For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-Fullerton has a total enrollment of 43,662 students, including 38,760 undergraduate and 4,902 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Cal State Fullerton's body is significantly larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 18,958 male (43.42%) and 24,704 female (56.58%) students are attending California State University-Fullerton. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 76.74.
By class level, 38,760 (88.77%) are undergraduate students and 4,902 (11.23%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.08% are male and 55.92% are female, while among graduate students, 38.19% are male and 61.81% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43,662 | 38,760 | 4,902 |
| Men | 18,958 | 17,086 | 1,872 |
| Women | 24,704 | 21,674 | 3,030 |
By race/ethnicity, 6,184 White, 1,114 Black, and 8,868 Asian students out of a total of 43,662 are attending at California State University-Fullerton. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
California State University-Fullerton is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 51 | 22 | 29 |
| Asian | 8,868 | 4,476 | 4,392 |
| Black | 1,114 | 475 | 639 |
| Hispanic | 23,693 | 9,327 | 14,366 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 68 | 34 | 34 |
| White | 6,184 | 2,723 | 3,461 |
| Two or more races | 1,630 | 756 | 874 |
| Race Unknown | 1,052 | 544 | 508 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 42 | 18 | 24 |
| Asian | 8,037 | 4,133 | 3,904 |
| Black | 977 | 431 | 546 |
| Hispanic | 21,736 | 8,702 | 13,034 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 58 | 29 | 29 |
| White | 5,148 | 2,385 | 2,763 |
| Two or more races | 1,473 | 706 | 767 |
| Race Unknown | 881 | 461 | 420 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Asian | 831 | 343 | 488 |
| Black | 137 | 44 | 93 |
| Hispanic | 1,957 | 625 | 1,332 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| White | 1,036 | 338 | 698 |
| Two or more races | 157 | 50 | 107 |
| Race Unknown | 171 | 83 | 88 |
By age, Cal State Fullerton has 745 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 34,057 students under 25 years old, and 9,605 students over 25 years old out of 43,662 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 745 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Cal State Fullerton has 32,536 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 6,224 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,521 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,381 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 745 | 441 | 304 |
| 18-19 | 12,234 | 6,982 | 5,252 |
| 20-21 | 10,820 | 6,391 | 4,429 |
| 22-24 | 10,258 | 5,495 | 4,763 |
| 25-29 | 5,309 | 2,779 | 2,530 |
| 30-34 | 2,026 | 1,107 | 919 |
| 35-39 | 964 | 601 | 363 |
| 40-49 | 903 | 625 | 278 |
| 50-64 | 383 | 272 | 111 |
| Over 65 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 745 | 441 | 304 |
| 18-19 | 12,234 | 6,982 | 5,252 |
| 20-21 | 10,735 | 6,335 | 4,400 |
| 22-24 | 8,822 | 4,600 | 4,222 |
| 25-29 | 3,810 | 1,896 | 1,914 |
| 30-34 | 1,236 | 663 | 573 |
| 35-39 | 548 | 337 | 211 |
| 40-49 | 462 | 303 | 159 |
| 50-64 | 159 | 112 | 47 |
| Over 65 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 85 | 56 | 29 |
| 22-24 | 1,436 | 895 | 541 |
| 25-29 | 1,499 | 883 | 616 |
| 30-34 | 790 | 444 | 346 |
| 35-39 | 416 | 264 | 152 |
| 40-49 | 441 | 322 | 119 |
| 50-64 | 224 | 160 | 64 |
| Over 65 | 11 | 6 | 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-Fullerton, 3,776 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 23,263 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,752 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 24 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 43,662 | 3,776 | 23,263 |
| Undergraduate | 38,760 | 2,741 | 22,462 |
| Graduate | 4,902 | 1,035 | 801 |
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 3,752 | 19 | 5 |
| Undergraduate | 2,731 | 7 | 3 |
| Graduate | 1,021 | 12 | 2 |
Among 38,760 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 5,003 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.91%.3,967 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,036 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 27,755 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 3,967 |
| Regular Part-time | 6,002 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 1,036 |
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