| 2021 UCLA - Transfers, Midpoint GPA of Enrolled | ||||||||||
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| Enroll | Enroll | Enr. | Cumm. | |||||||
| Apps. | Acc. | A/R | Enroll | Yield | 25th | 75th | Midpt. | Enrolled | ||
| Computer Science & Engineering | 341 | 27 | 7.9% | 9 | 33.3% | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 9 | |
| Communication | 1,221 | 110 | 9.0% | 85 | 77.3% | 3.94 | 4.00 | 3.97 | 94 | |
| Computer Science | 1,997 | 47 | 2.4% | 29 | 61.7% | 3.93 | 4.00 | 3.97 | 123 | |
| Computer Engineering | 207 | 13 | 6.3% | 8 | 61.5% | 3.93 | 4.00 | 3.97 | 131 | |
| Economics | 1,486 | 196 | 13.2% | 123 | 62.8% | 3.91 | 4.00 | 3.96 | 254 | |
| Business Economics | 2,849 | 248 | 8.7% | 150 | 60.5% | 3.90 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 404 | |
| Mathematics/Economics | 192 | 68 | 35.4% | 48 | 70.6% | 3.90 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 452 | |
| Statistics | 288 | 97 | 33.7% | 58 | 59.8% | 3.90 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 510 | |
| Data Theory | 211 | 62 | 29.4% | 35 | 56.5% | 3.89 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 545 | |
| Mathematics | 269 | 84 | 31.2% | 48 | 57.1% | 3.89 | 4.00 | 3.95 | 593 | |
| Financial Actuarial Mathematics | 125 | 41 | 32.8% | 32 | 78.0% | 3.88 | 4.00 | 3.94 | 625 | |
| Applied Mathematics | 269 | 99 | 36.8% | 57 | 57.6% | 3.87 | 4.00 | 3.94 | 682 | |
| Pre-Asian Studies | 82 | 10 | 12.2% | 6 | 60.0% | 3.86 | 4.00 | 3.93 | 688 | |
| Electrical Engineering | 339 | 115 | 33.9% | 67 | 58.3% | 3.86 | 4.00 | 3.93 | 755 | |
| Global Studies | 228 | 47 | 20.6% | 32 | 68.1% | 3.84 | 4.00 | 3.92 | 787 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 572 | 109 | 19.1% | 56 | 51.4% | 3.83 | 3.99 | 3.91 | 843 | |
| Chemistry | 286 | 66 | 23.1% | 35 | 53.0% | 3.83 | 3.99 | 3.91 | 878 | |
| Psychology | 2,543 | 440 | 17.3% | 341 | 77.5% | 3.82 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 1,219 | |
| Sociology | 1,679 | 471 | 28.1% | 323 | 68.6% | 3.82 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 1,542 | |
| Biochemistry | 343 | 101 | 29.4% | 50 | 49.5% | 3.81 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 1,592 | |
| Psychobiology | 207 | 40 | 19.3% | 32 | 80.0% | 3.81 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 1,624 | |
| Political Science | 1,531 | 458 | 29.9% | 326 | 71.2% | 3.81 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 1,950 | |
| Mathematics For Teaching | 45 | 15 | 33.3% | 10 | 66.7% | 3.85 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 1,960 | |
| Astrophysics | 57 | 13 | 22.8% | 6 | 46.2% | 3.85 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 1,966 | |
| Physics | 188 | 69 | 36.7% | 32 | 46.4% | 3.85 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 1,998 | |
| Human Biology And Society | 243 | 42 | 17.3% | 30 | 71.4% | 3.83 | 3.96 | 3.90 | 2,028 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 164 | 38 | 23.2% | 16 | 42.1% | 3.81 | 3.99 | 3.90 | 2,044 | |
| Nursing - Four Year Program | 404 | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 100.0% | 3.85 | 3.93 | 3.89 | 2,054 | |
| Biology | 1,362 | 174 | 12.8% | 99 | 56.9% | 3.78 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 2,153 | |
| Cognitive Science | 269 | 92 | 34.2% | 57 | 62.0% | 3.78 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 2,210 | |
| International Development Studies | 107 | 29 | 27.1% | 21 | 72.4% | 3.82 | 3.94 | 3.88 | 2,231 | |
| Theater | 312 | 8 | 2.6% | 6 | 75.0% | 3.76 | 3.99 | 3.88 | 2,237 | |
| Linguistics & Computer Science | 54 | 23 | 42.6% | 12 | 52.2% | 3.76 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 2,249 | |
| History | 496 | 189 | 38.1% | 126 | 66.7% | 3.76 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 2,375 | |
| Philosophy | 364 | 148 | 40.7% | 78 | 52.7% | 3.75 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 2,453 | |
| Art History | 169 | 69 | 40.8% | 40 | 58.0% | 3.80 | 3.94 | 3.87 | 2,493 | |
| MCDB | 221 | 64 | 29.0% | 31 | 48.4% | 3.75 | 3.98 | 3.87 | 2,524 | |
