Transfer Requirements at the Nine UC Campuses
Six UC campuses offer the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG). UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego do not, and admission there is competitive. The table lists transfer results for Fall 2026; open a campus to see its major preparation and TAG rules.
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | TAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReachAdmit rates near 20%, suited to students with near-perfect GPAs | ||||
| UC Berkeley | 26,210 | 5,248 | 20% | Not offered |
| UCLA | 30,668 | 6,796 | 22.2% | Not offered |
| Primary targetsAdmit rates of 36% to 62%, where most students compete | ||||
| UC Irvine | 27,004 | 9,839 | 36.4% | Offered |
| UC San Diego | 26,339 | 12,473 | 47.4% | Not offered |
| UC Davis | 17,400 | 10,138 | 58.3% | Offered |
| UC Santa Barbara | 18,870 | 11,620 | 61.6% | Offered |
| LikelyAdmit rates above 67%, all participating in TAG | ||||
| UC Santa Cruz | 13,546 | 9,141 | 67.5% | Offered |
| UC Riverside | 14,915 | 10,382 | 69.6% | Offered |
| UC Merced | 6,635 | 5,089 | 76.7% | Offered |
Within a campus, admit rates for popular majors such as computer science, engineering, and business are markedly lower than the campus overall. UC Berkeley and UCLA work as reach targets but should not be a student’s only targets. CC2UC advisors recommend applying to several campuses and using TAG to secure one likely campus.
Source: UC campus transfer admission data for fall 2026 (as of June 2026) (For the other campuses, replace berkeley in the URL with ucla, irvine, san-diego, davis, santa-barbara, santa-cruz, riverside, or merced)
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