Transferring to UCLA

For fall 2025, UCLA admitted 26.1% of California community college applicants: 5,910 of 22,613. The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.77 to 4.00 for fall 2025, with a median of 3.91.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in October 2026.

Admission numbers

Fall 2026 admit rate: 22.2%
Fall 2025, community college: 26.1%
Admitted GPA, middle half: 3.77–4.00
TAG offered: None

Cycle	Who	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
Fall 2026 (snapshot)	All transfer applicants	30,668	6,796	22.2%
Fall 2025	Community college applicants	22,613	5,910	26.1%

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.

Your odds at UCLA

Move the GPA and pick a major. The range uses UCLA’s published numbers and UCLA’s admit rate for each major.

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Far reach

About 2–10% in regular review for applicants like you

Uses UCLA's published fall 2025 admit rate for Psychology (21%).
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.

No TAG at UCLA

UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.

Program	What it gives	Who qualifies
Transfer Alliance Program	Priority consideration for majors in the UCLA College, plus a second review under an alternate major, which other applicants don’t get. It is not a guarantee.	You must finish the honors or scholars program at a TAP member college. From May 2026, students who spend only one year in college can’t be certified, so fall 2027 applicants need two years of college by spring 2027. The TAP certification form is due in early March.
ADT pilot	Priority admission consideration at UCLA for finishing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer. No separate application.	A 3.5 GPA in the ADT major, two English composition courses and one quantitative reasoning course with a B or better by the end of fall, no more than 19 units in spring, and the same major on your UC application. UCLA can withdraw the offer if the ADT terms aren't met.

Every UC program that gives transfer priority

Selective majors

UCLA publishes admit rates by school and by major. For fall 2025 the College (Letters and Science) admitted 27% of transfer applicants, Engineering 11%, Nursing 6.6%, the Arts and Architecture school 6.8%, and Theater, Film and Television 3.2%. Completing major preparation is a critical part of review.

Campus rules by major

Major	Rule
Psychology	Psychology applicants must be admitted directly to the major. Switching in after admission isn’t an option.
Economics	Economics applicants must be admitted directly to the major.
All majors	Reviews you only for your first-choice major. UCLA TAP students may also be considered for an alternate.
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 UCLA

UCLA publishes an admit rate and admitted-GPA range for every major. These are fall 2025 numbers for all transfer applicants, and the GPA is the middle half of admits.

Major	Applicants	Admit rate	Admitted GPA
Aerospace Engineering	265	13%	3.87–4.00
AnthropologyAnthropology B.A.	318	66%	3.55–3.92
Bioengineering	166	10%	3.96–4.00
Biological SciencesBiology	1,162	17%	3.82–4.00
Business AdministrationBusiness Economics (pre-major)	3,379	10%	3.89–4.00
Chemical Engineering	147	34%	3.80–3.97
Chemistry	216	26%	3.80–4.00
Civil Engineering	177	23%	3.75–3.94
Communication	964	13%	3.92–4.00
Computer ScienceComputer Science (Engineering)	1,652	5%	4.00–4.00
Data ScienceData Theory (pre-major)	163	46%	3.79–3.93
Earth Science / Geology	—	—	—
EconomicsEconomics (pre-major)	1,517	16%	3.91–4.00
Electrical Engineering	629	18%	3.93–4.00
English	561	56%	3.63–3.95
Environmental Engineering	—	—	—
Environmental Science	105	33%	3.61–3.90
History	453	58%	3.68–4.00
Materials Science and EngineeringMaterials Engineering	43	40%	3.64–3.88
MathematicsMathematics (pre-major)	268	31%	3.89–4.00
Mechanical Engineering	794	12%	3.92–4.00
Philosophy	335	59%	3.60–3.92
Physics	237	31%	3.84–4.00
Political SciencePolitical Science (pre-major)	1,517	34%	3.83–4.00
PsychologyPsychology (pre-major)	2,390	21%	3.79–4.00
SociologySociology (pre-major)	1,199	41%	3.74–3.98
StatisticsStatistics and Data Science	780	23%	3.94–4.00

Official links

UCLA transfer admissionsadmission.ucla.edu
UCLA transfer admit data (UC)admission.universityofcalifornia.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UCLAassist.org

From UCLA’s own pages

UCLA admits transfers for fall quarter only and gives highest priority to applicants from California community colleges and other UC campuses. It looks for a transferable GPA of 3.2 or higher, and admitted transfers average above 3.5. Source
Transfers must apply to a specific major, and UCLA calls major choice extremely important because admission rests on completing that major's preparation courses by the end of spring with a competitive GPA. For business economics, economics and psychology, the most competitive applicants finish prep by the end of fall. Source
UCLA reviews an alternate major only for applicants certified through the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP). All other applicants are considered only for their first-choice major. Source
Newly admitted transfer students are guaranteed two consecutive years of UCLA housing if they submit the housing application by the deadline. Source
The UCLA ADT Pilot Program gives priority review consideration, not guaranteed admission, to students at ten participating community colleges who complete a matching ADT with at least a 3.5 GPA. Source

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Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UCLA?

The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.77 to 4.00 for fall 2025, with a median of 3.91. UC’s minimum is 2.4 for California residents and 2.8 for nonresidents, but admitted transfers sit well above it.

What is UCLA’s transfer acceptance rate?

26.1% of California community college applicants for fall 2025 (5,910 of 22,613). UC’s fall 2026 snapshot for all transfers shows 22.2%.

Does UCLA offer TAG?

UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.

When is the UCLA 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.

Does UCLA consider an alternate major?

Only for UCLA TAP students. Everyone else is reviewed for the first-choice major, so pick the major you want and prepare for it.