| Linguistics | 102 | 49 | 48.0% | 34 | 69.4% | 3.78 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 2,558 | |
| MIMG | 202 | 45 | 22.3% | 24 | 53.3% | 3.77 | 3.93 | 3.85 | 2,582 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 227 | 26 | 11.5% | 16 | 61.5% | 3.77 | 3.92 | 3.85 | 2,598 | |
| Bioengineering | 159 | 21 | 13.2% | 8 | 38.1% | 3.75 | 3.94 | 3.85 | 2,606 | |
| Mathematics Of Computation | 111 | 50 | 45.0% | 19 | 38.0% | 3.77 | 3.90 | 3.84 | 2,625 | |
| Education, Social Transformation | 160 | 42 | 26.3% | 29 | 69.0% | 3.73 | 3.94 | 3.84 | 2,654 | |
| English | 692 | 222 | 32.1% | 117 | 52.7% | 3.73 | 3.95 | 3.84 | 2,771 | |
| Architectural Studies | 253 | 24 | 9.5% | 10 | 41.7% | 3.77 | 3.88 | 3.83 | 2,781 | |
| Neuroscience | 212 | 43 | 20.3% | 29 | 67.4% | 3.73 | 3.92 | 3.83 | 2,810 | |
| Linguistics & Psychology | 109 | 41 | 37.6% | 23 | 56.1% | 3.72 | 3.93 | 3.83 | 2,833 | |
| Anthropology | 434 | 159 | 36.6% | 110 | 69.2% | 3.70 | 3.94 | 3.82 | 2,943 | |
| Civil Engineering | 257 | 50 | 19.5% | 17 | 34.0% | 3.74 | 3.87 | 3.81 | 2,960 | |
| Comparative Literature | 59 | 20 | 33.9% | 13 | 65.0% | 3.71 | 3.90 | 3.81 | 2,973 | |
| Gender Studies | 155 | 62 | 40.0% | 36 | 58.1% | 3.69 | 3.92 | 3.81 | 3,009 | |
| Japanese | 67 | 34 | 50.7% | 21 | 61.8% | 3.69 | 3.93 | 3.81 | 3,030 | |
| Linguistics & Anthropology | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | 6 | 75.0% | 3.67 | 3.94 | 3.81 | 3,036 | |
| Asian Humanities | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | 6 | 54.5% | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.80 | 3,042 | |
| Linguistics - English | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 5 | 62.5% | 3.73 | 3.86 | 3.80 | 3,047 | |
| Linguistics & Asian Languages | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | 7 | 77.8% | 3.71 | 3.89 | 3.80 | 3,054 | |
| Physiological Science | 166 | 30 | 18.1% | 20 | 66.7% | 3.64 | 3.95 | 3.80 | 3,074 | |
| Labor Studies | 33 | 20 | 60.6% | 15 | 75.0% | 3.61 | 3.98 | 3.80 | 3,089 | |
| Applied Linguistics | 49 | 16 | 32.7% | 11 | 68.8% | 3.69 | 3.89 | 3.79 | 3,100 | |
| Public Affairs | 136 | 34 | 25.0% | 24 | 70.6% | 3.64 | 3.91 | 3.78 | 3,124 | |
| Art | 300 | 25 | 8.3% | 17 | 68.0% | 3.63 | 3.91 | 3.77 | 3,141 | |
| Environmental Science | 144 | 38 | 26.4% | 18 | 47.4% | 3.60 | 3.94 | 3.77 | 3,159 | |
| Geography/Environmental Studies | 70 | 35 | 50.0% | 24 | 68.6% | 3.61 | 3.90 | 3.76 | 3,183 | |
| Earth And Environmental Science | 70 | 8 | 11.4% | 7 | 87.5% | 3.59 | 3.93 | 3.76 | 3,190 | |
| Asian American Studies | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | 6 | 75.0% | 3.61 | 3.89 | 3.75 | 3,196 | |
| Geography | 99 | 50 | 50.5% | 32 | 64.0% | 3.58 | 3.90 | 3.74 | 3,228 | |
| American Literature & Culture | 30 | 10 | 33.3% | 9 | 90.0% | 3.46 | 3.98 | 3.72 | 3,237 | |
| Dance | 52 | 7 | 13.5% | 6 | 85.7% | 3.63 | 3.77 | 3.70 | 3,243 | |
| Korean | 19 | 7 | 36.8% | 6 | 85.7% | 3.51 | 3.80 | 3.66 | 3,249 | |
| European Languages | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 5 | 55.6% | 3.49 | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3,254 | |
| Film & Television | 828 | 12 | 1.4% | 10 | 83.3% | 3.35 | 3.92 | 3.64 | 3,264 | |
| Spanish | 59 | 19 | 32.2% | 14 | 73.7% | 3.50 | 3.76 | 3.63 | 3,278 | |
| Chicana/o Studies | 77 | 27 | 35.1% | 22 | 81.5% | 3.48 | 3.72 | 3.60 | 3,300 | |
| African American Studies | 59 | 20 | 33.9% | 15 | 75.0% | 3.36 | 3.79 | 3.58 | 3,315 | |
| World Arts & Culture | 53 | 10 | 18.9% | 5 | 50.0% | 3.40 | 3.70 | 3.55 | 3,320 | |
| Design Media Arts | 362 | 17 | 4.7% | 13 | 76.5% | 3.32 | 3.67 | 3.50 | 3,333 | |
