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California State University System

The California State University system consists of 23 state universities located throughout the state. Visit www.csumentor.edu for detailed information on application procedures and requirements.

Admission offices at the 23 campuses use three factors to determine eligibility; applications for the most impacted campuses -- Most applicants who are admitted meet the standards in each of the following areas:

Specific high school courses
Grades in specified courses and test scores (ACT or SAT)
Graduation from high school

Some CSU campuses have higher standards for particular majors or for students who live outside the local campus area. Because of the number of students who apply, a few campuses have higher standards (supplementary admission criteria) for all applicants. Most CSU campuses utilize local admission guarantee policies for students who graduate or transfer from high schools and colleges that are historically served by a CSU campus in that region.

Some campuses in the CSU system use higher standards than the basic admission standards because of the number of qualified students who apply to those campuses during the initial application filing period. The following campuses use higher standards for students -- and require application by October 1st for fall admission -- who are applying as first-time freshmen:

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
San Diego State University

For 2006-07, California residents attending a California State University (CSU) campus as an undergraduate will pay the State University Fee of $2,520 for the academic year (nine months). Students will also pay an average of $617 in miscellaneous campus fees for average total fees of $3,137 (actual campus fees vary by campus). Students also have expenses for food and housing, transportation, and other miscellaneous personal expenses while attending college. These expenses vary depending on where the student lives while attending college - at home with parents, in a campus residence facility, or in an off-campus residence facility, typically a shared apartment. These costs also vary depending on where in the state the student's college residence is located. Since the CSU has twenty-three (23) campuses throughout the state, the variation in living costs can be significant. Financial aid and scholarships are available; additional information regarding financial aid available through the UC is available at: www.csumentor.edu/FinAid/

To see where these campuses are located, go to the Map of Campus Locations.

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