Transfer Profile — Fall 2022

When we review transfer applicants, we look at a wide variety of factors, some more easily quantifiable than others.

Transfer Applications

Transfer Applications for Fall 2022 

  Total
Applicants 24,930
Admits 5,961
Enrolled 3,645
Admit Rate 24%

Academic Performance

GPA statistics for admitted transfer students

GPA Median Middle 25% - 75%
Transfer GPA 3.90 3.74-4.00

Background

Ethnicity or Race Statistics

% of entering class (domestic only) *

Ethnicity or Race Transfers
African American 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
Asian 33%
Hispanic 26%
White 31%
Unknown 3%

* 8% of the entering transfer class are international students

43%

of transfers (domestic) are first-generation college students

34%

of entering transfers are from underrepresented backgrounds

72%

of the transfer class receive financial aid
(2021)

30

countries represented
 

Statistics About Admitted Transfer Students

Overview by College and School Applied To for Fall 2022
  Applicants % of Applicants Admits Admit Rate
Total 24,930 100% 5,961 24%
The College 18,645 75% 5,390 29%
Samueli School of Engineering 3,667 15% 405 11%
School of Theater, Film & Television 998 4% 30 3%
School of the Arts & Architecture 987 4% 82 8.3%
School of Music 227 1% 32 14%
School of Nursing 406 2% 22 5.4%

Click on the name of the college/school above to see these figures by major.

Overview by School Type Transferring From
  Applicants % of Applicants Admits % of Admits Admit Rate
CA Community Colleges 20,349 82% 5,540 93% 27%
Other UC Campuses 1,430 6% 240 4% 17%
CA State Universities 633 3% 41 1% 6.5%
Other Schools 2,518 10% 140 2% 5.6%

Admitted Transfer Student Profiles From Past Years

Frequently Asked Questions

California community college transfer applicants are given priority consideration, then UC-to-UC transfer applicants are considered.

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