January 2020

Universities

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment

Resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students

  2018-19
Actual
2019-20
Revised
2020-21
Proposed
Change from 2019-20
Amount Percent
California Community Colleges 1,122,691 1,123,753 1,119,421 -4,332 -0.4%
California State University          
Undergraduate 348,210 353,097 353,097
Graduate/Other Postbaccalaureate 28,610 29,034 29,034
Teacher Credential 8,078 8,122 8,122
Subtotals (380,750) (386,060) (386,060) (—) (—)
University of California          
Undergraduate 189,487 192,733 194,346 1,613 0.8%
Graduate 36,133 36,722 37,172 450 1.2
Subtotals (225,620) (229,455) (231,518) (2,063) (0.9%)
Hastings College of the Law 818 804 820 16 2.0%
Totals 607,188 616,319 618,398 2,079 0.3%
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.
For CCC in 2020-21, reflects Governor's proposed 0.5 percent systemwide enrollment growth together with all other enrollment adjustments.
For UC, the Governor's budget galley shows enrollment growth in 2019-20, but the proposed budget bill has no funding for growth or provisional language requiring growth.
For Hastings, reflects resident enrollment in its juris doctor program—its core academic program.