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Rocklin · Placer 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

76% of its 1,627 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 58% of its transfer applicants (330 of 573) — below the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,627

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

1,244

Admitted to a UC
same four years

943

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

438

UC applicants
Fall 2025

5,253

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

4,775

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

2,955

Enrolled at a Cal State
same four falls

91%

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	1,627	1,244	76%	75%	3.60	3.56	349 / 438
UC Berkeley	688	173	25%	27%	3.75	3.76	39 / 185
UCLA	591	136	23%	26%	3.87	3.83	42 / 161
UC San Diego	573	330	58%	62%	3.67	3.66	98 / 164
UC Santa Barbara	548	324	59%	61%	3.69	3.68	100 / 165
UC Irvine	540	213	39%	44%	3.73	3.72	63 / 147
UC Davis	1,183	804	68%	63%	3.63	3.63	214 / 315
UC Santa Cruz	572	338	59%	66%	3.49	3.47	120 / 178
UC Riverside	197	114	58%	63%	3.44	3.45	50 / 65
UC Merced	152	94	62%	65%	3.47	3.38	35 / 45

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	292 / 410GPA 3.59	290 / 387GPA 3.59	303 / 375GPA 3.60	359 / 455GPA 3.60	349 / 438GPA 3.64
UC Berkeley	41 / 177GPA 3.71	36 / 169GPA 3.78	47 / 142GPA 3.76	49 / 200GPA 3.74	39 / 185GPA 3.84
UCLA	28 / 148GPA 3.89	33 / 145GPA 3.89	28 / 123GPA 3.84	47 / 175GPA 3.86	42 / 161GPA 3.89
UC San Diego	71 / 129GPA 3.71	75 / 133GPA 3.72	86 / 134GPA 3.62	98 / 177GPA 3.66	98 / 164GPA 3.74
UC Santa Barbara	68 / 139GPA 3.75	76 / 134GPA 3.72	68 / 115GPA 3.68	112 / 160GPA 3.64	100 / 165GPA 3.68
UC Irvine	43 / 129GPA 3.81	48 / 133GPA 3.75	61 / 135GPA 3.72	61 / 143GPA 3.68	63 / 147GPA 3.79
UC Davis	185 / 297GPA 3.64	186 / 282GPA 3.61	205 / 270GPA 3.61	228 / 334GPA 3.65	214 / 315GPA 3.67
UC Santa Cruz	78 / 148GPA 3.40	83 / 153GPA 3.53	73 / 116GPA 3.55	104 / 155GPA 3.49	120 / 178GPA 3.58
UC Riverside	37 / 62GPA 3.43	32 / 50GPA 3.42	17 / 34GPA 3.51	28 / 51GPA 3.42	50 / 65GPA 3.54
UC Merced	21 / 36GPA 3.35	24 / 47GPA 3.52	19 / 27GPA 3.62	30 / 42GPA 3.42	35 / 45GPA 3.59

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

91% of its 5,253 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

Cal State Fullerton admitted 58% of its transfer applicants (195 of 336) — below the 69% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	5,253	4,775	91%	89%	2,955	1,472 / 1,570
Sacramento State	3,793	3,510	93%	92%	1,866	1,090 / 1,140
Chico State	1,148	842	73%	70%	304	271 / 323
San Diego State	806	303	38%	45%	132	98 / 173
Cal State Long Beach	649	277	43%	48%	37	70 / 180
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	553	114	21%	22%	33	35 / 164
San Francisco State	494	445	90%	91%	93	112 / 128
San José State	431	279	65%	73%	52	70 / 114
Cal Poly Humboldt	355	312	88%	85%	83	94 / 103
Sonoma State	351	281	80%	77%	50	84 / 96
Cal State Fullerton	336	195	58%	69%		81 / 104
CSU Monterey Bay	312	277	89%	90%	62	80 / 92
Cal State East Bay	304	245	81%	84%	51	76 / 104
CSU San Marcos	233	119	51%	60%	10	38 / 68
Cal State LA	197	144	73%	81%		35 / 43
Cal Poly Pomona	184	109	59%	63%		33 / 41
CSU Northridge	162	77	48%	70%		22 / 41
Fresno State	134	76	57%	73%		<10 / 27
Stanislaus State	132	124	94%	92%		18 / 19
CSU Channel Islands	126	99	79%	83%		24 / 33
CSU San Bernardino	100	78	78%	84%		22 / 28
CSU Bakersfield	97	77	79%	80%		10 / 26
CSU Dominguez Hills	25	23	92%	89%		<10 / 12

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	1,206 / 1,355	1,080 / 1,221	1,118 / 1,229	1,371 / 1,448	1,472 / 1,570
Sacramento State	926 / 1,025	785 / 873	799 / 855	1,000 / 1,040	1,090 / 1,140
Chico State	163 / 274	173 / 262	228 / 287	278 / 325	271 / 323
San Diego State	55 / 237	79 / 235	84 / 170	85 / 164	98 / 173
Cal State Long Beach	56 / 162	73 / 151	78 / 156	70 / 180	70 / 180
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	19 / 118	24 / 123	23 / 133	48 / 179	35 / 164
San Francisco State	102 / 119	122 / 139	108 / 115	113 / 121	112 / 128
San José State	63 / 97	60 / 100	70 / 105	86 / 129	70 / 114
Cal Poly Humboldt	62 / 74	65 / 76	87 / 101	98 / 104	94 / 103
Sonoma State	60 / 74	66 / 86	51 / 70	104 / 121	84 / 96
Cal State Fullerton	38 / 72	55 / 107	53 / 87	49 / 70	81 / 104
CSU Monterey Bay	61 / 64	64 / 76	67 / 80	85 / 92	80 / 92
Cal State East Bay	51 / 69	68 / 88	62 / 74	64 / 73	76 / 104
CSU San Marcos	17 / 39	20 / 49	37 / 70	45 / 75	38 / 68
Cal State LA	35 / 48	39 / 57	35 / 44	35 / 48	35 / 43
Cal Poly Pomona	16 / 42	19 / 48	24 / 33	50 / 61	33 / 41
CSU Northridge	17 / 50	25 / 40	21 / 37	14 / 35	22 / 41
Fresno State	17 / 30	13 / 31	21 / 36	25 / 37	<10 / 27
Stanislaus State	39 / 40	34 / 37	29 / 30	22 / 25	18 / 19
CSU Channel Islands	20 / 21	24 / 31	22 / 35	33 / 39	24 / 33
CSU San Bernardino	18 / 25	27 / 33	15 / 21	18 / 21	22 / 28
CSU Bakersfield	12 / 22	24 / 28	16 / 20	25 / 27	10 / 26
CSU Dominguez Hills			11 / 12	12 / 13	<10 / 12

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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