Table 27
Participation Rates: CSU First-Time Freshmen from California Public High Schools as a Percentage
of All California Public High School Graduates, by Ethnic Group: Fall 1997 - Fall 2007
	African	American	Asian			Pacific
	American	Indian	American	Filipino	Latino	Islander	White	Total**
1997
HS Grads	20,742	2,364	28,832	9,034	82,015	1,588	124,496	269,071
UC/CSU eligible	6,014	535	17,297	4,012	18,739	469	49,692	96,758
Percent eligible	29.0	22.6	60.0	44.4	22.8	29.5	39.9	36.0
CSU FTF	2,083	238	4,050	1,514	6,364	131	8,690	25,640
Percent CSU FTF	10.0	10.1	14.0	16.8	7.8	8.2	7.0	9.5
1998
HS Grads	21,165	2,513	31,298	9,563	87,742	1,850	128,405	282,897
UC/CSU eligible	5,884	566	18,596	4,208	20,884	521	52,695	103,421
Percent eligible	27.8	22.5	59.4	44.0	23.8	28.2	41.0	36.6
CSU FTF	1,839	209	4,214	1,596	6,454	143	9,491	26,781
Percent CSU FTF	8.7	8.3	13.5	16.7	7.4	7.7	7.4	9.5
1999
HS Grads	22,065	2,665	32,620	9,548	95,438	1,863	134,229	299,221
UC/CSU eligible	5,799	593	19,327	4,333	21,103	497	54,563	106,441
Percent eligible	26.3	22.3	59.2	45.4	22.1	26.7	40.6	35.6
CSU FTF	1,960	225	4,721	1,616	6,778	149	10,265	29,454
Percent CSU FTF	8.9	8.4	14.5	16.9	7.1	8.0	7.6	9.8
2000
HS Grads	22,536	2,655	34,114	9,602	100,637	1,783	137,578	309,866
UC/CSU eligible	5,570	621	19,739	4,361	21,684	459	55,341	107,926
Percent eligible	24.7	23.4	57.9	45.4	21.5	25.7	40.2	34.8
CSU FTF	2,033	216	4,924	1,610	7,208	166	11,435	30,936
Percent CSU FTF	9.0	8.1	14.4	16.8	7.2	9.3	8.3	10.0
2001
HS Grads	22,474	2,734	34,677	10,229	103,795	2,052	139,228	316,124
UC/CSU eligible	5,874	632	20,235	4,654	23,772	537	56,553	112,469
Percent eligible	26.1	23.1	58.4	45.5	22.9	26.2	40.6	35.6
CSU FTF	2,310	203	5,097	1,742	7,903	184	12,207	33,177
Percent CSU FTF	10.3	7.4	14.7	17.0	7.6	9.0	8.8	10.5
2002
HS Grads	23,453	3,036	35,624	10,311	109,044	2,271	140,446	325,928
UC/CSU eligible	5,933	692	20,476	4,500	23,771	601	56,553	112,934
Percent eligible	25.3	22.8	57.5	43.6	21.8	26.5	40.3	34.6
CSU FTF	2,262	263	4,978	1,754	8,173	200	12,406	33,809
Percent CSU FTF	9.6	8.7	14.0	17.0	7.5	8.8	8.8	10.4
2003
HS Grads	24,855	3,120	35,407	10,978	116,724	2,343	144,664	341,097
UC/CSU eligible	6,046	717	19,841	4,796	25,049	595	56,430	114,199
Percent eligible	24.3	23.0	56.0	43.7	21.5	25.4	39.0	33.5
CSU FTF	2,302	231	4,625	1,782	8,379	216	12,710	33,809
Percent CSU FTF	9.3	7.4	13.1	16.2	7.2	9.2	8.8	9.9
2004
HS Grads	25,268	3,040	35,233	11,247	121,418	2,291	141,576	343,484
UC/CSU eligible	6,344	677	19,788	5,040	26,327	623	55,963	115,680
Percent eligible	25.1	22.3	56.2	44.8	21.7	27.2	39.5	33.7
CSU FTF	2,351	212	4,833	1,800	9,214	256	12,955	34,621
Percent CSU FTF	9.3	7.0	13.7	16.0	7.6	11.2	9.2	10.1
2005
HS Grads	26,802	2,950	36,391	11,486	129,675	2,348	140,814	355,231
UC/CSU eligible	6,751	680	21,356	5,357	31,157	650	57,556	124,984
Percent eligible	25.2	23.1	58.7	46.6	24.0	27.7	40.9	35.2
CSU FTF	2,855	232	5,489	2,186	10,899	264	13,732	38,868
Percent CSU FTF	10.7	7.9	15.1	19.0	8.4	11.2	9.8	10.9
2006
HS Grads	25,346	2,833	38,377	11,638	124,549	2,310	138,591	349,074
UC/CSU eligible	6,466	667	23,012	5,273	31,787	666	55,671	125,308
Percent eligible	25.5	23.5	60.0	45.3	25.5	28.8	40.2	35.9
CSU FTF	3,249	278	5,742	2,345	12,444	366	14,778	42,515
Percent CSU FTF	12.8	9.8	14.9	20.1	10.0	15.8	10.6	12.2
2007
HS Grads	25,737	2,866	38,105	11,762	128,462	2,385	138,595	356,641
UC/CSU eligible	6,818	675	22,804	5,376	32,368	670	54,715	126,516
Percent eligible	26.5	23.6	59.8	45.7	25.2	28.1	39.5	35.5
CSU FTF	3,473	324	6,054	2,482	13,566	354	15,339	45,346
Percent CSU FTF	13.5	11.3	15.9	21.1	10.6	14.8	11.1	12.7
*Percent CSU FTF: The CSU first-time freshmen as a percentage of HS Grads.
**In all years, totals include CSU first-time freshmen of unknown ethnicity; beginning in 1998, HS Grads total also includes students of unknown ethnicity.
Note:	CSU nonresident aliens are included among identified ethnic categories in both CSU and high school information.
Sources:	High School Graduates from the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS), California Department of Education
	CSU First-Time Freshmen from the Enrollment Reporting System - Students (ERSS), Division of Analytic Studies