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California Community College Library:UC Transfer Data
This page shows which California community colleges send the most transfer students to UC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, based on the transfer data that UC publishes for each community college from 2015-16 to 2025-26. Each college also has its own page covering its honors program, international student tuition, and application deadlines.
- Colleges in the first release
- 18 community colleges
- Academic years covered
- 2015-16 to 2025-26
- Comparison scope
- UC systemwide and nine undergraduate campuses
Admissions by target campus, 2024-25
| # | Community college | Region | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Average GPA of admitted students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica | Los Angeles County | 1,922 | 1,470 | 76.5% | 3.61 |
| 2 | De Anza CollegeCupertino | San Francisco Bay Area | 1,727 | 1,402 | 81.2% | 3.64 |
| 3 | Pasadena City CollegePasadena | Los Angeles County | 1,554 | 1,212 | 78.0% | 3.62 |
| 4 | Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine | Orange County | 1,259 | 995 | 79.0% | 3.61 |
| 5 | Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill | San Francisco Bay Area | 1,250 | 994 | 79.5% | 3.62 |
| 6 | Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara | Ventura and Santa Barbara | 1,223 | 990 | 80.9% | 3.52 |
| 7 | Mt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut | Los Angeles County | 974 | 706 | 72.5% | 3.59 |
| 8 | Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa | Orange County | 930 | 669 | 71.9% | 3.61 |
| 9 | El Camino CollegeTorrance | Los Angeles County | 808 | 608 | 75.2% | 3.61 |
| 10 | Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo | Orange County | 755 | 579 | 76.7% | 3.60 |
| 11 | Moorpark CollegeMoorpark | Ventura and Santa Barbara | 714 | 574 | 80.4% | 3.64 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills | Los Angeles County | 671 | 535 | 79.7% | 3.64 |
| 13 | Glendale Community CollegeGlendale | Los Angeles County | 602 | 461 | 76.6% | 3.63 |
| 14 | Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills | San Francisco Bay Area | 528 | 430 | 81.4% | 3.57 |
| 15 | San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego | San Diego County | 583 | 392 | 67.2% | 3.52 |
| 16 | MiraCosta CollegeOceanside | San Diego County | 498 | 389 | 78.1% | 3.67 |
| 17 | City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco | San Francisco Bay Area | 454 | 363 | 80.0% | 3.60 |
| 18 | Ohlone CollegeFremont | San Francisco Bay Area | 445 | 362 | 81.3% | 3.60 |
In the UC systemwide figures, a student who applies to or is admitted by several campuses is counted once. Admit rates are calculated from student counts, and UC does not publish categories with fewer than five students. The number admitted reflects the size of each college’s transfer pipeline and does not indicate any individual student’s chance of admission. After selecting a campus, see the corresponding transfer guide for that campus’s major requirements. Source: UC Infocenter, Admissions by source school.
Orange County3 colleges
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program995admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program579admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program669admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
Los Angeles County6 colleges
Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program1,470admitted to UC, 2024-25UC Santa BarbaraTop campus by admissions
Pasadena City CollegePasadena · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program1,212admitted to UC, 2024-25UC San DiegoTop campus by admissions
Glendale Community CollegeGlendale · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program461admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
Mt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program706admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
El Camino CollegeTorrance · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program608admitted to UC, 2024-25UC IrvineTop campus by admissions
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program535admitted to UC, 2024-25UC Santa BarbaraTop campus by admissions
Ventura and Santa Barbara2 colleges
Moorpark CollegeMoorpark · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program574admitted to UC, 2024-25UC Santa BarbaraTop campus by admissions
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program990admitted to UC, 2024-25UC Santa BarbaraTop campus by admissions
San Diego County2 colleges
San Francisco Bay Area5 colleges
De Anza CollegeCupertino · Quarter calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program1,402admitted to UC, 2024-25UC DavisTop campus by admissions
Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills · Quarter calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program430admitted to UC, 2024-25UC DavisTop campus by admissions
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill · Semester calendar994admitted to UC, 2024-25UC DavisTop campus by admissions
City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco · Semester calendar · UCLA Transfer Alliance Program363admitted to UC, 2024-25UC DavisTop campus by admissions
Ohlone CollegeFremont · Semester calendar362admitted to UC, 2024-25UC DavisTop campus by admissions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which community college in this library sends the most students to UC?
According to UC Information Center data for 2024-25, Santa Monica College had the most students admitted to UC among the 18 colleges in this library, with 1,470 admitted. A high number admitted reflects a large transfer population and does not mean that each student has a higher chance of admission.
Which community college has the most students admitted to UCLA?
In 2024-25, Santa Monica College had the most students admitted to UCLA among the colleges in this library, with 547 admitted; De Anza College had the most students admitted to UC Berkeley, with 289 admitted. Select a campus in the comparison table above to see the ranking of every college.
Where do these transfer data come from, and how reliable are they?
The data come from the Admissions by source school transfer data published by the University of California Information Center (UC Infocenter), which reports the number of applicants, admitted students, and enrolled students from each community college every year. 2015-16 to 2024-25 are full-year figures; 2025-26 currently includes fall data only. UC does not publish categories with fewer than five students.
Why does this library include only these community colleges?
Students from 115 California community colleges were admitted to UC in 2024-25. The first release covers the largest transfer colleges in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, the two regions where most Chinese families in California live. More colleges will be added according to reader needs.
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