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I will only address the UC’s and CSU’s for CS. Below are the 2022 admit rates for CS at the UC’s and some CSU’s. To be very honest, CS is probably the most competitive major at these schools and below a 4.0 (Capped weighted) will make it a tough admit.
2022 CS admit rates if available. What the admit rates do not show are the stats such as average GPA required for admission.
| Campus | CS |
|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 2.9%-L&S EECS-4.5% |
| UC Davis | No data but <20% |
| UC Irvine | 5.8% |
| UCLA | 3.8% |
| UC Merced | 85% |
| UC Riverside | 36% |
| UC San Diego | No data but <10% |
| UC Santa Barbara | No data Historically 5-6% |
| UC Santa Cruz | 60% |
| Cal Poly SLO | 9% |
| Cal State Long Beach | 54% |
| San Diego State | 40% |
| San Jose State | 31% |
Below is the UC overall admit rate using the Capped Weighted UC GPA and not major specific. As noted above, CS will have much lower admit rates even with a competitive UC/CSU GPA.
| Campus | 4.00+ | 3.70-3.99 | 3.30-3.69 | 3.00-3.29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 17% | 3% | 1% | 0% |
| Davis | 58% | 20% | 5% | 2% |
| Irvine | 35% | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Los Angeles | 13% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Merced | 97% | 97% | 95% | 85% |
| Riverside | 95% | 83% | 42% | 17% |
| San Diego | 37% | 8% | 1% | 0% |
| Santa Barbara | 41% | 8% | 3% | 0% |
| Santa Cruz | 69% | 45% | 16% | 4% |
UC Davis should go in the Reach Category and UCSC would be a Low Reach. UCR a High Target and UCM would be in the Likely category but not guaranteed unless you are ELC eligible and you need to apply directly.
What is your local CSU which would be a solid safety unless CS is impacted which could put it in the Likely but not Safety category? https://www.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/documents/csulocaladmission-serviceareas.pdf
Non-impacted campuses such as Chico State, San Francisco State, Sacramento State, Monterey Bay, East Bay would be Safety schools. https://www.calstate.edu/attend/impaction-at-the-csu/Documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf
CS is a very marketable degree so look for an ABET accredited program among the Non-impacted Cal States and you should be set as long as you are willing to attend. https://www.abet.org/
Best of luck.