Transfer Profile - Fall 2012

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

Statistics About Admitted Transfer Students

Overview by California Residency
  California residents out-of-state international [1] limited/EAP [2] withdrawn [3] total
applied 15,605 564 2,715 171 44 19,099
admitted 4,389 46 855 161 - 5,451
enrolled 2,699 10 464 159 - 3,332
admit rate 28.13% 8.16% 31.49% 94.15% - 28.54%
enroll rate 61.49% 21.74% 54.27% 98.76% - 61.13%
% of total applied 81.71% 2.95% 14.22% 0.90% 0.23% 100.00%

1. "International" refers to any applicant who is or will be in the U.S. solely for educational purposes. It is worth noting that the overwhelming majority of international transfer applicants to UCLA are attending California community colleges at the time they apply.

2. "Limited/EAP" (Education Abroad Program) refers to foreign exchange students who attend UCLA for one or more terms before returning to their home institutions to complete their degrees. Admission decisions have not yet been made for this population.

3. "Withdrawn" refers to applicants who voluntarily withdraw their applications from consideration.

Overview by College and School Applied To

These figures exclude EAP and withdrawn applicants counted above.

  Applicants % of Total Applicants Admits Admit Rate % of Total Admits Enrolled Enroll Rate % of Total Enrolled avg. GPA- applied avg. GPA- admitted avg. GPA- enrolled avg. units- applied avg. units- admitted avg. units- enrolled
College of Letters and Science 15,038 79.63% 4,857 32.30% 91.81% 2,934 60.41% 92.47% 3.40 3.70 3.66 101 105 105
School of the Arts and Architecture 771 4.08% 106 13.75% 2.00% 77 72.64% 2.43% 3.34 3.56 3.50 120 104 103
School of Engineering and Applied Science 2,135 11.31% 293 13.72% 5.54% 131 44.71% 4.13% 3.37 3.84 3.79 107 110 109
School of Nursing 159 0.84% 10 6.29% 0.19% 10 100.00% 0.32% 3.30 3.84 3.84 113 108 108
School of Theater, Film, and Television 781 4.14% 24 3.07% 0.45% 21 87.50% 0.66% 3.32 3.67 3.65 115 102 101
Total 18,884 100.00% 5,290 28.01% 100.00% 3,173 59.98% 100.00% 3.39 3.71 3.66 103 105 105

Overview by School Type Transferring From

These figures exclude EAP and withdrawn applicants counted above.

  Applicants % of Total Applicants Admits Admit Rate % of Total Admits Enrolled Enroll Rate % of Total Enrolled avg. GPA-applied avg. GPA- admitted avg. GPA- enrolled avg. units- applied avg. units- admitted avg. units-enrolled
CA Community Colleges 15,940 84.41% 4,916 30.84% 92.93% 2,946 59.93% 92.85% 3.39 3.71 3.66 104 105 104
Other UC Campuses 743 3.93% 167 22.48% 3.16% 112 67.07% 3.53% 3.36 3.66 3.63 112 117 117
CA State Universities 591 3.13% 46 7.78% 0.87% 30 65.22% 0.95% 3.32 3.68 3.66 89 109 108
U.S. schools outside CA 1,400 7.41% 153 10.93% 2.89% 79 51.63% 2.49% 3.45 3.77 3.71 89 111 109
Non-U.S. schools 210 1.11% 8 3.81% 0.15% 6 75.00% 0.19% 3.28 3.75 3.76 73 89 84
Total 18,884 98.89% 5,290 28.01% 100.00% 3,173 59.98% 100.00% 3.39 3.71 3.66 103 105 105

Admitted Transfer Student Profiles From Other 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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