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Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara 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

79% of its 4,982 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC Berkeley admitted 21% of its transfer applicants (376 of 1,816) — below the 27% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

4,982

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

3,935

Admitted to a UC
same four years

3,036

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

1,223

UC applicants
Fall 2025

4,208

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

3,639

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,737

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

86%

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	4,982	3,935	79%	75%	3.49	3.56	988 / 1,223
UC Berkeley	1,816	376	21%	27%	3.70	3.76	86 / 438
UCLA	2,480	500	20%	26%	3.80	3.83	116 / 607
UC San Diego	2,175	1,249	57%	62%	3.56	3.66	299 / 546
UC Santa Barbara	4,265	2,845	67%	61%	3.56	3.68	771 / 1,082
UC Irvine	1,509	563	37%	44%	3.62	3.72	107 / 332
UC Davis	1,392	849	61%	63%	3.51	3.63	195 / 308
UC Santa Cruz	1,802	1,231	68%	66%	3.38	3.47	289 / 389
UC Riverside	714	428	60%	63%	3.29	3.45	92 / 134
UC Merced	275	171	62%	65%	3.22	3.38	44 / 63

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	967 / 1,322GPA 3.47	950 / 1,190GPA 3.46	1,028 / 1,247GPA 3.50	990 / 1,223GPA 3.52	988 / 1,223GPA 3.50
UC Berkeley	64 / 481GPA 3.70	88 / 439GPA 3.67	108 / 452GPA 3.71	116 / 444GPA 3.71	86 / 438GPA 3.70
UCLA	95 / 646GPA 3.84	126 / 603GPA 3.77	134 / 632GPA 3.79	145 / 599GPA 3.81	116 / 607GPA 3.81
UC San Diego	257 / 563GPA 3.59	307 / 535GPA 3.54	366 / 570GPA 3.57	319 / 507GPA 3.56	299 / 546GPA 3.57
UC Santa Barbara	563 / 1,125GPA 3.63	696 / 1,013GPA 3.53	792 / 1,061GPA 3.55	794 / 1,066GPA 3.55	771 / 1,082GPA 3.56
UC Irvine	145 / 411GPA 3.63	144 / 403GPA 3.63	148 / 347GPA 3.58	126 / 348GPA 3.65	107 / 332GPA 3.65
UC Davis	207 / 400GPA 3.54	197 / 346GPA 3.46	240 / 335GPA 3.49	205 / 311GPA 3.57	195 / 308GPA 3.56
UC Santa Cruz	333 / 488GPA 3.30	293 / 453GPA 3.39	332 / 450GPA 3.42	273 / 411GPA 3.43	289 / 389GPA 3.37
UC Riverside	130 / 211GPA 3.21	120 / 196GPA 3.29	94 / 158GPA 3.35	84 / 149GPA 3.36	92 / 134GPA 3.38
UC Merced	45 / 79GPA 3.14	46 / 81GPA 3.27	46 / 64GPA 3.21	34 / 51GPA 3.26	44 / 63GPA 3.37

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

86% of its 4,208 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San José State admitted 64% of its transfer applicants (298 of 466) — below the 73% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	4,208	3,639	86%	89%	1,737	898 / 1,033
San Diego State	1,814	778	43%	45%	289	242 / 435
Cal State Long Beach	1,570	723	46%	48%	134	203 / 413
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	1,333	309	23%	22%	134	76 / 364
CSU Channel Islands	1,125	956	85%	83%	301	216 / 261
CSU Northridge	1,058	657	62%	70%	212	136 / 226
San Francisco State	815	746	92%	91%	124	159 / 171
Cal State Fullerton	652	407	62%	69%	45	112 / 152
Cal State LA	556	440	79%	81%	17	102 / 119
Chico State	486	316	65%	70%	61	102 / 124
San José State	466	298	64%	73%	40	59 / 112
Cal Poly Pomona	452	251	56%	63%	14	63 / 93
Cal Poly Humboldt	413	346	84%	85%	59	76 / 81
CSU San Marcos	408	219	54%	60%	47	65 / 121
Sacramento State	395	359	91%	92%	59	82 / 92
CSU Monterey Bay	306	272	89%	90%	14	65 / 69
Cal State East Bay	302	237	78%	84%	10	60 / 70
Sonoma State	260	190	73%	77%		49 / 52
Fresno State	181	102	56%	73%		17 / 33
CSU Dominguez Hills	139	111	80%	89%		34 / 38
CSU Bakersfield	133	94	71%	80%		<10 / 16
CSU San Bernardino	122	93	76%	84%		24 / 31
Stanislaus State	44	≈35	80%	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	908 / 1,082	864 / 1,009	916 / 1,053	951 / 1,064	898 / 1,033
San Diego State	122 / 512	149 / 452	255 / 423	252 / 427	242 / 435
Cal State Long Beach	150 / 436	172 / 385	198 / 379	203 / 370	203 / 413
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	69 / 331	80 / 310	86 / 355	74 / 337	76 / 364
CSU Channel Islands	259 / 304	211 / 258	238 / 282	248 / 281	216 / 261
CSU Northridge	179 / 301	153 / 254	163 / 260	162 / 243	136 / 226
San Francisco State	224 / 240	170 / 193	203 / 217	149 / 165	159 / 171
Cal State Fullerton	74 / 169	93 / 184	111 / 142	129 / 157	112 / 152
Cal State LA	118 / 161	125 / 160	99 / 117	98 / 118	102 / 119
Chico State	67 / 138	72 / 123	86 / 109	91 / 116	102 / 124
San José State	93 / 139	82 / 123	66 / 106	57 / 98	59 / 112
Cal Poly Pomona	62 / 142	41 / 106	70 / 97	78 / 107	63 / 93
Cal Poly Humboldt	59 / 77	75 / 92	98 / 123	114 / 121	76 / 81
CSU San Marcos	43 / 82	40 / 104	63 / 104	73 / 118	65 / 121
Sacramento State	88 / 95	93 / 104	83 / 94	95 / 102	82 / 92
CSU Monterey Bay	60 / 72	72 / 84	58 / 65	82 / 85	65 / 69
Cal State East Bay	55 / 76	67 / 81	54 / 70	61 / 75	60 / 70
Sonoma State	46 / 72	51 / 71	44 / 65	49 / 52	49 / 52
Fresno State	27 / 41	34 / 65	20 / 38	21 / 37	17 / 33
CSU Dominguez Hills	33 / 37	26 / 33	22 / 35	30 / 34	34 / 38
CSU Bakersfield	24 / 41	24 / 33	27 / 34	19 / 25	<10 / 16
CSU San Bernardino	18 / 25	33 / 45	23 / 29	19 / 23	24 / 31
Stanislaus State	17 / 21	13 / 13		<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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