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Mission Viejo · 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

74% of its 3,130 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 24% of its transfer applicants (268 of 1,134) — below the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

3,130

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

2,316

Admitted to a UC
same four years

1,683

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

832

UC applicants
Fall 2025

5,412

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

4,746

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,773

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	3,130	2,316	74%	75%	3.59	3.56	643 / 832
UC Berkeley	1,134	268	24%	27%	3.74	3.76	75 / 306
UCLA	1,782	468	26%	26%	3.84	3.83	147 / 517
UC San Diego	1,728	1,057	61%	62%	3.65	3.66	301 / 507
UC Santa Barbara	1,352	835	62%	61%	3.68	3.68	264 / 386
UC Irvine	2,355	1,187	50%	44%	3.71	3.72	316 / 639
UC Davis	789	477	60%	63%	3.60	3.63	133 / 204
UC Santa Cruz	830	534	64%	66%	3.47	3.47	155 / 214
UC Riverside	977	591	60%	63%	3.46	3.45	178 / 250
UC Merced	238	150	63%	65%	3.34	3.38	45 / 61

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	582 / 797GPA 3.58	542 / 779GPA 3.60	613 / 799GPA 3.59	579 / 755GPA 3.60	643 / 832GPA 3.62
UC Berkeley	52 / 309GPA 3.75	80 / 279GPA 3.72	78 / 283GPA 3.74	58 / 263GPA 3.76	75 / 306GPA 3.79
UCLA	123 / 467GPA 3.87	102 / 445GPA 3.83	126 / 427GPA 3.82	117 / 443GPA 3.82	147 / 517GPA 3.81
UC San Diego	235 / 436GPA 3.68	257 / 432GPA 3.64	299 / 433GPA 3.65	266 / 427GPA 3.64	301 / 507GPA 3.69
UC Santa Barbara	186 / 357GPA 3.73	206 / 372GPA 3.69	225 / 322GPA 3.65	218 / 301GPA 3.65	264 / 386GPA 3.67
UC Irvine	280 / 596GPA 3.72	266 / 567GPA 3.73	344 / 617GPA 3.68	297 / 575GPA 3.71	316 / 639GPA 3.72
UC Davis	126 / 253GPA 3.61	108 / 188GPA 3.58	133 / 181GPA 3.59	110 / 167GPA 3.61	133 / 204GPA 3.60
UC Santa Cruz	126 / 228GPA 3.44	136 / 218GPA 3.48	139 / 194GPA 3.50	133 / 190GPA 3.46	155 / 214GPA 3.52
UC Riverside	171 / 252GPA 3.42	137 / 239GPA 3.49	149 / 257GPA 3.49	134 / 229GPA 3.45	178 / 250GPA 3.54
UC Merced	42 / 63GPA 3.37	38 / 62GPA 3.30	36 / 54GPA 3.35	34 / 59GPA 3.32	45 / 61GPA 3.46

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 5,412 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Fullerton admitted 79% of its transfer applicants (2,933 of 3,701) — above the 69% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	5,412	4,746	88%	89%	2,773	1,222 / 1,371
Cal State Fullerton	3,701	2,933	79%	69%	1,241	791 / 937
Cal State Long Beach	2,840	1,424	50%	48%	392	397 / 738
San Diego State	1,868	785	42%	45%	320	267 / 472
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	1,006	162	16%	22%	66	37 / 281
Cal Poly Pomona	941	570	61%	63%	157	167 / 214
CSU San Marcos	936	501	54%	60%	125	141 / 264
San Francisco State	537	484	90%	91%	49	104 / 108
Cal State LA	520	402	77%	81%	16	99 / 114
Chico State	415	270	65%	70%	51	68 / 86
CSU Northridge	413	230	56%	70%	27	43 / 79
CSU Dominguez Hills	313	280	89%	89%	46	76 / 83
San José State	287	196	68%	73%		37 / 62
CSU Channel Islands	270	219	81%	83%		44 / 53
Cal Poly Humboldt	265	230	87%	85%	22	48 / 55
CSU Monterey Bay	226	205	91%	90%		43 / 45
CSU San Bernardino	209	169	81%	84%	10	43 / 51
Cal State East Bay	209	172	82%	84%		34 / 40
Sonoma State	206	137	67%	77%		23 / 25
Sacramento State	185	168	91%	92%		35 / 37
CSU Bakersfield	148	107	72%	80%		14 / 27
Fresno State	98	49	50%	73%		<10 / 25
Stanislaus State	41	37	90%	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	1,165 / 1,399	1,198 / 1,368	1,170 / 1,319	1,213 / 1,326	1,222 / 1,371
Cal State Fullerton	695 / 970	721 / 938	747 / 884	770 / 909	791 / 937
Cal State Long Beach	288 / 739	341 / 714	391 / 688	404 / 699	397 / 738
San Diego State	137 / 531	195 / 543	242 / 412	211 / 382	267 / 472
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	35 / 242	36 / 259	57 / 255	34 / 250	37 / 281
Cal Poly Pomona	91 / 246	116 / 248	188 / 226	175 / 221	167 / 214
CSU San Marcos	114 / 206	112 / 232	119 / 238	156 / 260	141 / 264
San Francisco State	162 / 174	120 / 138	108 / 122	94 / 103	104 / 108
Cal State LA	101 / 144	83 / 118	103 / 125	115 / 133	99 / 114
Chico State	57 / 126	52 / 92	98 / 117	63 / 80	68 / 86
CSU Northridge	61 / 104	56 / 103	53 / 110	60 / 96	43 / 79
CSU Dominguez Hills	67 / 72	71 / 78	62 / 80	80 / 83	76 / 83
San José State	44 / 63	51 / 70	48 / 73	53 / 81	37 / 62
CSU Channel Islands	63 / 74	63 / 68	44 / 65	49 / 63	44 / 53
Cal Poly Humboldt	44 / 51	55 / 62	57 / 74	74 / 78	48 / 55
CSU Monterey Bay	38 / 41	70 / 81	41 / 46	56 / 58	43 / 45
CSU San Bernardino	37 / 46	48 / 68	50 / 56	34 / 39	43 / 51
Cal State East Bay	37 / 48	54 / 63	39 / 48	42 / 50	34 / 40
Sonoma State	41 / 71	38 / 55	22 / 39	36 / 41	23 / 25
Sacramento State	45 / 47	42 / 46	39 / 45	42 / 47	35 / 37
CSU Bakersfield	23 / 51	27 / 31	31 / 36	26 / 30	14 / 27
Fresno State	14 / 21	10 / 28	13 / 25	12 / 24	<10 / 25
Stanislaus State	10 / 11	12 / 13	15 / 17

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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