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Nov 10, 2009 2:51 pm US/Pacific

Record Jump In Cal State Applications

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) ―

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California State University officials say they are seeing a record increase in applications for the next school year, although enrollment is being curbed.

So far, the nation's largest public university system has received more than 266,000 applications for fall 2010 -- a 53 percent increase from the same period the year before. Freshman applications are up 32 percent; community college transfer applications are up 127 percent.

The deadline for applications is Nov. 30.

Meanwhile, CSU is facing a $564 million budget cut for the fiscal year. In addition to fee hikes and employee furloughs, enrollment is decreasing by 40,000 over the next two years.

Chancellor Charles Reed said Tuesday enrollment shrank by 4,000 students this fall and will drop another 6,000 next spring.