CSU Enrollment Holds to Previous Year’s Historic High
*Represents the number of
students served taking the equivalent of a 15-unit course load.
**Fall 2003 figures are based
on preliminary census reports. Official census files are not yet available.
Chart A. Fall Term Enrollment and Full-Time
Equivalent Students* from Fall 1994 to Fall 2003**
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For the second time in California State University history, enrollment surpassed 400,000. The headcount enrollment figure of 409,279 students is just 1,383 higher than the milestone enrollment recorded for fall 2002. That is an increase of nearly 0.4 percent.
The mix of students by level also remained more or less the same between fall 2002 and fall 2003. Roughly 51 percent were upper division students, 28 percent were lower division students, and 21 percent were either graduate or other postbaccalaureate students. Plus there was no change in the distribution of new and continuing students. Like last year, new first-time and transfer students accounted for one-fourth of all enrollments.
Although systemwide enrollment remained essentially the same, there were many instances of enrollment growth across the 23 campuses. In fact, 12 sites recorded enrollment increases over their fall 2002 numbers. The largest annual gains were at San Francisco with an increase of 1,308 students, at Northridge with an increase of 927 students and at San Bernardino with an increase of 586 students. Other campuses with annual gains were Fullerton (449), Stanislaus (222) and Channel Islands (201).
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Another way to gauge enrollments is to convert student headcounts into full-time equivalent students (FTES). Dividing total student credit units attempted by 15, the normative workload for students pursuing a degree in 4 years, generates the number of FTES. The average CSU student now enrolls in 11.8 units, just under the minimum 12-unit workload for full-time students on financial aid. So, for example, the current number of FTES, 321,600, is roughly three-fourths the size of the 409,279 headcount. The annual change in FTES was 2,969, or a 0.7 percent gain over the prior year. The nominal upswing in FTES reflects the marginal gains in headcount enrollments and average course loads (from 11.7 vs. 11.8).
The two graph lines in the chart displayed above indicate the relationship between enrollment numbers and FTES, and they illustrate the enrollment trend from fall 1994 to fall 2003. Tables 1 and 2, shown on the next page, list the exact systemwide numbers used to plot the lines and they list campus-specific numbers.
Again this year, Long Beach recorded the highest campus enrollment for the system (34,715). However, San Diego still leads in FTES (27,004).
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Table 1. Selected Fall Term
Enrollment in the California State University, from Fall 1994(1)
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Campus
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003(2)
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Bakersfield
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5,086
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5,319
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5,435
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5,717
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5,594
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6,210
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6,397
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7,050
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7,765
|
7, 924
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Channel Islands
(3)
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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2,139
|
2,340
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Chico
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14,232
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13,798
|
13,919
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14,247
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14,983
|
15,261
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15,912
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16,704
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16,246
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15,516
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Dominguez Hills
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9,744
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9,977
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10,400
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10,704
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12,054
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12,524
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12,848
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12,871
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13,504
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13,248
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Fresno
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17,293
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17,461
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17,213
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18,113
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18,101
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18,321
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19,056
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20,007
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21,272
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22,362
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Fullerton
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22,097
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22,604
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24,040
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24,906
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25,675
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27,167
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28,381
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30,357
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32,143
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32,592
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Hayward
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12,567
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12,650
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12,863
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12,855
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12,888
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12,667
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12,705
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13,240
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13,876
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13,455
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Humboldt
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7,049
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7,427
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7,687
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7,492
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7,475
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7,545
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7,433
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7,382
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7,611
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7,725
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Long Beach
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26,277
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26,403
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27,431
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27,809
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28,637
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30,011
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30,918
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33,259
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34,566
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34,715
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Los Angeles
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18,224
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18,385
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18,849
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19,160
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19,732
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19,783
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19,593
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20,675
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21,099
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20,644
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Maritime Academy
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-
|
367
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366
|
388
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449
|
583
|
653
|
606
|
721
|
676
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Monterey Bay
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-
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654
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1,256
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1,586
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1,958
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2,265
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2,624
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3,020
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3,551
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3,760
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Northridge
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24,310
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25,015
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27,189
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27,653
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27,203
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27,947
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29,066
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31,448
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32,070
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32,997
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Pomona
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16,304
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16,605
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16,803
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17,246
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17,577
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18,021
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18,424
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19,041
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19,821
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19,804
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Sacramento
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22,726
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22,796
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23,420
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23,478
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23,676
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24,530
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25,714
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26,923
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28,558
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28,375
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San Bernardino
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11,864
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11,957
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12,153
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13,280
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13,600
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14,280
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14,909
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15,985
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16,341
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16,927
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San Diego
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28,372
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29,350
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29,981
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30,593
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31,453
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31,413
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31,609
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34,171
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34,304
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33,676
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San Francisco
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26,260
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26,791
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27,420
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26,982
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27,446
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27,701
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26,826
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26,866
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28,378
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29,686
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San Jose
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26,299
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25,997
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25,874
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26,897
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26,628
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26,937
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26,698
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28,007
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30,350
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28,917
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San Luis Obispo
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15,440
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16,023
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17,000
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16,735
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16,296
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16,470
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16,877
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18,079
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18,453
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18,303
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San Marcos
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2,736
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3,642
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4,409
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4,678
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5,025
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5,739
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6,256
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6,496
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7,678
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7,777
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Sonoma
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6,611
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6,778
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6,995
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7,047
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7,003
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7,083
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7,402
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7,590
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8,219
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8,371
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Stanislaus
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5,877
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5,972
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6,100
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6,213
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6,351
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6,489
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7,062
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7,534
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7,850
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8,072
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Statewide
Nursing (4)
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-
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2,084
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1,901
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1,712
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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International
Programs
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
449
|
463
|
518
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561
|
573
|
618
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CalStateTEACH
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
309
|
588
|
733
|
808
|
799
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Grand Total
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319,368
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328,055
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338,704
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345,491
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350,253
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359,719
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368,469
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388,605
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407,896
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409,279
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Table 2.
