Transferring to UC Irvine

For fall 2025, UC Irvine admitted 44% of California community college applicants: 9,486 of 21,570. UC Irvine doesn’t publish a GPA range for admitted transfers. The calculator uses an estimate from the campus’s selectivity.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in October 2026.

Admission numbers

Fall 2026 admit rate: 36.4%
Fall 2025, community college: 44%
Admitted GPA, middle half: Not published
TAG minimum GPA: 3.40

Cycle	Who	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
Fall 2026 (snapshot)	All transfer applicants	27,004	9,839	36.4%
Fall 2025	Community college applicants	21,570	9,486	44%

UC’s fall 2026 numbers are a snapshot taken during the cycle and count transfers from every kind of school. The fall 2025 numbers are final counts. The calculator’s GPA range for this campus is an estimate, since no range is published.

Your odds at UC Irvine

Move the GPA and pick a major. The range uses UC Irvine’s published numbers.

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Far reach

About 10–20% in regular review for applicants like you

With a TAG on file for Psychology, admission is guaranteed from a 3.40, which you meet. Filing for fall 2027 closed September 30, 2026.

Major preparation is the factor UC readers weigh most for transfers — often ahead of GPA.

Regular-review estimate for a California resident on track for 60 units and the 7-course pattern, with major prep unconfirmed. The full calculator adds your prep, residency and TAG status.

TAG at UC Irvine

UC Irvine’s Transfer Admission Guarantee needs a 3.40 UC-transferable GPA by the end of fall 2026, and keep it through spring. Irvine does no pre-review, so your own course check matters.

Not covered by UC Irvine’s TAG: All ICS majors (incl. CS, Data Science); Business Administration; Nursing Science; Art, Dance, Music.

Full UC Irvine TAG requirements and timing

Selective majors

UC Irvine treats every major as selective, and some need GPAs well above its 2.8 campus minimum plus completed prerequisites. TAG excludes Business Administration, Nursing Science, the arts majors and every School of Information and Computer Sciences major. For fall 2028 the exclusions grow to several engineering majors, Biological Sciences, Economics and Psychology.

Campus rules by major

Major	Rule
All majorsShared rule	No major changes after you submit.
All majorsEvery campus	Switching into a selective STEM major after admission is, in UC’s words, very slim. Apply to the major you want.

Every major at UC Irvine

Each major links to UC’s shared course list and the rules every campus adds to it.

Major	TAG	Extra campus rule
Aerospace Engineering	3.40	None listed
Anthropology	3.40	None listed
Bioengineering	3.40	None listed
Biological Sciences	3.40	None listed
Business Administration	Not covered	None listed
Chemical Engineering	3.40	None listed
Chemistry	3.40	None listed
Civil Engineering	3.40	None listed
Communication	3.40	None listed
Computer Science	Not covered	None listed
Data Science	Not covered	None listed
Earth Science / Geology	3.40	None listed
Economics	3.40	None listed
Electrical Engineering	3.40	None listed
English	3.40	None listed
Environmental Engineering	3.40	None listed
Environmental Science	3.40	None listed
History	3.40	None listed
Materials Science and Engineering	3.40	None listed
Mathematics	3.40	None listed
Mechanical Engineering	3.40	None listed
Philosophy	3.40	None listed
Physics	3.40	None listed
Political Science	3.40	None listed
Psychology	3.40	None listed
Sociology	3.40	None listed
Statistics	3.40	None listed

Official links

UC Irvine transfer admissionsadmissions.uci.edu
UC Irvine transfer admit data (UC)admission.universityofcalifornia.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UC Irvineassist.org
UC TAG Matrixadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu

From UC Irvine’s own pages

UCI gives priority to junior-level transfers from California Community Colleges and states that all of its majors are selective. Many majors set GPA and prerequisite requirements above the UC minimum of 2.4 (2.8 for nonresidents). Source
Transfer applicants must select a major on the UC application, and UCI allows no changes of major during the admission process. Source
For fall 2027 TAG, applicants need a 3.4 GPA by the end of fall 2026, and Art, Business Administration, Dance, Music (B.Mus.), Nursing Science and all Bren School of ICS majors are excluded. For fall 2028, TAG closes to several more engineering, biological sciences and social science majors. Source
Through the ADT Pilot Program, students at participating community colleges who complete an approved ADT with a 3.5 GPA receive priority review consideration, which is not an admission guarantee. Source
Transfers enrolling in fall 2026 are guaranteed two years of campus housing if they submit the SIR by June 1, file the transfer housing application by June 2, and live on campus for the full first year. Source

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Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Irvine?

UC Irvine doesn’t publish a GPA range for admitted transfers. The calculator uses an estimate from the campus’s selectivity. UC’s minimum is 2.4 for California residents and 2.8 for nonresidents, but admitted transfers sit well above it. UC Irvine’s TAG needs at least a 3.40.

What is UC Irvine’s transfer acceptance rate?

44% of California community college applicants for fall 2025 (9,486 of 21,570). UC’s fall 2026 snapshot for all transfers shows 36.4%.

Does UC Irvine offer TAG?

Yes. The minimum is a 3.40, and some majors aren’t covered: All ICS majors (incl. CS, Data Science); Business Administration; Nursing Science; Art, Dance, Music. Filing runs September 1–30 for the following fall.

When is the UC Irvine transfer application due?

For fall 2027 entry the UC application is due November 30, 2026. One application covers every campus you choose, and the Transfer Academic Update follows by January 31, 2027.