SOME TOTAL 
35,040
students enrolled
Fall 2005
452
students enrolled
Fall 1959
Tuffy

We're Big

Not only do we have the
largest mascot, but we
have the largest enrollment
of all 23 California State
University campuses with more
than 35,000 students, including
3,000 students at our
Irvine campus.

Top five
Declared Majors Among
First-Time Freshmen

• Business Administration
• Psychology
• Biological Science
• Criminal Justice
• Liberal Studies

762
191
169
152
126
Nearly all first-time freshmen come from 5 Southern
California counties
Pie chart of county demographics
28 consecutive years (from 1978 to 2005) with
more than 50% women
enrolled
Under 23
81% full-time undergraduate
students are 23 or younger

[degrees awarded]

167,322
degrees awarded 1960-2005

stripe
65
degrees awarded in 1961   
6,983
degrees awarded in 2004-2005

Largest class of 1st time freshmen, 3943 in fall 2005

 

 

...in California for undergraduate degrees to Hispanic students.

...for new transfers from California community colleges annually among all public California universities

...freshmen and transfer graduation rate among seven Largest CSU peers (Fullerton, Long Beach, Northrigde, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose)

>> According to data collected by the Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies.