Transferring to Cal State LA
California State University, Los Angeles admitted 86.6% of its transfer applicants for fall 2025: 11,038 of 12,742. The campus isn’t impacted for transfers, so most majors take every CSU-eligible applicant.
Checked against official CSU and campus sources in October 2026.
Admission numbers
- Fall 2025 admit rate
- 86.6%
- Transfer applicants
- 12,742
- Campus, upper-division transfers
- Not impacted
- Spring 2027 transfers
- Closed
| Term | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 12,742 | 11,038 | 86.6% | 2,139 |
From Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2. Counts cover all transfer applicants, not only community college students.
Impaction at Cal State LA
Cal State LA has no campus-wide impaction for first-year or upper-division transfer applicants in 2027-28. The CSU lists only the pre-licensure nursing program as impacted.
| Impacted major | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Nursing, Basic Pre-Licensure BSN | For Fall 2027, transfers also submit a NursingCAS application by January 15, 2027. Minimums are a 3.25 cumulative GPA, B or better on the first attempt in listed prerequisites and Golden Four courses, and a TEAS at or above the 40th percentile in all areas. Applicants can apply only once, and students admitted to another major cannot switch into nursing later. |
Local admission area
Transfers from East Los Angeles, Glendale, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles Harbor, Los Angeles Mission, Los Angeles Southwest, Los Angeles Trade-Technical, Los Angeles Valley, Pasadena City, Pierce, Rio Hondo, Santa Monica and West Los Angeles colleges can be considered local. Local applicants get preference for admission to impacted majors, and all military veterans receive local preference. The page does not state a year.
ADT and the Transfer Success Pathway
Cal State LA gives priority admission consideration to ADT applicants. Non-local ADT students get a +0.1 GPA bonus in ranking for majors with major-specific criteria. For fall admission the community college must certify the ADT will be finished by the end of the preceding spring term.
Cal State LA participates in the Transfer Success Pathway. The 2026 enrollment window ran August 1 to October 31, 2026.
Dates for fall 2027
For fall 2027, applicants can start the Cal State Apply application on August 1, 2026, and can submit it starting October 1, 2026. The priority filing deadline is November 30, 2026. CSU says many campuses and majors still accept applications after the priority period.
| Date | What |
|---|---|
| November 30, 2026 | Cal State Apply application deadline for Fall 2027 transfer applicants. |
| January 15, 2027, 8:59 p.m. PST | NursingCAS supplemental application deadline for Fall 2027 Basic Pre-Licensure BSN applicants. |
| January 31, 2027 | Upper-division transfers must update their application with Fall 2026 grades. |
| February 5, 2027 | Music (BM) applicants must complete the admission audition for Fall 2027. |
| End of Spring 2027 | Admission requirements and major-specific coursework for Fall 2027 must be finished by the end of Spring 2027. |
Cal State LA's admissions deadlines page lists undergraduate Spring 2027 applications as closed. The application had opened July 1, 2026.
More from Cal State LA
- For Fall 2027 and Spring 2028, only Fire Protection Administration and Technology, Music (BM), Nursing and Urban Learning have major-specific criteria. All other majors admit transfers who meet the CSU minimum requirements. Source
- Fire Protection Administration and Technology is a degree completion program. Its required fire courses must be completed at a community college because Cal State LA does not offer them. Source
- On the general major-specific criteria page (effective Spring 2027), non-local applicants to majors with criteria are admitted only if space is available and are ranked by cumulative GPA. Applicants missing criteria are considered after those who meet them, and local applicants in that group get a +0.25 GPA boost. Source
- Urban Learning (Teacher Preparation) requires a 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 transfer admission. Source
Official links
- Cal State LA transfer admissionscalstatela.edu
- Cal State Applycalstate.edu
- ASSIST: course agreementsassist.org
Other CSU campuses
Questions
What is Cal State LA’s transfer acceptance rate?
86.6% for fall 2025, 11,038 admitted of 12,742 transfer applicants, from the campus’s Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2.
What GPA do you need to transfer to Cal State LA?
The CSU minimum is a 2.0 transferable GPA for California residents.
Is Cal State LA impacted for transfers?
Cal State LA has no campus-wide impaction for first-year or upper-division transfer applicants in 2027-28. The CSU lists only the pre-licensure nursing program as impacted.
Does Cal State LA accept spring transfers?
Cal State LA's admissions deadlines page lists undergraduate Spring 2027 applications as closed. The application had opened July 1, 2026.
When is the Cal State LA transfer application due?
For fall 2027, applicants can start the Cal State Apply application on August 1, 2026, and can submit it starting October 1, 2026. The priority filing deadline is November 30, 2026. CSU says many campuses and majors still accept applications after the priority period.
Sources
- Cal State LA: Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2
- Cal State LA: impaction
- Cal State LA: impacted majors
- Cal State LA: local admission area
- Cal State LA: Associate Degree for Transfer
- Cal State LA: Transfer Success Pathway
- Cal State LA: dates
- Cal State LA: spring admission
- Cal State LA: major specific criteria
- CSU: application dates