Guaranteed Transfer Universities
University Bridge students have a guaranteed pathway to nearly 150 universities. A guarantee means exactly that: meet the published requirements, the GPA, the recommended courses, and the deadlines, and you are admitted. Which guarantees apply to you depends on your UBridge campus, listed below by state. University rankings shown throughout this page are from U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges.
California
UBridge @ Santa Monica College · @ Irvine Valley College · @ College of San Mateo · @ College of Marin
Students at all four California campuses have access to four statewide guarantee programs. Santa Monica College and College of San Mateo add their own campus-specific guarantees on top.
University of California, Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)6
Guaranteed admission to six UC campuses for students who meet each campus’s published TAG requirements.
- UC Davis #32 National
- UC Irvine #32 National
- UC Merced #57 National
- UC Riverside #75 National
- UC Santa Barbara #40 National
- UC Santa Cruz #88 National
California State University, Degree with a Guarantee (ADT)22
The Associate Degree for Transfer is the CSU’s “Degree with a Guarantee”: students who earn the ADT and meet CSU transfer eligibility requirements are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. Some campuses and majors are impacted, meaning they receive more qualified applicants than they have space for. Applicants to an impacted campus or major may be redirected to another CSU campus offering a similar program, and transfer applicants receive priority consideration at the CSU campus local to their community college.
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo #1 Regional West
- Cal Poly Pomona #3 Regional West
- Cal Poly Humboldt #23 Regional West
- San Diego State #117 National
- San José State #4 Regional West
- San Francisco State
- Long Beach #127 National
- Fullerton #139 National
- Sacramento
- Northridge #20 Regional West
- Chico #16 Regional West
- San Marcos #23 Regional West
- Channel Islands
- Sonoma #23 Regional West
- Stanislaus #9 Regional West
- Monterey Bay #11 Regional West
- East Bay
- Fresno #183 National
- Bakersfield #31 Regional West
- Dominguez Hills #36 Regional West
- Los Angeles #13 Regional West
- San Bernardino #179 National
HBCU Transfer Guarantee39
The statewide California Community College HBCU Transfer Guarantee covers 39 historically Black colleges and universities across the country.
- Alabama State
- Alcorn State #45 Regional South
- Arkansas Baptist
- Benedict
- Bennett
- Bethune-Cookman
- Bowie State #11 HBCU
- Central State
- Claflin #13 HBCU
- Clark Atlanta #16 HBCU
- Dillard #17 HBCU
- Edward Waters
- Fisk #22 HBCU
- Florida Memorial
- Fort Valley State
- Grambling State
- Hampton
- Harris-Stowe State
- Huston-Tillotson
- Kentucky State #32 HBCU
- Lane
- Lincoln University (MO)
- Lincoln University (PA) #18 HBCU
- Mississippi Valley State #117 Regional South
- North Carolina Central #13 HBCU
- Philander Smith
- Shaw
- Southern University and A&M
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Stillman
- Talladega
- Tennessee State
- Texas Southern
- Tougaloo #180 Liberal Arts
- Tuskegee #4 HBCU
- Virginia State #11 HBCU
- West Virginia State
- Wiley
- Xavier University of Louisiana #6 HBCU
AICCU private California universities10
Private nonprofit California universities in the AICCU ADT Commitment. Each school admits directly, so the guarantee is to that specific university.
- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Fresno Pacific
- Golden Gate
- Humphreys
- International Technological University
- National University
- University of Saint Katherine
- University of the Pacific #139 National
- University of the West
- UMass Global
Additional guarantees at UBridge @ Santa Monica College14
- Concordia University Irvine
- Los Angeles Film School
- Loyola Marymount #102 National
- Mount Saint Mary’s
- Notre Dame de Namur
- Palo Alto University
- Pepperdine #84 National
- Santa Clara #59 National
- University of West Los Angeles
- Whittier College
- Emerson College (MA) #13 Regional North
- Grand Canyon University (AZ)
- Purdue University Global (IN)
- Western Oregon University (OR)
Additional guarantees at UBridge @ College of San Mateo17
- Academy of Art
- University of Arizona #127 National
- Arizona State #117 National
- DeVry
- Golden Gate
- Hult International Business School
- Menlo College
- Notre Dame de Namur
- Northern Arizona
- Palo Alto University
- Pepperdine #84 National
- Saint Mary’s College of California #7 Regional West
- Santa Clara #59 National
- UMass Global
- University of the Pacific #139 National
- University of San Francisco #110 National
- Western Governors
Virginia
UBridge @ Piedmont Virginia CC
Virginia’s statewide Guaranteed Admission Agreements (GAA) guarantee admission for community college students who complete a transfer associate degree with the required GPA.
Public universities14
- University of Virginia #26 National
- College of William & Mary #51 National
- Virginia Tech #51 National
- George Mason #117 National
- James Madison #151 National
- Christopher Newport #6 Regional South
- Longwood #16 Regional South
- University of Mary Washington #131 Liberal Arts
- Norfolk State
- Old Dominion
- Radford
- University of Virginia’s College at Wise #167 Liberal Arts
- Virginia Commonwealth #139 National
- Virginia State #11 HBCU
Private universities9
- Bridgewater College #167 Liberal Arts
- Eastern Mennonite #48 Regional South
- Mary Baldwin
- Marymount
- Randolph College #156 Liberal Arts
- Randolph-Macon College #96 Liberal Arts
- Regent
- Roanoke College #126 Liberal Arts
- Virginia Wesleyan #178 Liberal Arts
Specialized programs4
- George Washington (Medicine & Health Sciences) #59 National
- Southern New Hampshire (Nursing)
- Western Governors
- West Virginia University
Washington
UBridge @ Shoreline College
Shoreline’s conditional guarantee partners admit students who meet each partner’s published requirements.
- Arizona State #117 National
- CSU Chico #16 Regional West
- CSU Monterey Bay #11 Regional West
- Central Washington #46 Regional West
- The Evergreen State College #67 Regional West
- Kent State
- McNeese State
- Montana State
- Northern Arizona
- Northwest Missouri State
- Portland State
- Purdue Northwest
- Rennes School of Business (France)
- San Francisco State
- Seattle Pacific
- Seattle University #151 National
- SUNY Oneonta #25 Regional North
- Temple #102 National
- UC Riverside #75 National
- University of Iowa #102 National
- University of Missouri #102 National
- University of Montana
- University of Oregon #110 National
- UW Bothell #6 Regional West
- UW Tacoma #7 Regional West
- Washington State #192 National
- Western Washington #23 Regional West
Priority admission: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and UW Seattle
These four are priority admission, not guaranteed. The University of California gives community college transfer students first priority over all other transfer applicants at every campus, including Berkeley (#15), UCLA (#17), and San Diego (#29). The University of Washington (#42) gives its highest transfer priority to Washington community college students. UBridge students apply from the strongest possible position, and many are admitted, but admission to these campuses is competitive.
Verified July 2026 against the official University of California TAG, California State University ADT, California Community Colleges HBCU and AICCU agreements, Virginia Community College System GAA, and each partner college’s transfer pages. Schools that appear on more than one campus list are counted once in the total of 147. Lists change; always confirm current requirements with your UBridge advisor. University rankings are from U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges: National refers to the National Universities ranking, Liberal Arts to the National Liberal Arts Colleges ranking, Regional to the Regional Universities ranking for the region shown, and HBCU to the Best HBCUs ranking. Schools without a listed rank are not ranked in the 2026 edition.
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