SJSU vs SCU vs Berkeley vs UCI - CS comparisons

ucbalumnus
Sun, 16 May 2021 21:25:44 +0000

NorCalparent8:

My son just asked me for transfer advice after 1 or two years if he decided on attending a private university or non-California public university. Do you have any advice on whether it would be better to transfer from San Jose State or from a community college? He is specifically interested in UW, Stanford, and possibly USC for a CS degree.

USC does take a significant number of transfer students from both California CCs and CSUs, but is generally a very competitive school for admission. Stanford takes very few transfer students, and appears to emphasize non-traditional students (e.g. military veterans) for its small transfer intake. The various UWs, if they take many transfer students, may have their own priorities.