Riverside City College

Riverside · Riverside 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

67% of its 3,078 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 48% of its transfer applicants (448 of 934) — below the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

3,078

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

2,060

Admitted to a UC
same four years

1,496

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

670

UC applicants
Fall 2025

5,300

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

4,708

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,796

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

89%

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	3,078	2,060	67%	75%	3.36	3.56	485 / 670
UC Berkeley	546	125	23%	27%	3.74	3.76	27 / 148
UCLA	1,031	177	17%	26%	3.78	3.83	39 / 270
UC San Diego	934	448	48%	62%	3.55	3.66	93 / 245
UC Santa Barbara	570	279	49%	61%	3.59	3.68	77 / 159
UC Irvine	1,399	388	28%	44%	3.63	3.72	113 / 350
UC Davis	368	185	50%	63%	3.54	3.63	49 / 105
UC Santa Cruz	565	307	54%	66%	3.26	3.47	98 / 134
UC Riverside	2,718	1,680	62%	63%	3.34	3.45	408 / 590
UC Merced	351	193	55%	65%	3.19	3.38	54 / 79

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	553 / 850GPA 3.33	465 / 700GPA 3.39	497 / 730GPA 3.36	545 / 798GPA 3.36	485 / 670GPA 3.38
UC Berkeley	25 / 151GPA 3.87	41 / 123GPA 3.70	24 / 127GPA 3.73	35 / 145GPA 3.71	27 / 148GPA 3.65
UCLA	41 / 293GPA 3.81	47 / 227GPA 3.77	47 / 228GPA 3.77	42 / 283GPA 3.76	39 / 270GPA 3.80
UC San Diego	120 / 267GPA 3.59	101 / 205GPA 3.58	113 / 207GPA 3.49	114 / 255GPA 3.54	93 / 245GPA 3.51
UC Santa Barbara	76 / 176GPA 3.69	65 / 124GPA 3.63	72 / 128GPA 3.51	66 / 142GPA 3.51	77 / 159GPA 3.49
UC Irvine	102 / 374GPA 3.66	96 / 309GPA 3.63	87 / 327GPA 3.60	103 / 389GPA 3.61	113 / 350GPA 3.60
UC Davis	52 / 120GPA 3.61	43 / 89GPA 3.51	43 / 66GPA 3.41	47 / 93GPA 3.59	49 / 105GPA 3.48
UC Santa Cruz	84 / 165GPA 3.20	65 / 122GPA 3.26	71 / 127GPA 3.32	87 / 151GPA 3.27	98 / 134GPA 3.36
UC Riverside	455 / 745GPA 3.32	392 / 629GPA 3.38	402 / 653GPA 3.33	431 / 691GPA 3.34	408 / 590GPA 3.37
UC Merced	68 / 118GPA 3.12	37 / 70GPA 3.35	41 / 83GPA 3.19	47 / 80GPA 3.18	54 / 79GPA 3.32

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

89% of its 5,300 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San José State admitted 60% of its transfer applicants (112 of 186) — below the 73% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	5,300	4,708	89%	89%	2,796	1,264 / 1,403
CSU San Bernardino	3,006	2,610	87%	84%	1,213	718 / 775
Cal State Fullerton	2,299	1,445	63%	69%	477	485 / 624
Cal State Long Beach	1,685	693	41%	48%	178	182 / 418
Cal Poly Pomona	1,553	913	59%	63%	344	269 / 368
San Diego State	963	317	33%	45%	104	80 / 172
Cal State LA	784	612	78%	81%	101	155 / 173
CSU San Marcos	539	284	53%	60%	90	68 / 130
CSU Northridge	444	208	47%	70%	46	69 / 128
San Francisco State	327	295	90%	91%	17	51 / 55
CSU Dominguez Hills	317	265	84%	89%	10	59 / 71
Chico State	257	149	58%	70%	11	52 / 65
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	237	≈28	12%	22%		<10 / 70
Cal State East Bay	223	176	79%	84%		49 / 55
San José State	186	112	60%	73%		24 / 42
Cal Poly Humboldt	183	154	84%	85%		57 / 62
Sacramento State	177	160	90%	92%	10	30 / 34
CSU Channel Islands	151	121	80%	83%		27 / 35
Fresno State	116	59	51%	73%		13 / 21
CSU Bakersfield	114	86	75%	80%		16 / 23
CSU Monterey Bay	103	93	90%	90%		23 / 25
Stanislaus State	48	42	88%	92%
Sonoma State	44	≈20	45%	77%		14 / 15

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	1,365 / 1,556	1,105 / 1,255	1,116 / 1,243	1,122 / 1,246	1,264 / 1,403
CSU San Bernardino	839 / 965	626 / 724	545 / 651	600 / 666	718 / 775
Cal State Fullerton	322 / 653	261 / 503	420 / 564	442 / 579	485 / 624
Cal State Long Beach	161 / 511	151 / 354	197 / 402	184 / 418	182 / 418
Cal Poly Pomona	188 / 467	159 / 370	280 / 355	286 / 361	269 / 368
San Diego State	63 / 303	69 / 280	93 / 195	92 / 185	80 / 172
Cal State LA	199 / 260	133 / 171	147 / 170	133 / 183	155 / 173
CSU San Marcos	50 / 110	64 / 106	87 / 153	83 / 170	68 / 130
CSU Northridge	52 / 126	60 / 111	45 / 105	51 / 102	69 / 128
San Francisco State	98 / 105	74 / 84	74 / 80	49 / 58	51 / 55
CSU Dominguez Hills	99 / 107	55 / 66	44 / 64	67 / 80	59 / 71
Chico State	22 / 78	26 / 49	56 / 68	45 / 62	52 / 65
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	13 / 82	<10 / 52	<10 / 54	<10 / 49	<10 / 70
Cal State East Bay	60 / 76	36 / 46	41 / 55	39 / 46	49 / 55
San José State	35 / 63	31 / 52	24 / 36	22 / 35	24 / 42
Cal Poly Humboldt	32 / 39	26 / 32	50 / 62	46 / 50	57 / 62
Sacramento State	42 / 48	47 / 50	35 / 40	36 / 39	30 / 34
CSU Channel Islands	39 / 47	35 / 40	27 / 39	20 / 25	27 / 35
Fresno State	12 / 24	14 / 34	20 / 34	13 / 24	13 / 21
CSU Bakersfield	15 / 30	15 / 18	26 / 32	30 / 34	16 / 23
CSU Monterey Bay	22 / 22	15 / 17	27 / 32	29 / 32	23 / 25
Stanislaus State	13 / 14	14 / 19	15 / 15
Sonoma State	10 / 22	<10 / 10	<10 / 12		14 / 15

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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