UC Freshman and Transfer Waitlist/Appeal/Cancellation Numbers

Below is a consolidated list of past numbers (Fall 2014 and Fall 2015) for freshman and transfer applicants, and information on how to get the new waitlist/appeal numbers (Fall 2019 and later) I compiled.

Side note: The UCs didn’t used to publish these numbers anywhere (you could find freshman waitlist numbers on the Common Data Set for most UCs and there was a set of Fall 2017 cancellation numbers for freshman and transfer applicants disclosed during a UC Regents meeting). The numbers I got for Fall 2014 and Fall 2015 involved me raising my hand in a room full of counselors during the freshman and transfer UC Counselor Conferences and asking the directors of admissions at each UC campus for them (while each of them stared daggers at me; for an explanation of my ongoing saga/conflict with the UCs, read my origin story). That is why there was a gap between Fall 2015 and Fall 2019.

Freshman Waitlist/Appeal/Cancellation Numbers

You can find the last two sets of complete waitlist/appeal/cancellation numbers I obtained here (Fall 2014) and here (Fall 2015). Some UCs included waitlist and appeal numbers in their campus updates at the Fall 2020, Fall 2021, and Fall 2022 UC Counselor Conference (you can dig through campus update presentation to find them).

If you prefer to have the information handed to you on a platter, you can get a neatly assembled deck (PDF) from me for just $25 (Fall 2020, 2021, and 2022 FRESHMAN waitlist and/or appeal numbers for many UCs, including Berkeley and UCLA) here (remain on the payment page after you pay and you will be redirected to the PDF – please note, purchase of a digital product is NONREFUNDABLE).

Transfer Waitlist/Appeal/Cancellation Numbers

You can find the last two sets of complete waitlist/appeal/cancellation numbers I obtained here (Fall 2014) and here (Fall 2015). Berkeley, UCLA, and Santa Barbara provided Fall 2019 waitlist and appeal numbers during the campus updates at the May 2020 UC Ensuring Transfer Success. UCLA and Santa Barbara provided Fall 2020 waitlist and appeal numbers at the May 2020 UC Ensuring Transfer Success. Many UCs provided Fall 2022 waitlist and/or appeal numbers at the September 2022 UC Ensuring Transfer Success (you can dig through the campus update presentation to find them).

If you prefer to have the information handed to you on a platter, you can get a neatly assembled deck (PDF) from me for just $25 (TRANSFER waitlist/appeal numbers from Fall 2019 for Berkeley, UCLA, and Santa Barbara, Fall 2020 for UCLA and Santa Barbara, and Fall 2022 for many UCs, including Berkeley and UCLA) here for $25 (remain on the payment page after you pay and you will be redirected to the PDF – please note, purchase of a digital product is NONREFUNDABLE).


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