July 2022

Higher Education

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment

Resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students

  2020-21
Actual
2021-22
Revised
2022-23
Enacted
Change from 2021-22
Amount Percent
California Community Collegesa 1,106,356 1,104,305 1,110,256 5,951 0.5%
California State University          
Undergraduate 353,262 340,470 349,904 9,434 2.8%
Graduate/other postbaccalaureate 30,265 29,362 29,362
Teacher credential 9,266 9,024 9,024
Subtotals (392,793) (378,857) (388,291) (9,434) (2.5%)
University of California          
Undergraduate 200,075 195,771 201,481b 5,710 2.9%
Graduate 37,359 38,381 38,691 310 0.8
Subtotals (237,434) (234,152) (240,172) (6,020) (2.6%)
Hastings College of the Law 813 969 1,004 35 3.6%
Totals 1,737,395 1,718,283 1,739,722 21,440 1.2%
a Reflects budgeted (not actual) enrollment levels. The budget over the period shown includes certain emergency and hold harmless provisions, which effectively fund colleges at levels higher than they otherwise would be.
b Reflects level of enrollment funded in the 2022-23 Budget Act. UC has until 2023-24 to reach this enrollment level.
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.