| Pre-European Studies | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 3 | 75.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Spanish/Community And Culture | 26 | 10 | 38.5% | 4 | 40.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Ecology, Behavior & Evolution | 63 | 10 | 15.9% | 3 | 30.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Computational & Systems Biology | 25 | 4 | 16.0% | 3 | 75.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Ethnomusicology | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 3 | 100.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Arabic | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 3 | 60.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Asian Languages And Linguistics | 23 | 9 | 39.1% | 4 | 44.4% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Chinese | 36 | 9 | 25.0% | 4 | 44.4% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Linguistics & Philosophy | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 4 | 100.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Mathematics/Applied Science | 37 | 6 | 16.2% | 4 | 66.7% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Chemistry - Material Science | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 3 | 60.0% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Geology | 20 | 6 | 30.0% | 4 | 66.7% | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| 3,375 |
Some Notes:
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Here’s the link to this data.
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The midpoint gpa for referenced majors was obtained by adding the 25th and 75th percentile grades and dividing by two, so it’s not a median.
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The mean gpa for the xfer class was 3.85, and the median was 3.89 to 3.90.
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The xfers are at a disadvantage because there are less tech-related major openings for them. A good substitute major for future engineers would be the various Mathematics majors, Physics, etc., to enter an MS program in E.
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There are various computationally based majors if CS and CSE standards are too daunting. Math of Computation and Ling & CS have acceptance rates in the 40%s. Cog Science majors usually attach the Specialization in Computing program. And there are Statistics and Data Theory majors, which have programming built into their classes. There’s also a new minor in Social Data Science for Social Science majors.
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For those who want majors that will prep them for business-related careers beyond the Economics and Business Economics majors, there’s minors in Entrepreneurship and Accounting. I’ve seen Soc majors minor in accounting, and there are the various Mathematics majors, Financial Actuarial, Math/Economics, and Stats. Hopefully someday, UCLA will have a minor or concentration in Finance, maybe marketing, and even Real Estate, so hopefully, the university expands out its Management 130 and 170 courses. Don’t sleep on Management 142A, B, and C, which though they have the name “accounting” in them, they have more of a finance feel.
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There are three majors which have the most enrollees, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology. Xfer students have especially used these majors as preparatories for Law, Dentistry (especially Soc majors), and a few for medicine. They’ve used Soc before as an easier admit to UCLA, but now the major has a midpoint gpa > 3.9 and is no longer an easy admit.
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The good news is that xfer applications have dropped from 28,464 in 2021 to 24,907 for 2022. The acceptance rate was 19% last year, so the A/R could be ~21% this year, because I don’t think UCLA would want to reduce xfer enrollment, especially this year.
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I don’t mean to denigrate the gpas of those who enrolled lower on the list, as they were admitted based on different qualities. But for those looking for an
“easier” admit to UCLA, they could consider Geography and Labor Studies. -
Although I know effectively no programming, I did try to insert a sort function, but it didn’t work because it’s not interactive when it posts, and I also tried to right align. So I’ll post another sort based on acceptance rate.