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California Public Postsecondary Enrollment History

December 2008

CONTENTS

Historical California public postsecondary enrollment by segment summarized to the state level.

• California Public Postsecondary Enrollment History (.xls, <1 MB)

SUMMARY

In fall 2007 California total public postsecondary enrollment reached 2,356,580, a one year change of 4.2 percent, or about 96,000 additional students. California Community Colleges registered about three out of four public postsecondary students, California State University enrolled one in five, and University of California enrolled one in eleven. Graduate students accounted for just under 5 percent of the total.

California Community Colleges (CCC): 2007 enrollment increased by over 74,000, reaching 1,718,074 for fall 2007, a 4.5 percent change over the 2006 level.

California State University (CSU): 2007 enrollment grew by 3.8 percent from 2006 levels. Undergraduate enrollment increased 4.1 percent to 358,531 and graduates by 2.5 percent to 74,486.

University of California (UC) General Campus: 2007 enrollment grew by 2.7 percent, with undergraduates increasing 2.6 percent to 167,319 and graduates by 3.2 percent to 38,170.

DATA

Historical fall enrollment data provided by the CCC represent a term-end count of all students completing a minimum of one-half unit or eight hours of positive attendance classes. UC and CSU systems supply fall undergraduate enrollment data system-wide.