In fall 2025 transfers, 133 transfer students from Contra Costa College applied to the University of California and 101 (76%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Berkeley with 105 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Los Angeles (8 of 59 admitted, 14%), and the easiest was UC Riverside (76%). Admitted transfer students had an average transfer GPA of 3.53.
What stands out
Between 2021 and 2025, UC Los Angeles got harder for Contra Costa College transfer students (20% → 14% admitted), while UC Santa Barbara got easier (33% → 58%). Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Irvine and UC Los Angeles.
Fall 2025 transfers results by campus
| Campus | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate | All applicants’ rate | Enrolled | Avg GPA applied | Avg GPA admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any UC campus | 133 | 101 | 76% | — | 65 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| UC Berkeley | 105 | 23 | 22% | 22% | 19 | 3.49 | 3.74 |
| UC Davis | 92 | 55 | 60% | 56% | 25 | 3.46 | 3.61 |
| UC Irvine | 43 | 13 | 30% | 39% | — | 3.45 | 3.72 |
| UC Los Angeles | 59 | 8 | 14% | 23% | 5 | 3.50 | 3.85 |
| UC Merced | 23 | 17 | 74% | 72% | — | 3.44 | 3.43 |
| UC Riverside | 17 | 13 | 76% | 67% | — | 3.21 | 3.27 |
| UC San Diego | 52 | 28 | 54% | 52% | 8 | 3.50 | 3.53 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 40 | 23 | 58% | 59% | — | 3.35 | 3.63 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 64 | 47 | 73% | 68% | 4 | 3.43 | 3.48 |
“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all transfer applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.
Five-year trend
| Campus | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any UC campus | 70% (105/149) | 68% (85/125) | 76% (79/104) | 84% (104/124) | 76% (101/133) |
| UC Berkeley | 25% (27/108) | 22% (20/93) | 40% (32/81) | 30% (30/101) | 22% (23/105) |
| UC Davis | 50% (56/111) | 54% (50/92) | 65% (45/69) | 65% (58/89) | 60% (55/92) |
| UC Irvine | 25% (14/55) | 40% (17/43) | 55% (17/31) | 35% (17/49) | 30% (13/43) |
| UC Los Angeles | 20% (14/69) | 10% (6/59) | 25% (12/48) | 15% (8/55) | 14% (8/59) |
| UC Merced | 58% (22/38) | 78% (21/27) | 72% (18/25) | 87% (27/31) | 74% (17/23) |
| UC Riverside | 57% (24/42) | 71% (15/21) | 89% (16/18) | 63% (15/24) | 76% (13/17) |
| UC San Diego | 53% (23/43) | 56% (27/48) | 73% (24/33) | 68% (25/37) | 54% (28/52) |
| UC Santa Barbara | 33% (13/39) | 47% (17/36) | 77% (24/31) | 81% (25/31) | 58% (23/40) |
| UC Santa Cruz | 55% (37/67) | 59% (35/59) | 71% (29/41) | 72% (38/53) | 73% (47/64) |
Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.
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Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.