This report provides information about students in postsecondary education in California, including information on first-time freshmen and transfer students, as well as other data, including total enrollments and student outcomes. Most of the tables display information covering the period 1988-89 through academic year 1997-98. Tables are organized in six sections: (1) California high school graduates--which provides information about the number of public and private high school graduates, their origin and academic preparation by region, and their college-going rates at California public and independent postsecondary institutions; (2) all postsecondary students--which provides information about total student enrollment in California's colleges and universities; (3) first-time freshmen and new students--which includes information (origin, gender, racial/ethnic distribution) about college-going rates of recent high school graduates, and compares California first-time freshman enrollment with U.S. data; (4) transfer students--which includes information on students transferring from community colleges to the California State University and the University of California; (5) student outcomes--which provides information on the number of degrees/certificates awarded at public institutions by level, gender, race/ethnicity, and discipline; and (6) area-specific student data--which includes information on high school graduates and college-going rates by county, and on community college transfer students by district and campus. (CH)