January 2021

Higher Education

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment

Resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students

  2019-20 Actual 2020-21 Revised 2021-22 Proposed Change from 2020-21
Amount Percent
California Community Colleges 1,109,723 1,100,046 1,107,695 7,649 0.7%a
California State University          
Undergraduate 352,693 359,499 359,614 115b —c
Graduate/Other Postbaccalaureate 28,518 29,035 29,035 — —
Teacher Credential 7,717 7,952 7,952 — —
Subtotals (388,928) (396,486) (396,601) (115) (—c)
University of California          
Undergraduate 193,799 200,779 200,779 — —
Graduate 36,221 36,926 37,229 303 0.8
Subtotals (230,020) (237,705) (238,008) (303) (0.1%)
Hastings College of the Law 813 827 882 55 6.7%
Totals 1,729,484 1,735,064 1,743,186 8,122 0.5%
a Reflects the net of the Governor's proposed 0.5 percent systemwide enrollment growth together with all other enrollment adjustments.
b Growth would be earmarked for the CSU Stanislaus off-campus center in Stockton.
c Less than 0.05 percent.
At CCC, 1 FTE student is 525 contact hours per year, which on average generates about 24 credits. For undergraduate education at CSU and UC, 1 FTE student is 30 credit units. For graduate education at CSU, UC, and Hastings, 1 FTE student is 24 credit units. Hastings enrollment reflects resident enrollment in its juris doctor program.