Transfer Profile by Major - Fall 2022

Please note: one critical element we are not able to quantify here is the completion of major preparation requirements. Click in the major name below to see the courses you should pursue towards a specific major.

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Fall 2022

The College

The College: A - B
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
African American Studies 52 46% 3.42 3.70
African and Middle Eastern Studies, Pre 2 0% N/A N/A
American Indian Studies 14 57% 3.55 3.90
American Literature and Culture 28 61% 3.59 3.93
Ancient Near East and Egyptology 6 17% 3.49 3.49
Anthropology - B.A. 315 59% 3.65 3.95
Anthropology - B.S. 79 44% 3.53 3.86
Applied Linguistics 36 64% 3.63 3.91
Applied Mathematics, Pre 226 37% 3.79 3.96
Arabic 3 67% 3.35 3.97
Art History 147 52% 3.66 3.94
Asian American Studies 41 29% 3.60 3.90
Asian Humanities 41 37% 3.69 3.95
Asian Languages and Linguistics 27 44% 3.64 3.89
Asian Religions 4 0% N/A N/A
Asian Studies, Pre 71 25% 3.69 4.00
Astrophysics 67 31% 3.44 4.00
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 10 30% 3.53 3.95
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Maths 2 50% N/A N/A
* Biochemistry 288 36% 3.75 4.00
* Biology 1,249 18% 3.80 4.00
Biophysics 12 33% 3.51 3.94
* Business Economics, Pre 2,721 10% 3.86 4.00
The College: C - E
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Central and East European Languages and Cultures 1 100% N/A N/A
Chemistry 205 35% 3.60 3.92
Chemistry/Materials Science 12 17% 3.60 4.00
Chicana and Chicano Studies 56 45% 3.34 3.79
Chinese 28 36% 3.67 3.94
Classical Civilization 13 31% 3.49 3.93
Climate Sciences 5 0% N/A N/A
Cognitive Science, Pre 227 50% 3.67 3.92
* Communication 1,088 11% 3.95 4.00
Comparative Literature 49 45% 3.57 3.86
Computational and Systems Biology, Pre 18 50% 3.49 3.86
Data Theory, Pre 288 34% 3.85 4.00
European Language and Transcultural Studies 2 100% 3.79 3.86
European Language and Transcultural Studies with French and Francophone 16 56% 3.60 3.95
European Language and Transcultural Studies with German 6 50% 3.42 3.84
European Language and Transcultural Studies with Italian 3 0% N/A N/A
Earth and Environmental Science 59 29% 3.59 3.91
* Ecology, Behavior and Evolution 60 13% 3.54 3.76
* Economics, Pre 1,232 19% 3.89 4.00
Education and Social Transformation, Pre 177 42% 3.60 3.91
Engineering Geology 5 60% 3.63 4.00
English 639 40% 3.76 4.00
Environmental Science 137 30% 3.43 3.72
European Studies, Pre 5 0% N/A N/A
The College: F - I
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
* Financial Actuarial Mathematics, Pre 91 38% 3.78 4.00
Gender Studies 124 54% 3.55 3.92
Geography 61 66% 3.54 3.93
Geography/Environmental Studies 63 56% 3.42 3.89
Geology 24 42% 3.68 3.85
Geophysics 7 43% 3.58 3.78
* Global Studies, Pre 203 30% 3.84 4.00
Greek 1 0% N/A N/A
Greek and Latin 1 100% N/A N/A
History, Pre 426 53% 3.75 3.95
* Human Biology and Society - B.A., Pre 58 31% 3.75 3.94
* Human Biology and Society - B.S., Pre 121 18% 3.81 3.97
* International Development Studies, Pre 106 28% 3.51 3.89
Iranian Studies 4 25% N/A N/A
The College: J - L
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Japanese 54 57% 3.69 3.95
Jewish Studies 4 50% 3.13 3.58
Korean 17 35% 3.69 3.92
Labor Studies 30 37% 3.37 3.86
Latin 2 0% N/A N/A
Latin American Studies, Pre 10 50% 3.73 3.93
Linguistics 82 40% 3.69 3.93
Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures 19 47% 3.81 3.97
Linguistics and Computer Science 83 35% 3.66 3.88
Linguistics and English 10 50% 3.78 3.93
Linguistics and French 3 0% N/A N/A
Linguistics and Philosophy 6 17% N/A N/A
Linguistics and Psychology 77 38% 3.64 3.87
Linguistics and Spanish 4 75% 3.63 3.75
Linguistics and Anthropology 16 38% 3.60 4.00
The College: M - N
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
* Marine Biology 57 11% 3.52 3.86
Mathematics for Teaching, Pre 38 29% 3.68 3.93
Mathematics of Computation, Pre 96 55% 3.83 3.98
Mathematics, Pre 199 44% 3.78 4.00
Mathematics/Applied Science, Pre 27 26% 3.51 3.95
* Mathematics/Economics, Pre 96 45% 3.86 4.00
* Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Pre 134 34% 3.75 3.93
Middle Eastern Studies 8 25% 3.53 4.00
* Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology 161 39% 3.75 3.93
* Neuroscience 175 29% 3.73 3.94
Nordic Studies 3 67% 3.71 3.92
The College: P - Z
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Philosophy 331 49% 3.63 3.93
Physics 147 34% 3.77 3.97
Physiological Science 151 25% 3.73 3.92
* Political Science, Pre 1,316 40% 3.78 4.00
* Psychobiology, Pre 213 18% 3.74 3.96
* Psychology, Pre 2,273 22% 3.78 4.00
Public Affairs, Pre 103 30% 3.71 4.00
Russian Language and Literature 4 0% N/A N/A
Russian Studies 4 50% 3.54 3.60
* Sociology, Pre 1,340 40% 3.77 4.00
Spanish 58 43% 3.50 3.88
Spanish and Community and Culture 18 44% 3.56 3.99
Spanish and Linguistics 6 33% 3.08 3.51
Spanish and Portuguese 2 0% N/A N/A
* Statistics, Pre 200 43% 3.90 4.00
Study of Religion 6 50% 3.70 4.00

