1. The census dates for this report were the end of the third week of instruction for campuses on a
quarter system and the fourth week of instruction for campuses on a semester system.
2. Enrollment type is based on the number of semester or quarter credit units for which a student
was enrolled on the census date as follows:
3. Admission basis categories of "regular admits," "alternative," and "special admits" are defined
briefly in Appendix A.
4. Students identify themselves by ethnicity and are categorized in one of the following groups:
Unknown. Students having an ethnic group code of "No Response," and "Declined to State" are
grouped together in this report as "Unknown." This group also includes students whose
ethnicity cannot be classified into one of the identified groups.
5. Enrollments are summarized by ethnic group after first excluding "Nonresident Aliens." Students
having an ethnic group code of "All Other Responses," "No Response," and "Declined to State" are
grouped together in this report as "Unknown."
6. Enrollments in undergraduate programs (Table 4) include all undergraduate students, freshman
through senior, plus postbaccalaureate students seeking a second bachelor's degree.
7. Enrollments in master's programs (Table 6) include only those students classified as graduate
students. Postbaccalaureate students are not included.
8. Percents by ethnic group, "African American" through "White Non-Latino" sum to 100. Percents of
"Total Identified," "Unknown," and "Nonresident Alien" sum to 100.
9. In Tables 1, 3, 9, and 11, ratios by ethnic group, "African American" through "White Non-Latino"
sum to 1.0 with allowance for independent rounding. Ratios of "Total Identified," "Unknown," and
"Nonresident Alien" sum to 1.0.
10. Admission Basis Categories for New Undergraduates:
First-Time Freshmen
A Applicants who are California residents or graduates of a California high school (40753).
B Applicants who are neither California residents nor graduates of a California high school
(40754).
C Applicants who are graduates of foreign secondary schools (40755).
Alternative
D Applicants who are adult students (40756) and full-time permanent or probationary
employees (41804e).
F Applicants to curricula of less than four years (40757).
L Students admitted in pilot programs (41250).
M Students determined to be eligible on the basis of the High School Proficiency Examination
(SA 75-74 (P)).
Special
E Applicants who are not otherwise eligible provided they are "eligible veterans" as defined
in Subdivision (a)(1) of Section 1652, Title 38, United States Code (40756.1).
H Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are not classified as "disadvantaged" (40900 -
General).
I Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are classified as "disadvantaged" (40901).
Undergraduate Transfers
Regular
N Applicants who are California residents and who have completed 56 units of transferable
college credit (40803).
V Applicants who are not California residents and who have completed 56 units of
transferable college credit (40803.1).
O Applicants with fewer than 56 units, 2.0 GPA, eligible under 1965 standards (40804).
P Applicants with fewer than 56 units, 2.0 GPA, eligible under "grandfather" clause (40804).
S Applicants who, in the judgment of the appropriate campus authority, can succeed at the
campus (40806) and full-time permanent or probationary employees (41804e).
Alternative
L Students admitted in pilot programs (41250).
M Students determined to be eligible on the basis of the High School Proficiency Examination
(SA 75-74 (P)).
W Applicants who are adult students (40807).
Special
Q Applicants with particular majors (40805).
R Applicants who are not otherwise eligible, but admitted as "eligible veterans" as defined
in Subdivision (a) (1) of Section 1652, Title 38, United States Code (40805.1).
T Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are not classified as "disadvantaged" (40900 -
General).
U Applicants not otherwise eligible and who are classified as "disadvantaged" (40901).
CSU Enrollment by Ethnic Group, Fall 1996
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Systemwide, Campus
Table 1. CSU Fall Systemwide Enrollment by Ethnic Group, Number and Ratio to Total, from Fall 1988
Table 2a. CSU Fall 1996 Enrollment by Campus and Ethnic Group
Table 2b. CSU Fall 1996 Enrollment by Campus with Percent by Ethnic Group
Table 3. Fall 1996 CSU Enrollment by Ethnic Group and Student Level, Number and Ratio to Totals, Systemwide
Discipline Division
Table 4. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Enrollment in Undergraduate Programs by Ethnic Group
Table 5. CSU Fall Systemwide Enrollment in Undergraduate Programs, Percent by Discipline Division, by Ethnicity, from Fall 1988
Table 6. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Enrollment in MasterÕs Programs by Ethnic Group
Table 7. CSU Fall Systemwide Enrollment in MasterÕs Programs, Percent by Discipline Division, by Ethnicity, from Fall 1988
First-Time Freshmen from California High Schools
Table 8. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide First-Time Freshmen from California High Schools by Ethnic Group with Percent By Admission Category
Table 9. CSU Fall Systemwide First-Time Freshmen from California High Schools by Ethnicity, Number and Ratios to Totals, from Fall 1988
California Community College Transfers
Table 10. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Undergraduate Transfers from California Community Colleges by Ethnic Group with Percent by Admission Category
Table 11. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Undergraduate Transfers from California Community Colleges by Ethnicity, Number and Ratios to Totals, from Fall 1988
Full-Time
Table 12. CSU Fall 1996 Full-Time Students By Ethnicity, Number and Ratios to Totals
Citizenship
Table 13. Total Fall 1996 CSU Enrollment by Ethnic Group and Citizenship Status
Age, Sex
Table 14a. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Undergraduate Enrollment by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, Number by Age Group
Table 14b. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Undergraduate Enrollment by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, Percent by Age Group
Table 15a. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Postbaccalaureate/Graduate Enrollment by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, Number by Age Group
Table 15b. CSU Fall 1996 Systemwide Postbaccalaureate/Graduate Enrollment by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, Percent by Age Group
Table 16. Undergraduate Students by Discipline Division and Ethnic Group, Systemwide, Fall 1996
Table 17. Graduate Students by Discipline Division and Ethnic Group, Systemwide, Fall 1996