Enrollment Trends at Cal State Fullerton

The student population at California State University-Fullerton is 43,662 (38,760 undergraduate and 4,902 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,714 (12.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton is 88.77% which is increased by 5,616 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 902 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 77 male students for every 100 female students, down from 80 in 2015.
3,776 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 130.38% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 40,961 where 43,662 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 43,662 students in 2025 and was lowest at 38,948 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 38,948 to 43,662 students, a net gain of 4,714 (12.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	38,948	33,144	14,790	18,354	5,804	2,548	3,256
2016-17	40,235 1,287	34,576 1,432	15,332 542	19,244 890	5,659 -145	2,293 -255	3,366 110
2017-18	40,905 670	35,162 586	15,361 29	19,801 557	5,743 84	2,221 -72	3,522 156
2018-19	40,280 -625	34,860 -302	15,199 -162	19,661 -140	5,420 -323	2,031 -190	3,389 -133
2019-20	40,445 165	35,335 475	15,209 10	20,126 465	5,110 -310	1,917 -114	3,193 -196
2020-21	42,051 1,606	36,975 1,640	15,470 261	21,505 1,379	5,076 -34	1,920 3	3,156 -37
2021-22	40,738 -1,313	35,600 -1,375	14,653 -817	20,947 -558	5,138 62	1,892 -28	3,246 90
2022-23	40,386 -352	35,432 -168	14,920 267	20,512 -435	4,954 -184	1,855 -37	3,099 -147
2023-24	41,962 1,576	37,125 1,693	15,987 1,067	21,138 626	4,837 -117	1,835 -20	3,002 -97
2024-25	43,662 1,700	38,760 1,635	17,086 1,099	21,674 536	4,902 65	1,872 37	3,030 28
Average	40,961	35,697	15,401	20,296	5,264	2,038	3,226

California State University-Fullerton Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 35,697 where 38,760 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-Fullerton since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	33,144	27,105	11,914	15,191	6,039	2,876	3,163
2016-17	34,576	27,994	12,213	15,781	6,582	3,119	3,463
2017-18	35,162	28,475	12,291	16,184	6,687	3,070	3,617
2018-19	34,860	27,936	12,066	15,870	6,924	3,133	3,791
2019-20	35,335	28,820	12,271	16,549	6,515	2,938	3,577
2020-21	36,975	29,721	12,140	17,581	7,254	3,330	3,924
2021-22	35,600	27,874	11,318	16,556	7,726	3,335	4,391
2022-23	35,432	27,822	11,554	16,268	7,610	3,366	4,244
2023-24	37,125	29,695	12,619	17,076	7,430	3,368	4,062
2024-25	38,760	31,722	13,883	17,839	7,038	3,203	3,835
Average	35,697	35,697	12,227	16,490	35,697	3,174	3,807

California State University-Fullerton Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,264 where 4,902 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-Fullerton since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,804	2,752	1,133	1,619	3,052	1,415	1,637
2016-17	5,659	2,613	954	1,659	3,046	1,339	1,707
2017-18	5,743	2,682	874	1,808	3,061	1,347	1,714
2018-19	5,420	2,396	799	1,597	3,024	1,232	1,792
2019-20	5,110	2,359	772	1,587	2,751	1,145	1,606
2020-21	5,076	2,372	793	1,579	2,704	1,127	1,577
2021-22	5,138	2,230	712	1,518	2,908	1,180	1,728
2022-23	4,954	2,267	792	1,475	2,687	1,063	1,624
2023-24	4,837	2,253	788	1,465	2,584	1,047	1,537
2024-25	4,902	2,250	765	1,485	2,652	1,107	1,545
Average	5,264	5,264	838	1,579	5,264	1,200	1,647

California State University-Fullerton Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.16% and the percentage of black students is 2.55% at California State University-Fullerton. 20.31% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 54.26% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 23.24% to 14.16%. Asian enrollment declined from 20.65% to 20.31%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.06% to 2.55%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.15% to 54.26%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6422 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7631 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-Fullerton 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	49	8,042	802	14,471	63	9,052	1,636
2016-17	50	8,246	846	15,728	63	8,666	1,720
2017-18	49	8,364	815	16,653	66	8,358	1,708
2018-19	37	8,401	783	16,689	61	8,114	1,600
2019-20	51	8,249	808	17,669	70	7,870	1,554
2020-21	40	8,675	879	19,356	72	7,848	1,569
2021-22	28	8,829	842	19,192	73	7,215	1,527
2022-23	40	8,817	905	20,265	62	6,637	1,450
2023-24	45	8,795	1,033	21,930	65	6,379	1,504
2024-25	51	8,868	1,114	23,693	68	6,184	1,630
Average	44	8,529	883	18,565	66	7,632	1,590

California State University-Fullerton Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,776 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 130.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Fullerton from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	38,948	1,639	9,509	27,800
2016-17	40,235	1,829	10,913	27,493
2017-18	40,905	2,109	11,848	26,948
2018-19	40,280	2,161	12,133	25,986
2019-20	40,445	2,286	13,193	24,966
2020-21	42,051	39,292	2,711	48
2021-22	40,738	6,814	25,781	8,143
2022-23	40,386	4,122	19,249	17,015
2023-24	41,962	3,752	21,199	17,011
2024-25	43,662	3,776	23,263	16,623
Average	40,961	6,778	14,980	19,203

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Enrollment Trends at Cal State Fullerton

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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