Southwestern College

Chula Vista · San Diego 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

67% of its 1,284 UC applicants were admitted to at least one campus, 2021–22 to 2024–25.

UC San Diego admitted 56% of its transfer applicants (532 of 953) — below the 62% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

1,284

UC applicants
2021–22 to 2024–25

860

Admitted to a UC
same four years

608

Enrolled at a UC
same four years

370

UC applicants
Fall 2025

5,399

Cal State applicants
Fall 2021 to Fall 2024

4,635

Admitted to a Cal State
same four falls

3,176

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	1,284	860	67%	75%	3.51	3.56	265 / 370
UC Berkeley	425	99	23%	27%	3.70	3.76	29 / 160
UCLA	628	134	21%	26%	3.78	3.83	36 / 214
UC San Diego	953	532	56%	62%	3.57	3.66	160 / 299
UC Santa Barbara	334	142	43%	61%	3.64	3.68	54 / 114
UC Irvine	735	266	36%	44%	3.63	3.72	89 / 224
UC Davis	249	125	50%	63%	3.58	3.63	47 / 95
UC Santa Cruz	241	143	59%	66%	3.46	3.47	77 / 100
UC Riverside	415	247	60%	63%	3.40	3.45	101 / 139
UC Merced	98	55	56%	65%	3.33	3.38	50 / 59

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	192 / 303GPA 3.44	184 / 275GPA 3.54	223 / 321GPA 3.49	261 / 385GPA 3.56	265 / 370GPA 3.53
UC Berkeley	25 / 92GPA 3.65	21 / 92GPA 3.60	21 / 113GPA 3.66	32 / 128GPA 3.84	29 / 160GPA 3.73
UCLA	24 / 146GPA 3.82	26 / 129GPA 3.74	34 / 137GPA 3.80	50 / 216GPA 3.78	36 / 214GPA 3.76
UC San Diego	125 / 231GPA 3.54	104 / 189GPA 3.56	139 / 236GPA 3.53	164 / 297GPA 3.62	160 / 299GPA 3.61
UC Santa Barbara	27 / 77GPA 3.70	31 / 69GPA 3.60	35 / 91GPA 3.64	49 / 97GPA 3.62	54 / 114GPA 3.63
UC Irvine	42 / 155GPA 3.71	71 / 170GPA 3.66	66 / 179GPA 3.56	87 / 231GPA 3.61	89 / 224GPA 3.63
UC Davis	28 / 67GPA 3.64	24 / 44GPA 3.58	30 / 58GPA 3.47	43 / 80GPA 3.62	47 / 95GPA 3.57
UC Santa Cruz	30 / 64GPA 3.37	27 / 46GPA 3.43	41 / 60GPA 3.45	45 / 71GPA 3.54	77 / 100GPA 3.54
UC Riverside	79 / 117GPA 3.31	51 / 88GPA 3.37	51 / 96GPA 3.45	66 / 114GPA 3.51	101 / 139GPA 3.46
UC Merced	14 / 28GPA 3.20	10 / 19GPA 3.25	18 / 31GPA 3.33	13 / 20GPA 3.54	50 / 59GPA 3.55

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 5,399 Cal State transfer applicants were admitted to at least one campus, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.

San Diego State admitted 65% of its transfer applicants (3,125 of 4,811) — above the 45% it admitted from California community colleges overall.

Campus	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate	All CCCs	Enrolled	Fall 2025
Any Cal State	5,399	4,635	86%	89%	3,176	1,226 / 1,382
San Diego State	4,811	3,125	65%	45%	2,448	883 / 1,152
CSU San Marcos	1,459	838	57%	60%	230	274 / 466
Cal State Long Beach	1,007	535	53%	48%	63	168 / 318
Cal State Fullerton	823	596	72%	69%	46	203 / 230
Cal State LA	541	470	87%	81%	49	144 / 151
San Francisco State	501	475	95%	91%	24	93 / 98
Cal Poly Pomona	397	238	60%	63%	38	74 / 111
Chico State	325	193	59%	70%	20	45 / 68
CSU Northridge	313	154	49%	70%	10	39 / 67
CSU San Bernardino	264	222	84%	84%		36 / 36
Cal State East Bay	232	197	85%	84%		43 / 48
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	230	≈32	14%	22%		<10 / 61
San José State	220	141	64%	73%		25 / 44
Cal Poly Humboldt	210	184	88%	85%		49 / 56
Sacramento State	197	184	93%	92%		39 / 45
CSU Channel Islands	187	156	83%	83%		36 / 41
CSU Dominguez Hills	184	167	91%	89%		49 / 50
CSU Bakersfield	170	138	81%	80%		31 / 43
Sonoma State	159	78	49%	77%		26 / 29
CSU Monterey Bay	133	115	86%	90%		22 / 23
Fresno State	117	58	50%	73%		<10 / 16
Stanislaus State	29	28	97%	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	1,108 / 1,359	1,161 / 1,350	1,219 / 1,403	1,147 / 1,287	1,226 / 1,382
San Diego State	672 / 1,213	735 / 1,239	922 / 1,237	796 / 1,122	883 / 1,152
CSU San Marcos	183 / 338	160 / 320	238 / 407	257 / 394	274 / 466
Cal State Long Beach	119 / 134	115 / 268	162 / 314	139 / 291	168 / 318
Cal State Fullerton	134 / 223	122 / 185	165 / 202	175 / 213	203 / 230
Cal State LA	115 / 142	114 / 140	128 / 134	113 / 125	144 / 151
San Francisco State	141 / 145	130 / 136	111 / 121	93 / 99	93 / 98
Cal Poly Pomona	36 / 102	44 / 101	77 / 91	81 / 103	74 / 111
Chico State	30 / 81	43 / 81	63 / 86	57 / 77	45 / 68
CSU Northridge	37 / 95	43 / 80	40 / 81	34 / 57	39 / 67
CSU San Bernardino	57 / 72	82 / 95	47 / 54	36 / 43	36 / 36
Cal State East Bay	58 / 67	53 / 63	59 / 69	27 / 33	43 / 48
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	10 / 48	12 / 48	<10 / 63	<10 / 71	<10 / 61
San José State	45 / 65	36 / 58	31 / 48	29 / 49	25 / 44
Cal Poly Humboldt	40 / 44	52 / 60	52 / 62	40 / 44	49 / 56
Sacramento State	53 / 58	40 / 44	52 / 55	39 / 40	39 / 45
CSU Channel Islands	54 / 58	35 / 43	32 / 44	35 / 42	36 / 41
CSU Dominguez Hills	49 / 51	43 / 46	27 / 38	48 / 49	49 / 50
CSU Bakersfield	30 / 52	40 / 43	36 / 39	32 / 36	31 / 43
Sonoma State	16 / 46	35 / 47	10 / 46	17 / 20	26 / 29
CSU Monterey Bay	22 / 26	35 / 38	16 / 21	42 / 48	22 / 23
Fresno State	17 / 38	15 / 33	12 / 23	14 / 23	<10 / 16
Stanislaus State	17 / 17	11 / 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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