PPIC Higher Education Center

By 2030, California will fall about 1.1 million college graduates short of economic demand if current trends persist.

In the CSU system, 19 of the 23 campuses are unable to enroll all qualified applicants in the majors to which they apply due to space constraints.

Students often take more than four years to graduate. Just 19% of CSU students and 64% of UC students graduate on time.

The proportion of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinos and African Americans by public universities remains relatively low—41% at CSU and 25% at UC.

Higher education spending accounted for a 18% of the state budget 40 years ago. It has dropped to 11%.

Tuition and fees are only part of college costs. In 2018–19, the estimated average cost for attending UC was $35,300, of which $13,900 was tuition and fees and $15,800 was housing.