Mission College: UC admissions

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In fall 2025 transfers, 116 transfer students from Mission College applied to the University of California and 82 (71%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Berkeley with 80 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (16 of 80 admitted, 20%), and the easiest was UC Merced (71%). Admitted transfer students had an average transfer GPA of 3.60.

What stands out

Between 2021 and 2025, UC San Diego got harder for Mission College transfer students (54% → 36% admitted), while UC Riverside got easier (55% → 64%). Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 transfers results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus1168271%—413.463.60
UC Berkeley801620%22%113.523.77
UC Davis784254%56%113.483.68
UC Irvine631829%39%43.473.72
UC Los Angeles621423%23%43.553.83
UC Merced241771%72%—3.503.65
UC Riverside332164%67%—3.433.62
UC San Diego501836%52%33.483.64
UC Santa Barbara482348%59%33.463.70
UC Santa Cruz664568%68%43.443.60

“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all transfer applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.

Five-year trend

Campus20212022202320242025
Any UC campus74% (112/151)74% (120/162)73% (90/123)79% (89/113)71% (82/116)
UC Berkeley21% (16/77)24% (22/91)23% (16/69)25% (18/73)20% (16/80)
UC Davis50% (48/96)59% (58/98)57% (42/74)65% (51/79)54% (42/78)
UC Irvine34% (24/71)33% (28/84)37% (23/62)33% (17/52)29% (18/63)
UC Los Angeles14% (10/69)33% (26/79)31% (20/65)31% (18/59)23% (14/62)
UC Merced68% (21/31)70% (19/27)40% (6/15)67% (18/27)71% (17/24)
UC Riverside55% (21/38)42% (18/43)53% (17/32)55% (17/31)64% (21/33)
UC San Diego54% (28/52)62% (42/68)62% (36/58)65% (33/51)36% (18/50)
UC Santa Barbara43% (23/53)42% (19/45)58% (26/45)77% (30/39)48% (23/48)
UC Santa Cruz62% (53/86)64% (56/87)62% (40/65)60% (35/58)68% (45/66)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

Where would your GPA land?

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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.