Santa Monica College

Santa Monica · 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

75% of its 8,204 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 31% of its transfer applicants (2,215 of 7,094) — above the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

8,204

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

6,139

Admitted to a UC
same four years

4,348

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

2,069

UC applicants
Fall 2025

8,021

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

6,950

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

3,625

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	8,204	6,139	75%	75%	3.60	3.56	1,607 / 2,069
UC Berkeley	4,562	1,249	27%	27%	3.74	3.76	331 / 1,227
UCLA	7,094	2,215	31%	26%	3.81	3.83	627 / 1,861
UC San Diego	4,530	2,937	65%	62%	3.69	3.66	865 / 1,316
UC Santa Barbara	4,970	3,191	64%	61%	3.69	3.68	881 / 1,267
UC Irvine	4,780	2,235	47%	44%	3.72	3.72	633 / 1,301
UC Davis	2,584	1,642	64%	63%	3.63	3.63	518 / 741
UC Santa Cruz	2,347	1,534	65%	66%	3.46	3.47	396 / 547
UC Riverside	2,494	1,632	65%	63%	3.44	3.45	440 / 608
UC Merced	754	495	66%	65%	3.39	3.38	175 / 231

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	1,748 / 2,418GPA 3.61	1,548 / 2,053GPA 3.58	1,373 / 1,811GPA 3.58	1,470 / 1,922GPA 3.61	1,607 / 2,069GPA 3.63
UC Berkeley	290 / 1,347GPA 3.78	374 / 1,125GPA 3.72	347 / 990GPA 3.75	238 / 1,100GPA 3.72	331 / 1,227GPA 3.77
UCLA	539 / 2,062GPA 3.85	556 / 1,754GPA 3.79	573 / 1,562GPA 3.77	547 / 1,716GPA 3.82	627 / 1,861GPA 3.83
UC San Diego	832 / 1,379GPA 3.73	696 / 1,096GPA 3.68	686 / 980GPA 3.67	723 / 1,075GPA 3.67	865 / 1,316GPA 3.71
UC Santa Barbara	790 / 1,472GPA 3.75	791 / 1,226GPA 3.68	752 / 1,095GPA 3.67	858 / 1,177GPA 3.68	881 / 1,267GPA 3.71
UC Irvine	663 / 1,392GPA 3.74	499 / 1,213GPA 3.73	491 / 1,025GPA 3.67	582 / 1,150GPA 3.72	633 / 1,301GPA 3.74
UC Davis	434 / 805GPA 3.65	421 / 648GPA 3.62	400 / 550GPA 3.61	387 / 581GPA 3.66	518 / 741GPA 3.68
UC Santa Cruz	393 / 681GPA 3.46	402 / 625GPA 3.47	374 / 514GPA 3.42	365 / 527GPA 3.48	396 / 547GPA 3.51
UC Riverside	515 / 743GPA 3.44	448 / 681GPA 3.43	338 / 540GPA 3.45	331 / 530GPA 3.45	440 / 608GPA 3.48
UC Merced	156 / 230GPA 3.44	131 / 201GPA 3.33	107 / 171GPA 3.39	101 / 152GPA 3.37	175 / 231GPA 3.47

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 8,021 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 (637 of 1,800) — below the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	8,021	6,950	87%	89%	3,625	1,553 / 1,789
CSU Northridge	4,401	2,890	66%	70%	1,161	600 / 920
Cal State Long Beach	4,312	2,022	47%	48%	663	490 / 955
Cal State LA	3,265	2,661	82%	81%	564	518 / 584
Cal State Fullerton	2,040	1,262	62%	69%	165	340 / 459
San Diego State	1,800	637	35%	45%	121	187 / 382
CSU Dominguez Hills	1,724	1,510	88%	89%	358	340 / 378
Cal Poly Pomona	1,448	804	56%	63%	144	222 / 310
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	987	136	14%	22%		46 / 278
San Francisco State	933	825	88%	91%	85	139 / 162
San José State	515	353	69%	73%	10	61 / 109
CSU Channel Islands	501	402	80%	83%	51	69 / 88
Chico State	412	268	65%	70%	34	65 / 91
CSU San Bernardino	360	284	79%	84%	10	53 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	328	261	80%	85%	10	68 / 85
Sacramento State	325	275	85%	92%		66 / 81
Cal State East Bay	316	238	75%	84%	28	63 / 84
CSU Bakersfield	300	211	70%	80%	12	30 / 53
CSU San Marcos	249	104	42%	60%		19 / 63
CSU Monterey Bay	194	155	80%	90%		38 / 48
Fresno State	188	95	51%	73%		21 / 36
Sonoma State	185	123	66%	77%		31 / 37
Stanislaus State	70	≈55	79%	92%		<10 / 10

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	1,994 / 2,341	1,753 / 2,029	1,622 / 1,859	1,581 / 1,792	1,553 / 1,789
CSU Northridge	871 / 1,300	713 / 1,121	667 / 1,042	639 / 938	600 / 920
Cal State Long Beach	508 / 1,344	467 / 1,021	529 / 1,002	518 / 945	490 / 955
Cal State LA	744 / 977	711 / 884	616 / 704	590 / 700	518 / 584
Cal State Fullerton	292 / 584	250 / 497	347 / 474	373 / 485	340 / 459
San Diego State	127 / 592	151 / 502	179 / 360	180 / 346	187 / 382
CSU Dominguez Hills	452 / 506	377 / 438	324 / 398	357 / 382	340 / 378
Cal Poly Pomona	181 / 447	158 / 376	246 / 323	219 / 302	222 / 310
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	32 / 277	30 / 236	36 / 232	38 / 242	46 / 278
San Francisco State	263 / 282	196 / 228	209 / 238	157 / 185	139 / 162
San José State	107 / 148	85 / 134	92 / 130	69 / 103	61 / 109
CSU Channel Islands	120 / 144	97 / 124	107 / 128	78 / 105	69 / 88
Chico State	58 / 116	50 / 87	87 / 112	73 / 97	65 / 91
CSU San Bernardino	79 / 104	77 / 103	67 / 81	61 / 72	53 / 61
Cal Poly Humboldt	61 / 76	45 / 59	65 / 91	90 / 102	68 / 85
Sacramento State	75 / 90	69 / 86	73 / 85	58 / 64	66 / 81
Cal State East Bay	59 / 79	70 / 88	61 / 85	48 / 64	63 / 84
CSU Bakersfield	43 / 88	71 / 85	55 / 68	42 / 59	30 / 53
CSU San Marcos	23 / 62	17 / 42	30 / 68	34 / 77	19 / 63
CSU Monterey Bay	41 / 48	42 / 58	29 / 35	43 / 53	38 / 48
Fresno State	29 / 61	24 / 51	19 / 43	23 / 33	21 / 36
Sonoma State	42 / 69	15 / 26	38 / 54	28 / 36	31 / 37
Stanislaus State	22 / 26	16 / 18	<10 / 11	12 / 15	<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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