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Enrollment Growth, $83.4 Million

The 2009/10 budget plan includes resident student enrollment growth of 2.5 percent or 8,572 FTES. Based on this enrollment growth and the 2009/10 marginal cost of $9,735 per FTES, after CSU financial-aid set-aside, the corresponding funding increase is $83.4 million. The following table illustrates funded FTES targets versus actual FTES enrollment from 1999/2000 through 2009/10 and includes resident and nonresident students:

CSU Enrollment - Funded Targets vs. Actual FTES

The Compact calls for 2.5 percent annual enrollment growth at the CSU through fiscal year 2010/11. This level of growth is consistent with projected enrollment targets that take into account numerous factors, including review of the California Department of Finance–Demographic Research Unit’s enrollment projections, consultation with campus presidents, and reviews of K-12 enrollment patterns. Due to the state’s budget crisis, CSU Compact enrollment growth was not funded in 2008/09.

CSU Enrollment Growth Under the Higher Education Compact (Targets)

Beginning in 2009 and going through 2015, the Department of Finance projects enrollment demand for the CSU to increase by more than 34,000 students, with fall term headcounts growing from a projected 448,214 in 2009 to 482,367 in 2015.

Department of Finance - Fall Term Enrollment Projection

Last Updated: March 30, 2009