Enrollment Trends at Cal State Fullerton

The student population at California State University-Fullerton is 40,386 (35,432 undergraduate and 4,954 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,709 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton is 87.73% which is increased by 3,053 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 344 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,122 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 197.19% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 39,829 where 40,386 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

87.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,053 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 344 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Cal State Fullerton than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37,677	32,379	14,228	18,151	5,298	2,069	3,229
2013-14	38,325 648	33,116 737	14,750 522	18,366 215	5,209 -89	2,104 35	3,105 -124
2014-15	38,128 -197	32,726 -390	14,620 -130	18,106 -260	5,402 193	2,346 242	3,056 -49
2015-16	38,948 820	33,144 418	14,790 170	18,354 248	5,804 402	2,548 202	3,256 200
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
Average	39,829	34,482	14,957	19,525	5,347	2,109	3,238

California State University-Fullerton Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 34,482 where 35,432 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32,379	26,079	11,419	14,660	6,300	2,809	3,491
2013-14	33,116	26,682	11,751	14,931	6,434	2,999	3,435
2014-15	32,726	26,762	11,781	14,981	5,964	2,839	3,125
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
Average	34,482	34,482	11,883	15,868	34,482	3,074	3,656

California State University-Fullerton Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 5,347 where 4,954 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,298	2,366	829	1,537	2,932	1,240	1,692
2013-14	5,209	2,341	823	1,518	2,868	1,281	1,587
2014-15	5,402	2,462	959	1,503	2,940	1,387	1,553
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
Average	5,347	5,347	858	1,582	5,347	1,251	1,656

California State University-Fullerton Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 16.43% and the percentage of black students is 2.24% at California State University-Fullerton. 21.83% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California State University-Fullerton over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	93	7,926	941	12,589	101	10,796	1,376
2013-14	75	8,082	881	13,527	95	10,207	1,492
2014-15	68	7,905	813	13,722	75	9,485	1,527
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
Average	53	8,321	847	16,351	73	8,568	1,560

California State University-Fullerton Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,122 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 197.19% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Fullerton from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	38,128	1,387	7,979	28,762
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
Average	40,235	6,849	12,591	20,796

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