The CSU has a significant impact on the state through the
personal contributions of current students and alumni. Its
students largely come from California and remain in the state
using their increased skills and knowledge to the benefit of
California. Where Do CSU Students Come From? More than 97
percent of all enrolled students come from California. More than
one-quarter of those are from Los Angeles County, with large
numbers also coming from Orange (9 percent), San Diego (8
percent) and Santa Clara (6 percent) counties. The CSU draws
students from across the nation to its 23 campuses. New first-
time freshmen come overwhelmingly (87 percent) from California
public high schools, followed by California private high schools
(12 percent). New undergraduate transfers come largely from the
California Community Colleges (84 percent), with about 5 percent
each coming from the CSU and from other states. The majority of
new postbaccalaureate and graduate students are from the CSU (54
percent), followed by the Univers