January 2023

Higher Education

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment

Resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students

  2021-22
Actual
2022-23
Revised
2023-24
Proposed
Change from 2022-23
Amount Percent
California Community Collegesa 1,107,128 1,106,951 1,106,451 -500 -0.0b
California State University          
Undergraduate 335,726 319,515 322,949 3,434 1.1%
Graduate/Other Postbaccalaureate 30,468 29,084 29,084
Teacher Credential 8,778 8,249 8,249
Subtotals (374,973) (356,848) (360,282) (3,434) (1.0%)
University of California          
Undergraduate 195,860 195,597 199,800 4,203 2.1%
Graduate 38,381 37,624 38,011 387 1.0
Subtotals (234,241) (233,221) (237,811) (4,590) (2.0%)
Hastings College of the Law 969 1,022 1,036 14 1.4%
Totals 1,717,311 1,698,042 1,705,580 7,538 0.4%
a Reflects budgeted FTE students. Actual student counts are expected to be lower each year of the period. 
b Reflects the net change after accounting for the proposed 0.5 percent systemwide enrollment growth together with all other enrollment adjustments.
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.