSU Channel Islands	100 / 121	71 / 91	59 / 72	58 / 81	67 / 98
Cal State East Bay	82 / 105	73 / 86	61 / 72	69 / 81	62 / 72
CSU San Marcos	27 / 66	13 / 60	29 / 65	37 / 94	31 / 90
CSU Bakersfield	52 / 101	53 / 61	35 / 48	56 / 63	38 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	60 / 65	41 / 49	58 / 75	77 / 81	65 / 74
Sacramento State	59 / 67	49 / 59	30 / 37	58 / 62	47 / 57
CSU Monterey Bay	46 / 52	39 / 51	29 / 31	36 / 41	51 / 61
Sonoma State	34 / 61	27 / 42	21 / 33	26 / 33	28 / 34
Fresno State	26 / 59	15 / 40	12 / 29	20 / 37	22 / 39
Stanislaus State	25 / 26	17 / 22	19 / 19	<10 / 10	12 / 14
Cal Maritime	<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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