Student Metrics

The admissions funnel includes admit, confirmation and enrollment counts for first-time freshmen and transfer students across three fall terms, along with associated yield rates. Academic preparation metrics, such as average high school GPA for freshmen and average GPA and transfer units for transfer students, provide additional context.

First-Time Freshmen Admissions Funnel

Academic Preparation — First-Time Freshmen

Transfer Student Admissions Funnel

Academic Preparation — Transfer Students

Source: Campus Data Warehouse — Admissions Funnel (Census) Overview
All data are based on official census extracts submitted to the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

The enrollment summary provides headcount and full-time equivalent student (FTES) data by term, along with demographic information for the most recent fall term. Categories include race and ethnicity, gender identity, age distribution and region of origin, offering a detailed snapshot of the student population.

Enrollment Summary — Headcount and FTES

Student Demographics

Race/Ethnicity (Fall 2025)

Gender Identity (Fall 2025)

Age Distribution (Fall 2025)

Region of Origin (Fall 2025)

*Tri-County Area includes Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.

Tri-County Breakdown (Fall 2025)

Source: Campus Data Warehouse — Enrollment (Census) Overviews
All figures are based on official census submissions to the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

Enrollment and instructional data highlight the most in-demand courses by student credit units, the distribution of class sizes across the university and student enrollment patterns by college. These insights, drawn from the Academic Planning Database, reflect course demand, instructional capacity and student-to-faculty ratios.

10 Most Highly Enrolled Courses by Student Credit Units

Class Size Distributions

Student FTEs by College

Student-to-Faculty Ratio by College

Source: Campus Data Warehouse — Academic Planning Database (APDB) overview.
All figures are based on official census data submitted to the CSU Chancellor’s Office at the state census reporting deadline.

Retention and graduation data provide a detailed view of student persistence and degree completion across first-time freshmen, upper division transfers and first-time graduate students. Metrics include one- to six-year retention and graduation rates by cohort.

First-Time Freshmen Retention Rates

First-Time Freshmen Graduation Rates

Upper Division Transfers Retention Rates

Upper Division Transfers Graduation Rates

First-Time Graduate Students Retention Rates

First-Time Graduate Students Graduation Rates

Source: Campus Data Warehouse — Retention and Graduation Overview
All figures are based on official census extracts submitted to the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

Degree data include the most awarded undergraduate and graduate programs, overall degree completions by level and the distribution of academic honors. This information provides a comprehensive view of degree conferrals.

Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees

Top 5 Graduate Degrees

Degrees by Level

Degree Honors

Source: Campus Data Warehouse — Degrees Overview
All figures are based on official census extracts submitted to the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

Alumni fundraising data present annual counts of alumni of record, those solicited, donors and rates of giving for both all alumni and undergraduate alumni. The information provides a year-by-year overview of alumni engagement in philanthropic giving.

All Alumni Fundraising

Undergraduate Alumni Fundraising

Note: All figures reflect data as of June 30 of the report year.
Source: Advancement Services
Rate of Giving = Alumni Donors ÷ Alumni Solicited