
The University of California, Riverside has a transfer acceptance rate of 58.42% for the application year 2024, with 7,180 out of 12,293 applicants accepted. This figure marks a slight increase from the previous year’s rate of 57.1%, when 6,911 were accepted from 12,101 applicants. Historically, transfer acceptance rates have been higher, peaking at 65.44% for the application year 2020, although they have generally declined since then, down from 63.2% in 2021 and 61.3% in 2022. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is commendably strong at 3.83, reflecting the caliber of the applicant pool.