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UCLA Transfers

By The Numbers (Fall 2024 Data)...

General Overview

  • Total Transfer Population: 8,000+ (24.3% of the undergraduate population)
  • For Fall 2024, UCLA received 27,177 applicants and admitted 6,177 students (23% acceptance rate)
  • 41% of transfers (domestic) are first-generation college students
  • 35% of entering transfers (domestic) are from underrepresented backgrounds
  • 7% of entering transfers are international students

Median GPA for Admitted Transfers: 3.9

Transfer Profiles By Major

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Where are students transferring from?

  • 92% come from CA Community Colleges
  • 6% from other UC Campuses / CA State Universities
  • 2% from other schools

Ethnicity

  • African American (6%)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (1%)
  • Asian (34%)
  • Hispanic (27%)
  • White (29%)
  • Unknown (3%)
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Top 10 Transfer Majors

1. Psychology

2. Sociology

3. Political Science

4. Economics

5. Business Economics

6. Biology

7. Computer Science

8. MCBD

9. Psychobiology

10. Neuroscience

All data was pulled from UCLA Campus Statistics and UCLA Student Affairs Information and Research Office.

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