Enrollment Trends at Cal State LA

The student population at California State University-Los Angeles is 23,163 (19,586 undergraduate and 3,577 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,517 (16.32%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State LA is 84.56% which is decreased by 3,872 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 645 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 77 male students for every 100 female students, up from 72 in 2015.
1,217 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,703.13% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,771 where 23,163 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 28,531 students in 2018 and was lowest at 23,163 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 27,680 to 23,163 students, a net loss of 4,517 (16.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27,680	23,458	9,741	13,717	4,222	1,822	2,400
2016-17	27,827 147	24,074 616	10,146 405	13,928 211	3,753 -469	1,512 -310	2,241 -159
2017-18	28,531 704	24,818 744	10,612 466	14,206 278	3,713 -40	1,345 -167	2,368 127
2018-19	28,036 -495	24,223 -595	10,287 -325	13,936 -270	3,813 100	1,347 2	2,466 98
2019-20	26,671 -1,365	22,797 -1,426	9,593 -694	13,204 -732	3,874 61	1,377 30	2,497 31
2020-21	26,745 74	22,832 35	9,376 -217	13,456 252	3,913 39	1,393 16	2,520 23
2021-22	27,513 768	23,536 704	9,560 184	13,976 520	3,977 64	1,447 54	2,530 10
2022-23	26,460 -1,053	22,737 -799	9,516 -44	13,221 -755	3,723 -254	1,388 -59	2,335 -195
2023-24	25,080 -1,380	21,527 -1,210	9,320 -196	12,207 -1,014	3,553 -170	1,334 -54	2,219 -116
2024-25	23,163 -1,917	19,586 -1,941	8,686 -634	10,900 -1,307	3,577 24	1,379 45	2,198 -21
Average	26,771	22,959	9,684	13,275	3,812	1,434	2,377

California State University-Los Angeles Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 22,959 where 19,586 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-Los Angeles since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,458	20,380	8,383	11,997	3,078	1,358	1,720
2016-17	24,074	20,022	8,286	11,736	4,052	1,860	2,192
2017-18	24,818	21,004	8,920	12,084	3,814	1,692	2,122
2018-19	24,223	20,748	8,724	12,024	3,475	1,563	1,912
2019-20	22,797	19,729	8,198	11,531	3,068	1,395	1,673
2020-21	22,832	19,425	7,785	11,640	3,407	1,591	1,816
2021-22	23,536	19,558	7,782	11,776	3,978	1,778	2,200
2022-23	22,737	18,694	7,707	10,987	4,043	1,809	2,234
2023-24	21,527	17,785	7,612	10,173	3,742	1,708	2,034
2024-25	19,586	16,130	7,133	8,997	3,456	1,553	1,903
Average	22,959	22,959	8,053	11,295	22,959	1,631	1,981

California State University-Los Angeles Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,812 where 3,577 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-Los Angeles since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,222	2,154	781	1,373	2,068	1,041	1,027
2016-17	3,753	2,148	771	1,377	1,605	741	864
2017-18	3,713	2,315	760	1,555	1,398	585	813
2018-19	3,813	2,349	760	1,589	1,464	587	877
2019-20	3,874	2,448	810	1,638	1,426	567	859
2020-21	3,913	2,526	830	1,696	1,387	563	824
2021-22	3,977	2,530	864	1,666	1,447	583	864
2022-23	3,723	2,344	827	1,517	1,379	561	818
2023-24	3,553	2,328	829	1,499	1,225	505	720
2024-25	3,577	2,403	854	1,549	1,174	525	649
Average	3,812	3,812	809	1,546	3,812	626	832

California State University-Los Angeles Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.84% and the percentage of black students is 4.32% at California State University-Los Angeles. 10.16% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 74.68% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.42% to 4.84%. Asian enrollment declined from 14.79% to 10.16%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.24% to 4.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 58.40% to 74.68%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4274 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6277 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-Los Angeles 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	30	4,095	1,175	16,166	25	2,332	535
2016-17	31	3,960	1,129	16,943	29	2,158	545
2017-18	31	3,870	1,073	17,964	24	2,052	518
2018-19	22	3,671	1,019	18,164	28	1,810	451
2019-20	23	3,381	916	17,792	26	1,606	394
2020-21	28	3,136	966	18,484	27	1,473	377
2021-22	30	3,156	1,049	19,081	26	1,531	405
2022-23	33	2,994	1,045	19,281	19	1,481	400
2023-24	22	2,595	994	18,663	17	1,255	380
2024-25	26	2,354	1,000	17,299	12	1,120	383
Average	28	3,321	1,037	17,984	23	1,682	439

California State University-Los Angeles Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,217 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,703.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Los Angeles from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	27,680	32	1,731	25,917
2016-17	27,827	36	5,362	22,429
2017-18	28,531	55	6,644	21,832
2018-19	28,036	60	8,829	19,147
2019-20	26,671	130	8,689	17,852
2020-21	26,745	26,603	136	6
2021-22	27,513	8,854	16,268	2,391
2022-23	26,460	1,227	10,875	14,358
2023-24	25,080	1,230	11,543	12,307
2024-25	23,163	1,217	10,921	11,025
Average	26,771	3,944	8,100	14,726

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Enrollment Trends at Cal State LA

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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