Selected Fall Term Full-Time Equivalents in the California State
University, from Fall 1994(1)
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Campus
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003(2)
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Bakersfield
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4,172
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4,332
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4,560
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4,844
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4,720
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5,296
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5,449
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5,956
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6,601
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6, 680
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Channel Islands (3)
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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1,258
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1,677
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Chico
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12,628
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12,382
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12,471
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12,810
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13,472
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13,692
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14,216
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14,840
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14,409
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13,883
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Dominguez Hills
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6,557
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6,691
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7,037
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7,180
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7,790
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7,923
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8,146
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8,093
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8,709
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8,749
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Fresno
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14,819
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15,115
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14,915
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15,178
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15,289
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15,577
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15,838
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16,461
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17,255
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18,167
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Fullerton
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15,683
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16,072
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17,044
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18,051
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18,545
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19,885
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20,701
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22,016
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23,351
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23,428
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Hayward
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9,970
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9,902
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10,045
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10,036
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10,039
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10,049
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9,971
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10,388
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10,952
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10,778
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Humboldt
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6,601
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6,983
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7,257
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7,072
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7,118
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7,060
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6,902
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6,842
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7,007
|
7,092
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Long Beach
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19,422
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19,729
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20,327
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20,745
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21,456
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22,836
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23,725
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25,592
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26,480
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26,606
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Los Angeles
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12,589
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12,850
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13,146
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13,331
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13,881
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14,002
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13,809
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14,711
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15,166
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15,227
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Maritime Academy
|
-
|
427
|
433
|
464
|
553
|
661
|
713
|
684
|
742
|
762
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Monterey Bay
|
-
|
601
|
1,243
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1,544
|
1,830
|
2,142
|
2,533
|
2,888
|
3,376
|
3,646
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Northridge
|
17,439
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18,049
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19,563
|
20,022
|
19,841
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20,475
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21,440
|
23,170
|
24,023
|
24,473
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Pomona
|
12,714
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13,189
|
13,494
|
13,881
|
14,378
|
14,619
|
14,903
|
15,668
|
16,309
|
16,603
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Sacramento
|
17,364
|
17,533
|
18,060
|
18,254
|
18,536
|
19,159
|
19,971
|
20,985
|
22,189
|
22,294
|
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San Bernardino
|
9,179
|
9,331
|
9,480
|
10,293
|
10,680
|
11,124
|
11,556
|
12,374
|
12,687
|
13,224
|
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San Diego
|
21,810
|
22,719
|
23,336
|
23,830
|
24,617
|
24,670
|
24,701
|
27,022
|
27,622
|
27,004
|
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San Francisco
|
19,058
|
19,736
|
20,258
|
19,935
|
20,360
|
20,576
|
19,993
|
19,962
|
21,244
|
22,483
|
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San Jose
|
19,188
|
19,028
|
19,195
|
19,984
|
19,532
|
19,696
|
19,622
|
20,525
|
22,186
|
21,185
|
|
San Luis Obispo
|
14,115
|
14,738
|
15,636
|
15,463
|
15,121
|
15,301
|
15,606
|
16,745
|
17,275
|
17,196
|
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San Marcos
|
1,996
|
2,681
|
3,207
|
3,481
|
3,703
|
4,313
|
4,710
|
4,841
|
5,826
|
5,979
|
|
Sonoma
|
5,377
|
5,591
|
5,852
|
5,979
|
5,961
|
6,059
|
6,353
|
6,580
|
7,102
|
7,337
|
|
Stanislaus
|
4,202
|
4,340
|
4,370
|
4,503
|
4,687
|
4,855
|
5,184
|
5,442
|
5,678
|
5,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statewide
Nursing (4)
|
-
|
820
|
787
|
735
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
International
Programs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
495
|
463
|
570
|
617
|
620
|
680
|
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CalStateTEACH
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
185
|
412
|
501
|
565
|
579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Campus (5)
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244,881
|
252,839
|
261,716
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267,612
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272,605
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280,619
|
287,021
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302,904
|
318,631
|
321,600
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Notes 1) Beginning fall 2000,
fall enrollment represents profile data and may differ from final data posted
in other reports.
2)
Fall
2003 figures are preliminary census reports; official census files are
not yet available.
3)
Channel
Islands serves 1,560 native students and 780 continuing students that
originally matriculated at Northridge.
4) Fall figures for the
Statewide Nursing Program are not available for fall 1992 through fall
1994. Beginning fall 1998, Statewide
Nursing enrollment is included in Dominguez Hills.
5) The figures presented in these tables may not sum to totals due to
rounding.
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