 * The number of applications to this major greatly exceeds the space available. In most cases, this means that both the GPAs and completion of preparatory coursework from successful applicants tend to exceed the overall average.

School of the Arts and Architecture

Overview by Major in School of the Arts and Architecture
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Architectural Studies 293 8% 3.70 3.94
Art 271 8% 3.24 3.84
Dance 48 21% 3.76 3.92
Design | Media Arts 323 5% 3.50 4.00
World Arts and Cultures 52 23% 3.59 3.94

Samueli School of Engineering

Overview by Major in Samueli School of Engineering
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Aerospace Engineering 188 15% 3.77 3.98
Bioengineering 126 19% 3.76 3.93
Chemical Engineering 116 25% 3.68 3.97
Civil Engineering 202 24% 3.85 4.00
Computer Engineering 172 5% 3.88 4.00
Computer Science 1,708 4% 3.93 4.00
Computer Science and Engineering 281 8% 3.94 4.00
Electrical Engineering 307 30% 3.83 4.00
Materials Engineering 42 21% 3.82 4.00
Mechanical Engineering 525 15% 3.85 4.00

Herb Alpert School of Music

Overview by Major in School of Music
MajorApplicantsAdmit Rate25th % for Admits75th % for Admits
Ethnomusicology1520%3.533.82
Global Jazz Studies2818%3.363.62
Music Composition415%4.004.00
Music Education2811%3.113.87
Music History and Industry6216%3.693.97
Music Performance4613%3.203.87
Musicology743%3.463.95

School of Nursing

Overview by Major in School of Nursing
MajorApplicantsAdmit Rate25th % for Admits75th % for Admits
Nursing Prelicensure4065%3.793.96

School of Theater, Film and Television

Overview by Major in School of Theater, Film and Television
Major Applicants Admit Rate 25th % for Admits 75th % for Admits
Film and Television 747 2% 3.41 3.93
Theater 251 5% 3.62 4.00
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