California Baptist University Transfer Acceptance Rate and Requirements, Fall 2027

Admission numbers

Fall 2025 admit rate: 80.3%
Transfer applicants: 2,292
Transfers enrolled: 1,105
ADT admission guarantee: Yes

Term	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate	Enrolled
Fall 2025	2,292	1,841	80.3%	1,105

From Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2. Counts cover all transfer applicants.

Application dates

Date	What
Rolling	CBU uses rolling admission for traditional campus transfers. Applicants may apply any time before the semester begins and are encouraged to apply at least four weeks before the start date.
March 2	Cal Grant and California Dream Act priority deadline, including the Cal Grant GPA verification form. The aid page lists March 2 without printing the year.

What you need

Apply through CBU's own online Application for Admission with a $45 non-refundable fee, a 3-5 paragraph essay and official transcripts from all colleges attended. High school transcripts are highly recommended for transfers. Source
Applicants who graduated high school at least one year ago and have completed or will complete 24 or more transferable units are evaluated as transfers on their college transcripts. Source
Standard admission requires a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in all college work, and honors admission requires a 3.0. Applicants below the standard may be approved provisionally by the Admissions and Re-entry Committee. Source
ADT students send official transcripts and IGETC certification after graduating. The ADT pathway gives junior standing and counts at least 60 credits toward the bachelor's degree, and CBU states no more than 68 credits are required to complete the ADT-to-bachelor's pathway. Source
For Fall 2025 reporting, CBU listed C as the lowest grade that transfers for credit, a maximum of 70 credits from a two-year institution and a minimum of 36 credits to be completed at CBU for the bachelor's degree. Source

ADT pathway

CBU states that students who complete an AA-T or AS-T at any California Community College receive guaranteed admission to CBU, confirmed after transcript evaluation and ADT verification. Students in a CBU major similar to their ADT may finish the bachelor's degree in two years. Listed ADT matches include Business Administration, Psychology, Kinesiology, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (from Administration of Justice), Sociology, History, English and several others.

How the private-university ADT pathway works

Scholarships and aid

For students first enrolling at CBU starting Fall 2026, transfer merit scholarships are Platinum $15,000 (3.75 GPA and above), Gold $14,000 (3.5-3.74), Blue $13,000 (3.0-3.49) and Bronze $11,000 (2.5-2.99). Students must have completed at least 24 units at a regionally accredited college. Source
These transfer scholarships are renewable if the student maintains a minimum GPA. The FAFSA or California Dream Act Application is required for Cal Grant consideration. Source

More from Cal Baptist

For Fall 2025, CBU admitted 1,841 of 2,292 transfer applicants and enrolled 1,105. Source
CBU reported in its 2025-2026 Common Data Set that transfers may enroll in fall, winter and spring terms. Source

Official links

Cal Baptist transfer admissioncalbaptist.edu

Other private universities

Questions

What is Cal Baptist’s transfer acceptance rate?

80.3% for fall 2025: 1,841 admitted of 2,292 transfer applicants, from the Common Data Set 2025-2026, D2.

When is the Cal Baptist transfer deadline for fall 2027?

CBU uses rolling admission for traditional campus transfers. Applicants may apply any time before the semester begins and are encouraged to apply at least four weeks before the start date.: Rolling. Cal Grant and California Dream Act priority deadline, including the Cal Grant GPA verification form. The aid page lists March 2 without printing the year.: March 2.

Does Cal Baptist guarantee admission with an ADT?