Enrollment Trends at Cal State Long Beach

The student population at California State University-Long Beach is 42,003 (36,082 undergraduate and 5,921 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,557 (12.17%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State Long Beach is 85.90% which is increased by 3,887 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 670 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 70 male students for every 100 female students, down from 76 in 2015.
2,404 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 846.46% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 39,050 where 42,003 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 42,003 students in 2025 and was lowest at 37,446 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 37,446 to 42,003 students, a net gain of 4,557 (12.2%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	37,446	32,195	14,103	18,092	5,251	2,044	3,207
2016-17	37,776 330	32,345 150	14,104 1	18,241 149	5,431 180	1,999 -45	3,432 225
2017-18	37,622 -154	31,566 -779	13,722 -382	17,844 -397	6,056 625	2,168 169	3,888 456
2018-19	37,466 -156	31,690 124	13,760 38	17,930 86	5,776 -280	2,062 -106	3,714 -174
2019-20	38,674 1,208	33,054 1,364	14,427 667	18,627 697	5,620 -156	2,095 33	3,525 -189
2020-21	40,069 1,395	34,216 1,162	14,715 288	19,501 874	5,853 233	2,142 47	3,711 186
2021-22	40,190 121	33,897 -319	14,332 -383	19,565 64	6,293 440	2,359 217	3,934 223
2022-23	38,973 -1,217	32,931 -966	13,772 -560	19,159 -406	6,042 -251	2,315 -44	3,727 -207
2023-24	40,278 1,305	34,243 1,312	14,228 456	20,015 856	6,035 -7	2,329 14	3,706 -21
2024-25	42,003 1,725	36,082 1,839	14,950 722	21,132 1,117	5,921 -114	2,308 -21	3,613 -93
Average	39,050	33,222	14,211	19,011	5,828	2,182	3,646

California State University-Long Beach Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 33,222 where 36,082 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-Long Beach since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32,195	27,829	12,047	15,782	4,366	2,056	2,310
2016-17	32,345	27,953	12,048	15,905	4,392	2,056	2,336
2017-18	31,566	27,507	11,756	15,751	4,059	1,966	2,093
2018-19	31,690	27,617	11,823	15,794	4,073	1,937	2,136
2019-20	33,054	28,752	12,398	16,354	4,302	2,029	2,273
2020-21	34,216	29,110	12,180	16,930	5,106	2,535	2,571
2021-22	33,897	28,353	11,723	16,630	5,544	2,609	2,935
2022-23	32,931	27,710	11,319	16,391	5,221	2,453	2,768
2023-24	34,243	28,962	11,848	17,114	5,281	2,380	2,901
2024-25	36,082	30,788	12,584	18,204	5,294	2,366	2,928
Average	33,222	33,222	11,973	16,486	33,222	2,239	2,525

California State University-Long Beach Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,828 where 5,921 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-Long Beach since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,251	3,010	1,136	1,874	2,241	908	1,333
2016-17	5,431	3,157	1,104	2,053	2,274	895	1,379
2017-18	6,056	3,473	1,209	2,264	2,583	959	1,624
2018-19	5,776	3,462	1,169	2,293	2,314	893	1,421
2019-20	5,620	3,408	1,217	2,191	2,212	878	1,334
2020-21	5,853	3,619	1,224	2,395	2,234	918	1,316
2021-22	6,293	3,791	1,375	2,416	2,502	984	1,518
2022-23	6,042	3,661	1,385	2,276	2,381	930	1,451
2023-24	6,035	3,787	1,487	2,300	2,248	842	1,406
2024-25	5,921	3,649	1,387	2,262	2,272	921	1,351
Average	5,828	5,828	1,269	2,232	5,828	913	1,413

California State University-Long Beach Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.93% and the percentage of black students is 3.97% at California State University-Long Beach. 19.07% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 51.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 19.96% to 14.93%. Asian enrollment declined from 22.01% to 19.07%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.92% to 3.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.49% to 51.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6750 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7675 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-Long Beach 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	63	8,243	1,469	14,037	71	7,473	1,746
2016-17	66	8,086	1,528	14,718	79	7,238	1,806
2017-18	55	7,917	1,480	15,223	92	7,053	1,775
2018-19	49	7,891	1,424	15,705	110	6,870	1,707
2019-20	43	7,786	1,496	16,757	103	6,972	1,697
2020-21	42	8,026	1,550	18,147	97	6,985	1,762
2021-22	39	8,176	1,513	18,379	95	6,857	1,690
2022-23	43	8,114	1,422	18,932	85	6,288	1,689
2023-24	44	8,123	1,477	20,091	95	6,184	1,818
2024-25	48	8,012	1,668	21,521	94	6,272	1,968
Average	49	8,037	1,503	17,351	92	6,819	1,766

California State University-Long Beach Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,404 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 846.46% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Long Beach from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	37,446	254	5,830	31,362
2016-17	37,776	174	7,329	30,273
2017-18	37,622	406	9,185	28,031
2018-19	37,466	443	10,391	26,632
2019-20	38,674	497	11,017	27,160
2020-21	40,069	38,645	1,418	6
2021-22	40,190	10,047	24,806	5,337
2022-23	38,973	2,307	19,002	17,664
2023-24	40,278	2,085	18,541	19,652
2024-25	42,003	2,404	20,273	19,326
Average	39,050	5,726	12,779	20,544

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Enrollment Trends at Cal State Long Beach

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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