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At a glance

75% of its 1,383 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UCLA admitted 29% of its transfer applicants (240 of 821) — above the 26% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,383

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,037

Admitted to a UC
same four years

766

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

358

UC applicants
Fall 2025

3,023

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

2,677

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

1,624

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	1,383	1,037	75%	75%	3.54	3.56	265 / 358
UC Berkeley	508	124	24%	27%	3.77	3.76	26 / 146
UCLA	821	240	29%	26%	3.82	3.83	68 / 223
UC San Diego	730	451	62%	62%	3.64	3.66	96 / 176
UC Santa Barbara	521	333	64%	61%	3.65	3.68	83 / 122
UC Irvine	1,103	577	52%	44%	3.70	3.72	144 / 302
UC Davis	329	192	58%	63%	3.62	3.63	50 / 89
UC Santa Cruz	291	179	62%	66%	3.33	3.47	53 / 74
UC Riverside	634	413	65%	63%	3.44	3.45	115 / 167
UC Merced	102	60	59%	65%	3.28	3.38	25 / 29

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	253 / 343GPA 3.52	239 / 310GPA 3.51	260 / 352GPA 3.58	285 / 378GPA 3.56	265 / 358GPA 3.60
UC Berkeley	36 / 124GPA 3.79	25 / 109GPA 3.74	27 / 124GPA 3.79	36 / 151GPA 3.75	26 / 146GPA 3.75
UCLA	44 / 189GPA 3.82	51 / 195GPA 3.84	68 / 203GPA 3.81	77 / 234GPA 3.81	68 / 223GPA 3.84
UC San Diego	91 / 165GPA 3.64	108 / 173GPA 3.62	119 / 188GPA 3.65	133 / 204GPA 3.64	96 / 176GPA 3.70
UC Santa Barbara	70 / 132GPA 3.70	79 / 131GPA 3.60	82 / 127GPA 3.68	102 / 131GPA 3.64	83 / 122GPA 3.72
UC Irvine	118 / 259GPA 3.72	122 / 244GPA 3.71	176 / 292GPA 3.67	161 / 308GPA 3.70	144 / 302GPA 3.73
UC Davis	49 / 89GPA 3.63	45 / 78GPA 3.53	45 / 76GPA 3.60	53 / 86GPA 3.69	50 / 89GPA 3.64
UC Santa Cruz	51 / 81GPA 3.34	43 / 67GPA 3.25	36 / 68GPA 3.38	49 / 75GPA 3.35	53 / 74GPA 3.43
UC Riverside	103 / 139GPA 3.31	95 / 148GPA 3.47	97 / 167GPA 3.50	118 / 180GPA 3.47	115 / 167GPA 3.51
UC Merced	18 / 27GPA 3.11	14 / 26GPA 3.26	13 / 21GPA 3.42	15 / 28GPA 3.37	25 / 29GPA 3.44

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 3,023 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 32% of its transfer applicants (207 of 644) — below the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	3,023	2,677	89%	89%	1,624	629 / 697
Cal State Fullerton	2,437	1,867	77%	69%	956	463 / 557
Cal State Long Beach	1,570	756	48%	48%	184	197 / 367
Cal Poly Pomona	909	590	65%	63%	144	151 / 219
San Diego State	644	207	32%	45%	76	51 / 116
CSU Dominguez Hills	360	322	89%	89%	38	76 / 83
Cal State LA	322	265	82%	81%		57 / 65
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	307	≈40	13%	22%		<10 / 74
CSU San Marcos	249	135	54%	60%	16	31 / 71
San Francisco State	188	174	93%	91%	11	31 / 35
CSU Northridge	180	85	47%	70%		23 / 38
CSU San Bernardino	172	137	80%	84%		42 / 47
Chico State	135	86	64%	70%		14 / 24
San José State	104	77	74%	73%		10 / 16
CSU Channel Islands	102	83	81%	83%		20 / 27
Cal Poly Humboldt	94	80	85%	85%		17 / 18
Cal State East Bay	87	80	92%	84%		13 / 15
CSU Monterey Bay	74	≈59	80%	90%		19 / 20
Sacramento State	63	59	94%	92%		10 / 12
CSU Bakersfield	57	≈41	72%	80%		<10 / 12
Sonoma State	56	36	64%	77%
Fresno State	24	≈10	42%	73%

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	668 / 786	608 / 701	716 / 774	685 / 762	629 / 697
Cal State Fullerton	401 / 640	407 / 551	549 / 633	510 / 613	463 / 557
Cal State Long Beach	170 / 391	161 / 354	213 / 420	212 / 405	197 / 367
Cal Poly Pomona	105 / 225	102 / 201	183 / 228	200 / 255	151 / 219
San Diego State	46 / 202	45 / 181	73 / 139	43 / 122	51 / 116
CSU Dominguez Hills	71 / 77	87 / 90	73 / 98	91 / 95	76 / 83
Cal State LA	59 / 81	57 / 80	80 / 84	69 / 77	57 / 65
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	12 / 84	<10 / 68	18 / 88	<10 / 67	<10 / 74
CSU San Marcos	40 / 66	22 / 51	43 / 63	30 / 69	31 / 71
San Francisco State	68 / 72	45 / 52	37 / 38	24 / 26	31 / 35
CSU Northridge	11 / 44	25 / 43	31 / 55	18 / 38	23 / 38
CSU San Bernardino	38 / 40	32 / 53	36 / 43	31 / 36	42 / 47
Chico State	21 / 45	11 / 20	28 / 34	26 / 36	14 / 24
San José State	27 / 35	16 / 24	21 / 26	13 / 19	10 / 16
CSU Channel Islands	35 / 42	17 / 20	17 / 20	14 / 20	20 / 27
Cal Poly Humboldt	21 / 24	19 / 22	18 / 23	22 / 25	17 / 18
Cal State East Bay	24 / 25	18 / 20	23 / 26	15 / 16	13 / 15
CSU Monterey Bay	17 / 20	19 / 23	18 / 21	<10 / 10	19 / 20
Sacramento State	19 / 22	14 / 14	11 / 12	15 / 15	10 / 12
CSU Bakersfield	<10 / 13	12 / 14	11 / 15	13 / 15	<10 / 12
Sonoma State	13 / 26	12 / 18	11 / 12
Fresno State	<10 / 14			<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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