Table 9
 
                         CSU Systemwide First-Time Freshmen From California High Schools
                                          by Ethnic Group, from Fall 1999
 
                                                        Number 
 

  Ethnic Group           1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2008
  African American      2,197    2,302    2,566    2,586    2,560    2,626    3,154    3,587    3,834    3,633
  American Indian         255      244      229      285      261      249      281      337      366      345
  Asian American        4,849    5,145    5,277    5,163    4,791    5,058    5,716    5,891    6,246    5,920
  Filipino              2,045    2,041    2,245    2,169    2,201    2,291    2,680    2,794    2,957    2,882
  Mexican American      5,794    5,981    6,578    6,571    6,751    7,346    8,609    9,726   10,627   11,396
  Other Latino          1,904    2,154    2,402    2,393    2,447    2,742    3,180    3,657    4,026    4,328
  Pacific Islander        172      188      209      228      238      295      310      423      412      434
  White, Non-Latino    11,935   13,175   14,147   14,405   14,825   14,982   15,877   17,080   17,832   17,637
  Unknown               4,384    3,948    4,144    4,437    4,370    3,592    3,752    3,892    4,385    4,585
  Non-Resident Alien      318      342      351      522      546      494      677      822      862      631
  All Groups           33,853   35,520   38,148   38,759   38,990   39,675   44,236   48,209   51,547   51,791
 
                                                                                                                                     
 
                                                        Percent

  African American        6.5      6.5      6.7      6.7      6.6      6.6      7.1      7.4      7.4      7.0
  American Indian         0.8      0.7      0.6      0.7      0.7      0.6      0.6      0.7      0.7      0.7
  Asian American         14.3     14.5     13.8     13.3     12.3     12.7     12.9     12.2     12.1     11.4
  Filipino                6.0      5.7      5.9      5.6      5.6      5.8      6.1      5.8      5.7      5.6
  Mexican American       17.1     16.8     17.2     17.0     17.3     18.5     19.5     20.2     20.6     22.0
  Other Latino            5.6      6.1      6.3      6.2      6.3      6.9      7.2      7.6      7.8      8.4
  Pacific Islander        0.5      0.5      0.5      0.6      0.6      0.7      0.7      0.9      0.8      0.8
  White, Non-Latino      35.3     37.1     37.1     37.2     38.0     37.8     35.9     35.4     34.6     34.1
  Unknown                13.0     11.1     10.9     11.4     11.2      9.1      8.5      8.1      8.5      8.9
  Non-Resident Alien      0.9      1.0      0.9      1.3      1.4      1.2      1.5      1.7      1.7      1.2
  All Groups            100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0