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Impaction at the CSU

As you get ready to apply to the CSU, you may find that a campus or undergraduate major you're considering is "impacted," meaning there are more applications from qualified applicants than there are available spaces. If you're interested in an impacted major or campus, be sure to apply for admission during the initial filing period, October 1 to November 30.


​Impacted Majors & Campuses Search​

If you're a first-time freshman or upper-division transfer student to the CSU, you can use this database to find out whether a degree program or campus you're interested in is affected by impaction.

Search for a CSU Campus or Major Impaction​

​Impacted Programs Matrix

Use this chart to see at a glance which undergraduate programs are and are not impacted at campuses across the 23-campus CSU system.

CSU Local Admission & Service Areas

When a campus is impacted, students who apply from areas nearest a campus are given priority admission.

​Redirection

Certain students applying to the CSU may be referred to an alternate campus if their preferred campus is impacted.