Enrollment Trends at CSUDH

The student population at California State University-Dominguez Hills is 15,182 (12,632 undergraduate and 2,550 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 547 (3.74%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CSUDH is 83.20% which is increased by 12 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 535 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, up from 55 in 2015.
2,003 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 130.23% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,361 where 15,182 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 18,687 students in 2021 and was lowest at 14,635 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 14,635 to 15,182 students, a net gain of 547 (3.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,635	12,620	4,648	7,972	2,015	525	1,490
2016-17	14,731 96	12,685 65	4,723 75	7,962 -10	2,046 31	551 26	1,495 5
2017-18	16,219 1,488	13,278 593	4,947 224	8,331 369	2,941 895	880 329	2,061 566
2018-19	16,732 513	13,899 621	5,154 207	8,745 414	2,833 -108	860 -20	1,973 -88
2019-20	17,977 1,245	15,365 1,466	5,765 611	9,600 855	2,612 -221	786 -74	1,826 -147
2020-21	18,687 710	16,022 657	5,881 116	10,141 541	2,665 53	779 -7	1,886 60
2021-22	17,837 -850	15,238 -784	5,623 -258	9,615 -526	2,599 -66	742 -37	1,857 -29
2022-23	16,426 -1,411	13,969 -1,269	5,437 -186	8,532 -1,083	2,457 -142	749 7	1,708 -149
2023-24	15,181 -1,245	12,730 -1,239	5,076 -361	7,654 -878	2,451 -6	842 93	1,609 -99
2024-25	15,182 1	12,632 -98	5,073 -3	7,559 -95	2,550 99	891 49	1,659 50
Average	16,361	13,844	5,233	8,611	2,517	761	1,756

California State University-Dominguez Hills Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,844 where 12,632 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-Dominguez Hills since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,620	9,176	3,440	5,736	3,444	1,208	2,236
2016-17	12,685	9,320	3,516	5,804	3,365	1,207	2,158
2017-18	13,278	10,084	3,796	6,288	3,194	1,151	2,043
2018-19	13,899	10,745	3,991	6,754	3,154	1,163	1,991
2019-20	15,365	12,103	4,591	7,512	3,262	1,174	2,088
2020-21	16,022	12,451	4,450	8,001	3,571	1,431	2,140
2021-22	15,238	11,647	4,270	7,377	3,591	1,353	2,238
2022-23	13,969	10,396	4,052	6,344	3,573	1,385	2,188
2023-24	12,730	9,541	3,843	5,698	3,189	1,233	1,956
2024-25	12,632	9,651	3,939	5,712	2,981	1,134	1,847
Average	13,844	13,844	3,989	6,523	13,844	1,244	2,089

California State University-Dominguez Hills Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,517 where 2,550 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-Dominguez Hills since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,015	1,049	291	758	966	234	732
2016-17	2,046	1,169	319	850	877	232	645
2017-18	2,941	1,434	431	1,003	1,507	449	1,058
2018-19	2,833	1,438	409	1,029	1,395	451	944
2019-20	2,612	1,327	374	953	1,285	412	873
2020-21	2,665	1,439	370	1,069	1,226	409	817
2021-22	2,599	1,371	353	1,018	1,228	389	839
2022-23	2,457	1,389	402	987	1,068	347	721
2023-24	2,451	1,385	486	899	1,066	356	710
2024-25	2,550	1,426	478	948	1,124	413	711
Average	2,517	2,517	391	951	2,517	369	805

California State University-Dominguez Hills Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 5.35% and the percentage of black students is 12.30% at California State University-Dominguez Hills. 7.92% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 66.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 10.01% to 5.35%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.99% to 7.92%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.38% to 12.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 55.60% to 66.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5330 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6522 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-Dominguez Hills 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	18	1,462	1,958	8,137	42	1,465	413
2016-17	16	1,511	1,920	8,442	43	1,303	413
2017-18	18	1,548	2,029	9,294	44	1,477	469
2018-19	13	1,495	1,963	10,026	43	1,382	473
2019-20	16	1,470	1,943	11,240	42	1,341	477
2020-21	23	1,434	2,018	11,956	54	1,322	454
2021-22	24	1,381	1,948	11,477	42	1,234	362
2022-23	18	1,234	1,815	11,135	37	1,079	355
2023-24	13	1,154	1,739	10,194	33	893	342
2024-25	4	1,203	1,867	10,095	30	812	361
Average	16	1,389	1,920	10,200	41	1,231	412

California State University-Dominguez Hills Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,003 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 130.23% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Dominguez Hills from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	14,635	870	3,005	10,760
2016-17	14,731	894	3,494	10,343
2017-18	16,219	1,502	4,445	10,272
2018-19	16,732	1,589	5,467	9,676
2019-20	17,977	1,461	7,782	8,734
2020-21	18,687	17,572	1,026	89
2021-22	17,837	13,048	3,776	1,013
2022-23	16,426	2,367	7,188	6,871
2023-24	15,181	2,014	6,988	6,179
2024-25	15,182	2,003	6,896	6,283
Average	16,361	4,332	5,007	7,022

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Enrollment Trends at CSUDH

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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