UC transfer rates by community college

East Los Angeles College transfer to UC: acceptance rates at every campus

In fall 2025, 392 students from East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park applied to transfer to the University of California, and UC admitted 298 of them to at least one campus: 76.0%, against 76.6% for every California community college together. Below is each UC campus, each fall since 2016, as UC itself counted it.

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East Los Angeles College transfers to UC, fall 2025

Applied to UC

392

29th of 115 colleges

Admitted to a UC

298

Admit rate

76.0%

-0.6 points vs. statewide

Enrolled at a UC

196

East Los Angeles College sent the 29th most UC transfer applicants of the 115 California community colleges in UC’s table, and its admit rate was the 44th highest of the 96 colleges with a page here. It beat the statewide community college rate at 5 of the 9 campuses with enough applicants to compare.

East Los Angeles College transfer acceptance rate at each UC campus

Fall 2025 transfer applicants from East Los Angeles College, by campus
CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rateStatewide
UC Berkeley186532828.5%25.0%
UC Davis119781765.5%63.1%
UC Irvine3061413546.1%43.6%
UCLA303895729.4%26.5%
UC Merced6143not printed70.5%75.4%
UC Riverside1991432171.9%70.2%
UC San Diego2081142554.8%57.0%
UC Santa Barbara15187657.6%63.5%
UC Santa Cruz10376573.8%74.1%

Statewide is the admit rate at that campus for applicants from every California community college. A rate is printed only where 10 or more students applied and UC printed the admits; UC leaves small counts blank to protect students’ privacy. A college’s rate reflects the majors its students chose as much as the college, so the gap is a description, not a forecast for any one student.

East Los Angeles College to UC by year, fall 2016 to 2025

FallAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateStatewide
201654942577.4%71.4%
201755444079.4%75.6%
201857646079.9%75.3%
201959244074.3%75.0%
202064048375.5%75.3%
202164045771.4%72.5%
202244934075.7%75.5%
202331823774.5%76.8%
202439029776.2%75.7%
202539229876.0%76.6%

Admitted to at least one UC campus. UC prints enrollment by college for the latest fall only.

Admit rate at each campus, each fall
Campus2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
UC Berkeley17%24%22%16%18%15%22%23%17%28%
UC Davis64%58%59%59%60%58%66%69%57%66%
UC Irvine52%58%42%50%45%39%47%43%50%46%
UCLA30%27%26%20%24%18%27%24%26%29%
UC Merced73%58%59%47%61%66%74%71%78%70%
UC Riverside70%76%74%71%69%65%65%65%64%72%
UC San Diego57%54%45%52%57%54%63%65%63%55%
UC Santa Barbara49%56%59%50%64%49%68%64%69%58%
UC Santa Cruz54%58%68%52%63%60%56%60%64%74%

n/p: UC printed no rate that fall, or fewer than 10 students applied.

Admitted GPA for East Los Angeles College transfers

UC does not print the admitted GPA of transfer students by community college: its view for that table is empty for every year, so this page shows none and estimates none. UC does print the admitted GPA range for each major at each campus, for transfers from every kind of school, and our UC transfer rates piece lists it.

The Transfer Admission Guarantee

UC’s own Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) page lists six campuses in the program: UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz. Each sets its own requirements in UC’s TAG matrix, and UC says to submit the TAG application by September 30 for the fall term. The terms are UC’s; read them on UC’s page (retrieved 2026-11-05).

Other Los Angeles County community colleges

East Los Angeles College transfer questions

What is the East Los Angeles College transfer acceptance rate to UC?
In fall 2025, 392 students from East Los Angeles College applied to transfer to the University of California and 298 were admitted to at least one campus, 76.0%. Across every California community college the rate was 76.6%.
How many East Los Angeles College students transfer to UCLA?
In fall 2025, 303 applied from East Los Angeles College, UCLA admitted 89 (29.4%) and 57 enrolled. UCLA admitted 26.5% of applicants from all California community colleges.
How many East Los Angeles College students transfer to UC Berkeley?
In fall 2025, 186 applied from East Los Angeles College, UC Berkeley admitted 53 (28.5%) and 28 enrolled. UC Berkeley admitted 25.0% of applicants from all California community colleges.
Which UC campus is easiest to transfer to from East Los Angeles College?
By admit rate, UC Santa Cruz (73.8% of 103 applicants) in fall 2025; the lowest was UC Berkeley (28.5%). The campus that drew the most applicants from East Los Angeles College was UC Irvine, with 306.
Has the East Los Angeles College UC transfer rate changed?
UC admitted 77.4% of 549 East Los Angeles College applicants in fall 2016 and 76.0% of 392 in fall 2025. Statewide the rate went from 71.4% to 76.6%.
What GPA do East Los Angeles College transfers need for UC?
UC does not publish the admitted GPA of transfer students by community college, so no page can state it honestly. UC does publish the admitted GPA range by major at each campus, for transfers from every kind of school, and our transfer rates piece lists it.

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Source: University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school (transfers, fall term, California community colleges, fall 2016 to 2025). Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with East Los Angeles College or the University of California. All community colleges · UC acceptance rates by high school · UC transfer rates by major