In fall 2025, 23,054 transfer applicants applied to the 75 UC Berkeley majors listed below and 4,989 (22%) were admitted. Among majors with at least 100 applicants, the hardest to get into were Computer Science (3%), Business Administration (5%) and Nutritional Science (8%), and the most accessible were English (78%), History of Art (76%) and Philosophy (74%).
Fall 2025 transfer results by major
| Major | Area | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate | 2024 rate | Admitted GPA (middle 50%) | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | 229 | 37 | 16% | 18% | 3.86–4.00 | 28 |
| American Studies | Social Sciences | 39 | 32 | 82% | 59% | 3.19–3.87 | 27 |
| Analytics | Engineering | 16 | 7 | 44% | 21% | 3.66–3.94 | 7 |
| Anthropology | Social Sciences | 297 | 115 | 39% | 49% | 3.68–3.94 | 58 |
| Applied Mathematics | Physical Sciences/Math | 727 | 274 | 38% | 51% | 3.81–4.00 | 186 |
| Architecture | Architecture | 294 | 54 | 18% | 17% | 3.73–3.94 | 44 |
| Art | Arts & Humanities | 240 | 55 | 23% | 25% | 3.80–4.00 | 32 |
| Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies | Social Sciences | 22 | 14 | 64% | — | 3.72–3.93 | 11 |
| Astrophysics | Physical Sciences/Math | 70 | 41 | 59% | 55% | 3.47–3.91 | 27 |
| Bioengineering | Engineering | 176 | 38 | 22% | 17% | 3.83–4.00 | 25 |
| Business Administration | Business | 2,413 | 118 | 5% | 5% | 3.87–4.00 | 115 |
| Chemical Biology | Physical Sciences/Math | 184 | 52 | 28% | 19% | 3.78–3.96 | 20 |
| Chemical Engineering | Engineering | 148 | 49 | 33% | 31% | 3.79–3.98 | 35 |
| Chemistry | Physical Sciences/Math | 229 | 61 | 27% | 32% | 3.78–4.00 | 33 |
| Chicano Studies | Social Sciences | 9 | 7 | 78% | 47% | 3.30–3.78 | 3 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | Arts & Humanities | 39 | 20 | 51% | — | 3.53–4.00 | 16 |
| Civil Engineering | Engineering | 175 | 38 | 22% | 28% | 3.76–3.94 | 28 |
| Cognitive Science | Other/Interdisciplinary | 318 | 57 | 18% | 22% | 3.74–3.96 | 40 |
| Comparative Literature | Arts & Humanities | 47 | 31 | 66% | 60% | 3.53–3.92 | 18 |
| Computer Science | Computer Science | 1,870 | 50 | 3% | 2% | 3.98–4.00 | 43 |
| Conservation & Resource Studies | Life Sciences | 51 | 25 | 49% | 57% | 3.53–3.86 | 15 |
| Data Science | Computer Science | 752 | 105 | 14% | 12% | 3.80–4.00 | 94 |
| East Asian Religion, Thought, and Culture | Arts & Humanities | 55 | 16 | 29% | 15% | 3.61–3.92 | 10 |
| Economics | Social Sciences | 1,772 | 268 | 15% | 20% | 3.84–4.00 | 193 |
| Ecosystem Management and Forestry – Forestry | Life Sciences | 21 | 10 | 48% | 38% | 3.36–3.82 | 8 |
| Electrical Engineering – Computer Science | Engineering | 1,171 | 133 | 11% | 13% | 3.95–4.00 | 121 |
| Energy Engineering | Engineering | 14 | 3 | 21% | — | 3.63–3.82 | 3 |
| English | Arts & Humanities | 478 | 373 | 78% | 64% | 3.41–3.90 | 208 |
| Environmental Earth Science | Life Sciences | 30 | 17 | 57% | 72% | 3.49–3.79 | 10 |
| Environmental Economics & Policy | Life Sciences | 139 | 42 | 30% | 33% | 3.72–4.00 | 30 |
| Environmental Science | Life Sciences | 168 | 20 | 12% | 24% | 3.35–3.92 | 12 |
| Ethnic Studies | Social Sciences | 29 | 16 | 55% | 46% | 3.51–3.93 | 12 |
| Film | Arts & Humanities | 365 | 217 | 59% | 51% | 3.46–3.90 | 104 |
| Gender & Women's Studies | Social Sciences | 54 | 33 | 61% | 51% | 3.81–3.94 | 20 |
| Genetics & Plant Biology | Life Sciences | 50 | 12 | 24% | — | 3.38–3.89 | 5 |
| Geography | Life Sciences | 46 | 26 | 57% | 67% | 3.61–3.93 | 12 |
| Geology | Physical Sciences/Math | 24 | 10 | 42% | 84% | 3.43–3.82 | 6 |
| Global Studies | Other/Interdisciplinary | 146 | 86 | 59% | 27% | 3.60–3.93 | 49 |
| History | Arts & Humanities | 333 | 102 | 31% | 52% | 3.73–4.00 | 48 |
| History of Art | Arts & Humanities | 147 | 111 | 76% | 47% | 3.36–3.93 | 41 |
| Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Engineering | Engineering | 35 | 5 | 14% | 18% | 3.70–3.86 | 5 |
| Integrative Biology | Life Sciences | 230 | 95 | 41% | 42% | 3.65–3.95 | 49 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Other/Interdisciplinary | 150 | 42 | 28% | 45% | 3.66–3.96 | 27 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | Arts & Humanities | 35 | 26 | 74% | 43% | 3.49–3.93 | 3 |
| Legal Studies | Other/Interdisciplinary | 189 | 26 | 14% | 24% | 3.76–4.00 | 17 |
| Linguistics | Arts & Humanities | 95 | 57 | 60% | 60% | 3.68–4.00 | 24 |
| Marine Science | Physical Sciences/Math | 26 | 15 | 58% | 62% | 3.25–3.79 | 7 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | Physical Sciences/Math | 35 | 5 | 14% | 26% | 3.66–3.85 | 5 |
| Mathematics | Physical Sciences/Math | 283 | 74 | 26% | 56% | 3.72–4.00 | 51 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Engineering | 698 | 93 | 13% | 16% | 3.90–4.00 | 74 |
| Media Studies | Other/Interdisciplinary | 467 | 110 | 24% | 20% | 3.64–3.98 | 70 |
| Microbial Biology | Life Sciences | 153 | 68 | 44% | 38% | 3.51–3.96 | 27 |
| Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures | Arts & Humanities | 13 | 6 | 46% | — | 3.69–3.90 | 3 |
| Molecular & Cell Biology | Life Sciences | 764 | 240 | 31% | 37% | 3.69–3.96 | 109 |
| Molecular Environmental Biology | Life Sciences | 116 | 43 | 37% | 41% | 3.60–3.91 | 22 |
| Music | Arts & Humanities | 72 | 41 | 57% | 56% | 3.50–3.94 | 15 |
| Neuroscience | Life Sciences | 195 | 61 | 31% | — | 3.70–3.98 | 27 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Engineering | 41 | 10 | 24% | 31% | 3.78–3.99 | 7 |
| Nutritional Science | Other/Interdisciplinary | 102 | 8 | 8% | 10% | 3.47–3.85 | 5 |
| Philosophy | Arts & Humanities | 288 | 212 | 74% | 57% | 3.52–3.93 | 122 |
| Physics | Physical Sciences/Math | 237 | 86 | 36% | 51% | 3.62–3.98 | 64 |
| Political Economy | Social Sciences | 253 | 31 | 12% | 21% | 3.75–4.00 | 22 |
| Political Science | Social Sciences | 1,195 | 150 | 13% | 23% | 3.79–4.00 | 82 |
| Psychology | Social Sciences | 1,934 | 173 | 9% | 8% | 3.78–4.00 | 104 |
| Public Health | Public Health | 342 | 32 | 9% | 13% | 3.65–3.92 | 12 |
| Rhetoric | Arts & Humanities | 77 | 53 | 69% | 44% | 3.55–3.93 | 37 |
| Social Welfare | Public Admin | 96 | 26 | 27% | 22% | 3.50–3.92 | 14 |
| Society and Environment | Life Sciences | 54 | 19 | 35% | 30% | 3.47–3.90 | 11 |
| Sociology | Social Sciences | 837 | 104 | 12% | 20% | 3.81–4.00 | 49 |
| South & Southeast Asian Studies | Arts & Humanities | 11 | 8 | 73% | — | 3.66–3.83 | 5 |
| Spanish / Portuguese | Arts & Humanities | 33 | 22 | 67% | 55% | 3.37–3.95 | 6 |
| Statistics | Physical Sciences/Math | 309 | 95 | 31% | 30% | 3.79–4.00 | 73 |
| Theater and Performance Studies | Arts & Humanities | 107 | 67 | 63% | 46% | 3.47–3.89 | 28 |
| Undeclared | Undeclared | 137 | 92 | 67% | 16% | 3.47–3.93 | 44 |
| Urban Studies | Social Sciences | 58 | 19 | 33% | 32% | 3.42–3.88 | 10 |
Majors are listed as UC names them; “Pre-” majors are the entry point for majors with prerequisites. Majors with very few applicants may not appear. GPA is the 25th–75th percentile UC-transferable GPA of admitted students.
Transfer majors at other campuses
Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center: Freshman admissions by discipline and Transfers by major. UC reports freshman results by broad discipline (the major area students applied to, such as Engineering), not by individual major; transfer results are by individual major. GPA ranges are the 25th–75th percentile of admitted students (freshman: weighted, capped UC GPA; transfer: UC-transferable GPA). Counts include all applicants (California, out-of-state and international). Small counts are suppressed by UC. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.