Enrollment Trends at CBU

The student population at California Baptist University is 11,902 (8,417 undergraduate and 3,485 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,361 (39.35%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CBU is 70.72% which is increased by 1,787 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,574 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 53 male students for every 100 female students, unchanged since 2015.
3,062 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.78% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,678 where 11,902 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 11,902 students in 2025 and was lowest at 8,541 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 8,541 to 11,902 students, a net gain of 3,361 (39.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,541	6,630	2,469	4,161	1,911	504	1,407
2016-17	9,157 616	6,937 307	2,550 81	4,387 226	2,220 309	635 131	1,585 178
2017-18	9,941 784	7,414 477	2,777 227	4,637 250	2,527 307	686 51	1,841 256
2018-19	10,486 545	7,855 441	2,956 179	4,899 262	2,631 104	736 50	1,895 54
2019-20	11,045 559	8,190 335	3,081 125	5,109 210	2,855 224	835 99	2,020 125
2020-21	11,317 272	8,109 -81	2,990 -91	5,119 10	3,208 353	899 64	2,309 289
2021-22	11,489 172	8,252 143	3,013 23	5,239 120	3,237 29	848 -51	2,389 80
2022-23	11,495 6	8,334 82	3,057 44	5,277 38	3,161 -76	858 10	2,303 -86
2023-24	11,407 -88	8,110 -224	3,063 6	5,047 -230	3,297 136	879 21	2,418 115
2024-25	11,902 495	8,417 307	3,187 124	5,230 183	3,485 188	941 62	2,544 126
Average	10,678	7,825	2,914	4,911	2,853	782	2,071

California Baptist University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,825 where 8,417 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,630	5,674	2,147	3,527	956	322	634
2016-17	6,937	5,885	2,168	3,717	1,052	382	670
2017-18	7,414	6,367	2,408	3,959	1,047	369	678
2018-19	7,855	6,859	2,617	4,242	996	339	657
2019-20	8,190	7,333	2,770	4,563	857	311	546
2020-21	8,109	7,243	2,701	4,542	866	289	577
2021-22	8,252	7,314	2,706	4,608	938	307	631
2022-23	8,334	7,232	2,675	4,557	1,102	382	720
2023-24	8,110	7,172	2,716	4,456	938	347	591
2024-25	8,417	7,459	2,812	4,647	958	375	583
Average	7,825	7,825	2,572	4,282	7,825	342	629

California Baptist University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,853 where 3,485 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,911	932	235	697	979	269	710
2016-17	2,220	1,202	333	869	1,018	302	716
2017-18	2,527	1,406	388	1,018	1,121	298	823
2018-19	2,631	1,501	408	1,093	1,130	328	802
2019-20	2,855	1,621	445	1,176	1,234	390	844
2020-21	3,208	1,854	458	1,396	1,354	441	913
2021-22	3,237	2,130	532	1,598	1,107	316	791
2022-23	3,161	2,122	541	1,581	1,039	317	722
2023-24	3,297	2,300	593	1,707	997	286	711
2024-25	3,485	2,522	661	1,861	963	280	683
Average	2,853	2,853	459	1,300	2,853	323	772

California Baptist University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.76% and the percentage of black students is 8.25% at California Baptist University. 6.46% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 43.72% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 39.05% to 27.76%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.89% to 6.46%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.21% to 8.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 33.46% to 43.72%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7182 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7240 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California Baptist University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	51	418	701	2,858	70	3,335	416
2016-17	57	452	794	3,176	96	3,446	457
2017-18	55	528	802	3,478	95	3,772	545
2018-19	60	566	813	3,822	95	3,941	555
2019-20	63	692	854	4,026	97	4,019	584
2020-21	62	754	917	4,327	86	3,832	594
2021-22	61	760	962	4,552	100	3,764	609
2022-23	63	723	968	4,620	86	3,736	611
2023-24	48	713	890	4,795	78	3,445	609
2024-25	46	769	982	5,204	65	3,304	603
Average	57	638	868	4,086	87	3,659	558

California Baptist University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,062 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California Baptist University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,541	1,793	2,165	4,583
2016-17	9,157	2,066	2,381	4,710
2017-18	9,941	2,234	2,293	5,414
2018-19	10,486	2,273	3,372	4,841
2019-20	11,045	2,335	3,777	4,933
2020-21	11,317	2,580	6,776	1,961
2021-22	11,489	2,512	3,638	5,339
2022-23	11,495	2,766	3,947	4,782
2023-24	11,407	2,724	4,096	4,587
2024-25	11,902	3,062	3,939	4,901
Average	10,678	2,435	3,638	4,605

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Enrollment Trends at CBU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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