For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-Fresno has a total enrollment of 24,427 students, including 21,954 undergraduate and 2,473 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Fresno State's body is significantly larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 9,950 male (40.73%) and 14,477 female (59.27%) students are attending California State University-Fresno. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.73.
By class level, 21,954 (89.88%) are undergraduate students and 2,473 (10.12%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.56% are male and 58.44% are female, while among graduate students, 33.44% are male and 66.56% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,427 | 21,954 | 2,473 |
| Men | 9,950 | 9,123 | 827 |
| Women | 14,477 | 12,831 | 1,646 |
By race/ethnicity, 3,765 White, 720 Black, and 2,801 Asian students out of a total of 24,427 are attending at California State University-Fresno. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
California State University-Fresno is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 79 | 32 | 47 |
| Asian | 2,801 | 1,298 | 1,503 |
| Black | 720 | 364 | 356 |
| Hispanic | 15,002 | 5,696 | 9,306 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| White | 3,765 | 1,612 | 2,153 |
| Two or more races | 633 | 258 | 375 |
| Race Unknown | 703 | 301 | 402 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 69 | 30 | 39 |
| Asian | 2,570 | 1,211 | 1,359 |
| Black | 663 | 343 | 320 |
| Hispanic | 13,732 | 5,338 | 8,394 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| White | 3,223 | 1,428 | 1,795 |
| Two or more races | 571 | 237 | 334 |
| Race Unknown | 612 | 269 | 343 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Asian | 231 | 87 | 144 |
| Black | 57 | 21 | 36 |
| Hispanic | 1,270 | 358 | 912 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| White | 542 | 184 | 358 |
| Two or more races | 62 | 21 | 41 |
| Race Unknown | 91 | 32 | 59 |
By age, Fresno State has 716 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 19,463 students under 25 years old, and 4,964 students over 25 years old out of 24,427 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 716 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. Fresno State has 18,500 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,454 students aged 25 and over.
It has 963 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,510 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 716 | 456 | 260 |
| 18-19 | 6,293 | 3,769 | 2,524 |
| 20-21 | 6,653 | 4,024 | 2,629 |
| 22-24 | 5,801 | 3,284 | 2,517 |
| 25-29 | 2,682 | 1,522 | 1,160 |
| 30-34 | 1,049 | 631 | 418 |
| 35-39 | 520 | 321 | 199 |
| 40-49 | 521 | 345 | 176 |
| 50-64 | 170 | 113 | 57 |
| Over 65 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 716 | 456 | 260 |
| 18-19 | 6,292 | 3,768 | 2,524 |
| 20-21 | 6,601 | 3,986 | 2,615 |
| 22-24 | 4,891 | 2,664 | 2,227 |
| 25-29 | 1,950 | 1,050 | 900 |
| 30-34 | 753 | 436 | 317 |
| 35-39 | 349 | 219 | 130 |
| 40-49 | 298 | 189 | 109 |
| 50-64 | 90 | 54 | 36 |
| Over 65 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20-21 | 52 | 38 | 14 |
| 22-24 | 910 | 620 | 290 |
| 25-29 | 732 | 472 | 260 |
| 30-34 | 296 | 195 | 101 |
| 35-39 | 171 | 102 | 69 |
| 40-49 | 223 | 156 | 67 |
| 50-64 | 80 | 59 | 21 |
| Over 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At California State University-Fresno, 855 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,004 students are enrolled in some online courses.
843 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 24,427 | 855 | 13,004 |
| Undergraduate | 21,954 | 695 | 12,025 |
| Graduate | 2,473 | 160 | 979 |
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 843 | 1 | 11 |
| Undergraduate | 686 | 1 | 8 |
| Graduate | 157 | 0 | 3 |
Among 21,954 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,884 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.14%.2,451 students have transferred in as full-time status and 433 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 15,776 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 2,451 |
| Regular Part-time | 3,294 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 433 |
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