Santa Ana College

Santa Ana · 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

72% of its 893 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 55% of its transfer applicants (208 of 376) — below the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

893

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

640

Admitted to a UC
same four years

408

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

258

UC applicants
Fall 2025

3,201

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,869

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,818

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

90%

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	893	640	72%	75%	3.47	3.56	183 / 258
UC Berkeley	284	85	30%	27%	3.69	3.76	28 / 112
UCLA	512	104	20%	26%	3.78	3.83	43 / 169
UC San Diego	376	208	55%	62%	3.56	3.66	71 / 123
UC Santa Barbara	250	119	48%	61%	3.59	3.68	59 / 91
UC Irvine	756	357	47%	44%	3.59	3.72	99 / 215
UC Davis	204	110	54%	63%	3.49	3.63	27 / 53
UC Santa Cruz	177	106	60%	66%	3.39	3.47	39 / 51
UC Riverside	474	293	62%	63%	3.41	3.45	86 / 131
UC Merced	93	59	63%	65%	3.26	3.38	25 / 33

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	171 / 243GPA 3.45	145 / 198GPA 3.44	145 / 213GPA 3.44	179 / 239GPA 3.53	183 / 258GPA 3.50
UC Berkeley	23 / 69GPA 3.67	16 / 64GPA 3.61	22 / 71GPA 3.71	24 / 80GPA 3.76	28 / 112GPA 3.73
UCLA	29 / 136GPA 3.78	21 / 114GPA 3.77	26 / 123GPA 3.75	28 / 139GPA 3.83	43 / 169GPA 3.73
UC San Diego	58 / 99GPA 3.65	42 / 78GPA 3.52	44 / 89GPA 3.54	64 / 110GPA 3.53	71 / 123GPA 3.63
UC Santa Barbara	26 / 77GPA 3.69	25 / 52GPA 3.52	28 / 54GPA 3.63	40 / 67GPA 3.54	59 / 91GPA 3.65
UC Irvine	95 / 206GPA 3.60	84 / 169GPA 3.55	75 / 175GPA 3.54	103 / 206GPA 3.64	99 / 215GPA 3.67
UC Davis	29 / 62GPA 3.53	18 / 41GPA 3.41	32 / 53GPA 3.50	31 / 48GPA 3.50	27 / 53GPA 3.53
UC Santa Cruz	24 / 52GPA 3.36	28 / 43GPA 3.27	21 / 36GPA 3.43	33 / 46GPA 3.50	39 / 51GPA 3.35
UC Riverside	88 / 139GPA 3.39	71 / 106GPA 3.40	62 / 111GPA 3.33	72 / 118GPA 3.53	86 / 131GPA 3.38
UC Merced	19 / 32GPA 3.10	15 / 23GPA 3.35	15 / 23GPA 3.27	10 / 15GPA 3.44	25 / 33GPA 3.41

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

90% of its 3,201 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 35% of its transfer applicants (123 of 348) — below the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	3,201	2,869	90%	89%	1,818	699 / 752
Cal State Fullerton	2,562	1,962	77%	69%	1,001	507 / 583
Cal State Long Beach	1,819	868	48%	48%	329	248 / 442
CSU Dominguez Hills	877	809	92%	89%	149	149 / 163
Cal Poly Pomona	688	426	62%	63%	110	132 / 171
Cal State LA	587	489	83%	81%	56	132 / 140
San Diego State	348	123	35%	45%		28 / 59
CSU San Bernardino	194	155	80%	84%		38 / 46
CSU Northridge	163	75	46%	70%	10	18 / 34
San Francisco State	143	130	91%	91%		28 / 30
CSU San Marcos	119	≈47	39%	60%		13 / 30
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	113	≈20	18%	22%		<10 / 32
Chico State	110	≈72	65%	70%		30 / 36
CSU Bakersfield	95	≈66	69%	80%		18 / 28
Cal State East Bay	87	68	78%	84%		24 / 29
San José State	78	56	72%	73%		11 / 19
CSU Channel Islands	77	65	84%	83%		11 / 15
Cal Poly Humboldt	74	64	86%	85%		11 / 12
Sacramento State	45	40	89%	92%		18 / 19
Fresno State	43	≈15	35%	73%
CSU Monterey Bay	20	≈10	50%	90%
Sonoma State	13	≈5	—	77%
Stanislaus State	10	≈5	—	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	828 / 951	706 / 794	623 / 687	712 / 769	699 / 752
Cal State Fullerton	490 / 768	484 / 631	447 / 539	541 / 624	507 / 583
Cal State Long Beach	203 / 551	194 / 426	210 / 386	261 / 456	248 / 442
CSU Dominguez Hills	260 / 272	214 / 236	141 / 169	194 / 200	149 / 163
Cal Poly Pomona	89 / 205	84 / 184	109 / 126	144 / 173	132 / 171
Cal State LA	140 / 172	107 / 136	102 / 116	140 / 163	132 / 140
San Diego State	30 / 123	30 / 97	31 / 65	32 / 63	28 / 59
CSU San Bernardino	49 / 58	38 / 54	35 / 45	33 / 37	38 / 46
CSU Northridge	27 / 63	13 / 37	13 / 29	22 / 34	18 / 34
San Francisco State	48 / 53	35 / 37	24 / 28	23 / 25	28 / 30
CSU San Marcos	<10 / 26	<10 / 23	19 / 34	18 / 36	13 / 30
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	<10 / 41	<10 / 28	<10 / 21	<10 / 23	<10 / 32
Chico State	15 / 35	<10 / 18	30 / 33	22 / 24	30 / 36
CSU Bakersfield	<10 / 25	18 / 20	18 / 22	25 / 28	18 / 28
Cal State East Bay	25 / 34	16 / 19	14 / 18	13 / 16	24 / 29
San José State	17 / 25	10 / 14	17 / 22	12 / 17	11 / 19
CSU Channel Islands	34 / 36		16 / 20	15 / 21	11 / 15
Cal Poly Humboldt	13 / 15	12 / 12	20 / 24	19 / 23	11 / 12
Sacramento State	20 / 21	10 / 13	10 / 11		18 / 19
Fresno State	<10 / 13	<10 / 20		<10 / 10
CSU Monterey Bay	<10 / 10	<10 / 10
Sonoma State	<10 / 13
Stanislaus State	<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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