Enrollment Trends at CSU Bakersfield

The student population at California State University-Bakersfield is 10,419 (8,865 undergraduate and 1,554 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,191 (12.91%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CSU Bakersfield is 85.08% which is increased by 757 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 434 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 52 male students for every 100 female students, down from 62 in 2015.
1,212 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,560.27% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,358 where 10,419 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 11,745 students in 2021 and was lowest at 9,228 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 9,228 to 10,419 students, a net gain of 1,191 (12.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,228	8,108	3,168	4,940	1,120	358	762
2016-17	9,341 113	8,179 71	3,256 88	4,923 -17	1,162 42	336 -22	826 64
2017-18	10,131 790	8,814 635	3,468 212	5,346 423	1,317 155	363 27	954 128
2018-19	10,816 685	9,368 554	3,603 135	5,765 419	1,448 131	438 75	1,010 56
2019-20	11,531 715	9,981 613	3,763 160	6,218 453	1,550 102	451 13	1,099 89
2020-21	11,745 214	9,979 -2	3,547 -216	6,432 214	1,766 216	446 -5	1,320 221
2021-22	10,972 -773	9,367 -612	3,247 -300	6,120 -312	1,605 -161	403 -43	1,202 -118
2022-23	9,613 -1,359	8,188 -1,179	2,773 -474	5,415 -705	1,425 -180	389 -14	1,036 -166
2023-24	9,787 174	8,336 148	2,910 137	5,426 11	1,451 26	403 14	1,048 12
2024-25	10,419 632	8,865 529	3,136 226	5,729 303	1,554 103	431 28	1,123 75
Average	10,358	8,919	3,287	5,631	1,440	402	1,038

California State University-Bakersfield Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,919 where 8,865 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 State University-Bakersfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,108	7,299	2,805	4,494	809	363	446
2016-17	8,179	7,066	2,784	4,282	1,113	472	641
2017-18	8,814	7,502	2,936	4,566	1,312	532	780
2018-19	9,368	7,887	3,022	4,865	1,481	581	900
2019-20	9,981	8,452	3,183	5,269	1,529	580	949
2020-21	9,979	8,432	2,947	5,485	1,547	600	947
2021-22	9,367	7,387	2,505	4,882	1,980	742	1,238
2022-23	8,188	6,630	2,230	4,400	1,558	543	1,015
2023-24	8,336	6,796	2,363	4,433	1,540	547	993
2024-25	8,865	7,167	2,505	4,662	1,698	631	1,067
Average	8,919	8,919	2,728	4,734	8,919	559	898

California State University-Bakersfield Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,440 where 1,554 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 State University-Bakersfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,120	823	237	586	297	121	176
2016-17	1,162	826	220	606	336	116	220
2017-18	1,317	916	234	682	401	129	272
2018-19	1,448	1,027	288	739	421	150	271
2019-20	1,550	1,103	311	792	447	140	307
2020-21	1,766	1,321	328	993	445	118	327
2021-22	1,605	1,154	266	888	451	137	314
2022-23	1,425	983	253	730	442	136	306
2023-24	1,451	1,040	273	767	411	130	281
2024-25	1,554	1,166	313	853	388	118	270
Average	1,440	1,440	272	764	1,440	130	274

California State University-Bakersfield Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.24% and the percentage of black students is 4.21% at California State University-Bakersfield. 6.11% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 67.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 22.52% to 13.24%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.96% to 6.11%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.65% to 4.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 52.33% to 67.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5154 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6654 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California State University-Bakersfield 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	55	642	614	4,829	9	2,078	259
2016-17	55	651	578	5,010	11	1,927	281
2017-18	62	695	566	5,536	17	2,031	301
2018-19	51	652	552	5,919	22	1,687	275
2019-20	52	690	525	6,669	19	1,819	268
2020-21	35	725	492	7,160	22	1,799	269
2021-22	30	705	436	6,792	20	1,707	240
2022-23	28	651	375	6,439	18	1,360	207
2023-24	34	655	419	6,598	11	1,328	207
2024-25	34	637	439	7,074	17	1,379	240
Average	44	670	500	6,203	17	1,712	255

California State University-Bakersfield Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,212 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,560.27% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Bakersfield from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,228	73	3,404	5,751
2016-17	9,341	123	3,501	5,717
2017-18	10,131	188	3,855	6,088
2018-19	10,816	398	4,003	6,415
2019-20	11,531	625	5,296	5,610
2020-21	11,745	10,742	976	27
2021-22	10,972	6,038	3,962	972
2022-23	9,613	1,893	5,136	2,584
2023-24	9,787	1,479	5,411	2,897
2024-25	10,419	1,212	5,881	3,326
Average	10,358	2,277	4,143	3,939

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Enrollment Trends at CSU Bakersfield

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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