SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Applications and enrollment in the California State University system have leveled after sharp declines during the coronavirus pandemic.
Applications held steady this year as about 828,000 undergraduate students applied for the fall 2023 term. That total is composed of about 630,000 first-time students and about 200,000 transfer students.
California State University officials said overall, freshman enrollment this year is at prepandemic levels, and undergraduate transfer student enrollment only slightly declined. Last fall, 831,000 undergraduates applied for admissions, an increase from 794,000 in 2021.
