In fall 2025 transfers, 48 transfer students from Yuba College applied to the University of California and 34 (71%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC Davis with 40 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (5 of 23 admitted, 22%), and the easiest was UC Merced (77%). Admitted transfer students had an average transfer GPA of 3.59.
What stands out
The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Cruz, where the admit rate for Yuba College transfer students fell from 60% to 43%. Its applicants were admitted at lower rates than the overall applicant pool at UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz.
Fall 2025 transfers results by campus
| Campus | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate | All applicants’ rate | Enrolled | Avg GPA applied | Avg GPA admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any UC campus | 48 | 34 | 71% | — | 21 | 3.52 | 3.59 |
| UC Berkeley | 23 | 5 | 22% | 22% | — | 3.56 | 3.63 |
| UC Davis | 40 | 21 | 53% | 56% | 16 | 3.52 | 3.68 |
| UC Irvine | 14 | — | — | 39% | — | 3.48 | — |
| UC Los Angeles | 16 | 4 | 25% | 23% | — | 3.67 | — |
| UC Merced | 13 | 10 | 77% | 72% | — | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| UC Riverside | 12 | 5 | 42% | 67% | — | 3.43 | 3.45 |
| UC San Diego | 15 | 6 | 40% | 52% | — | 3.51 | 3.65 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 17 | 7 | 41% | 59% | — | 3.57 | 3.63 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 21 | 9 | 43% | 68% | — | 3.50 | 3.51 |
“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 | 75% (60/80) | 73% (43/59) | 79% (50/63) | 71% (36/51) | 71% (34/48) |
| UC Berkeley | 19% (6/31) | 11% (3/27) | 31% (10/32) | 21% (4/19) | 22% (5/23) |
| UC Davis | 63% (43/68) | 63% (30/48) | 77% (41/53) | 74% (32/43) | 53% (21/40) |
| UC Irvine | 14% (4/29) | 25% (5/20) | 26% (5/19) | 24% (4/17) | — (—/14) |
| UC Los Angeles | — (—/28) | 14% (3/21) | 28% (8/29) | — (—/17) | 25% (4/16) |
| UC Merced | 53% (9/17) | 53% (10/19) | 64% (9/14) | 50% (5/10) | 77% (10/13) |
| UC Riverside | 63% (12/19) | 47% (8/17) | — (—/10) | — (—/8) | 42% (5/12) |
| UC San Diego | 36% (8/22) | 67% (12/18) | 67% (12/18) | 41% (7/17) | 40% (6/15) |
| UC Santa Barbara | 45% (13/29) | 37% (10/27) | 71% (15/21) | 40% (8/20) | 41% (7/17) |
| UC Santa Cruz | 60% (18/30) | 69% (11/16) | 65% (11/17) | 56% (9/16) | 43% (9/21) |
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.