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Cal State 23 Campuses: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, Dominguez Hills, Fresno, Fullerton, Hayward, Humboldt, Long Beach, LA, Maritime, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Pomona, Sacramento, San Bernardino, SDSU, SFSU, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, Sonoma, Stanislaus The campuses of the California State Universities provide high-quality, affordable higher education to meet the ever-changing workforce needs of the people of California. The CSU draws its students from the top third of California's high school graduates. An average these are students who earn a B average or better in high school.

Workforce Preparation

CSU offers more than 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degrees in some 240 subject areas. A select number of doctoral degrees are offered jointly with the UC or private universities in CA.

CSU awards more than 4.5 percent of America’s bachelor’s degrees.
Provide high-quality, affordable higher education to meet the ever-changing workforce needs of the people of CA

Diversity at CSU

The CSU is the nation’s most diverse university system, with students of color above 53 percent, twice the national average for four-year public universities.

Recent Survey showed 40 percent of CSU students come from households where English is not the main language.

 

UC/CSU Requirements

Eligibility Index

The eligibility index is a weighted combination of a students’ grade point average during the final three years of high school and a score on either the ACT or the SAT.

Graduates of California high schools must have a minimum index of 2900 using the SAT or 694 using the ACT.

Total SAT v & m score + (800 x GPA) or
(10 x total ACT score) + (200 x GPA)

Where are they?

Humboldt State University California State University Chico Sonoma State University California State University Sacramento California Maritime Academy California State University East Bay San Francisco State University San Jose State University California State University  Stanislaus California State University Fresno California State University Monterey Bay California Polytechnic State University, San Luis  Obispo California State University Bakersfield California State University Channel Islands California State University Northridge California State University Los  Angeles California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University San Bernardino California State University Dominguez  Hills California State University Long Beach California State University  Fullerton California State University San Marcos San Diego  State University

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The 2003-04 undergraduate fee of $2,046 applies to students with more than six credits.
It cost the CSU almost $11,000 annually to educate a student. Of that amount, the state pays approximately 70 percent, in-state students pay 25 percent

The average award for more than 200,000 CSU students was $6,853. Here’s a break down in other costs . . .

			On Campus	Off Campus
	Housing/Meals		7,470	8,061
	Transportation		736	960
	Books/Supplies		1,195	1,195
	Personal		1,852	2,055
	State Fee		2,046	2,046
	Avg. Campus Fee		504	504
	Total		$13,803	$14,821

New First Time Freshmen – 83.3% from CA Public High Schools, 12.4% from private
New Undergrad Transfers – 86.9% from CA Community Colleges
Bachelor’s Degrees by Discipline: Business & Management – 22.2%
13,698 students in 2002-2003
Interdisciplinary Studies – 11.9%

CSU students are not necessarily the traditional 18 to 22 year olds.
The average undergraduate age is 24
About 85 percent are commuters
Only 56 percent are dependent on parents
Nearly two in five have dependents
Four out of five have jobs
36 percent work full time
About one in five students is in the first generation of his or her family to attend college

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