Hey, I'm currently at a community college out-of-state and planning to transfer to UC Berkeley. Does anyone know the acceptance rate for out-of-state transfers? Does it differ much from the regular OOS acceptance rate?
Hello! UC Berkeley does accept out-of-state transfer students, but their acceptance rate is typically lower than that of in-state transfer students. While the specific acceptance rate varies from year to year, out-of-state transfer students generally face a more competitive process compared to their in-state counterparts.
For example, in recent years, UC Berkeley has reported an overall transfer acceptance rate of around 23-27%. However, 95% of transfer students come from California Community Colleges so the out-of-state transfer rate tends to be much lower and more competitive.
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