Enrollment Trends at Cal State San Bernardino

The student population at California State University-San Bernardino is 18,492 (15,365 undergraduate and 3,127 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,532 (7.65%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State San Bernardino is 83.09% which is decreased by 2,397 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 865 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 63 male students for every 100 female students, down from 64 in 2015.
2,456 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 761.75% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,878 where 18,492 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 20,767 students in 2017 and was lowest at 18,492 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 20,024 to 18,492 students, a net loss of 1,532 (7.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,024	17,762	7,017	10,745	2,262	834	1,428
2016-17	20,767 743	18,476 714	7,305 288	11,171 426	2,291 29	812 -22	1,479 51
2017-18	20,692 -75	18,327 -149	7,364 59	10,963 -208	2,365 74	782 -30	1,583 104
2018-19	20,238 -454	17,967 -360	7,099 -265	10,868 -95	2,271 -94	774 -8	1,497 -86
2019-20	20,638 400	18,282 315	7,184 85	11,098 230	2,356 85	799 25	1,557 60
2020-21	19,689 -949	17,250 -1,032	6,531 -653	10,719 -379	2,439 83	813 14	1,626 69
2021-22	19,514 -175	16,858 -392	6,333 -198	10,525 -194	2,656 217	875 62	1,781 155
2022-23	19,803 289	17,034 176	6,485 152	10,549 24	2,769 113	935 60	1,834 53
2023-24	18,925 -878	16,067 -967	6,257 -228	9,810 -739	2,858 89	1,047 112	1,811 -23
2024-25	18,492 -433	15,365 -702	6,023 -234	9,342 -468	3,127 269	1,154 107	1,973 162
Average	19,878	17,339	6,760	10,579	2,539	883	1,657

California State University-San Bernardino Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,339 where 15,365 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-San Bernardino since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,762	15,869	6,257	9,612	1,893	760	1,133
2016-17	18,476	16,478	6,495	9,983	1,998	810	1,188
2017-18	18,327	16,381	6,537	9,844	1,946	827	1,119
2018-19	17,967	16,166	6,325	9,841	1,801	774	1,027
2019-20	18,282	16,549	6,465	10,084	1,733	719	1,014
2020-21	17,250	14,580	5,367	9,213	2,670	1,164	1,506
2021-22	16,858	13,649	5,013	8,636	3,209	1,320	1,889
2022-23	17,034	13,495	5,089	8,406	3,539	1,396	2,143
2023-24	16,067	12,953	4,989	7,964	3,114	1,268	1,846
2024-25	15,365	12,532	4,915	7,617	2,833	1,108	1,725
Average	17,339	17,339	5,745	9,120	17,339	1,015	1,459

California State University-San Bernardino Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,539 where 3,127 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-San Bernardino since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,262	1,001	334	667	1,261	500	761
2016-17	2,291	1,029	321	708	1,262	491	771
2017-18	2,365	1,072	301	771	1,293	481	812
2018-19	2,271	1,009	309	700	1,262	465	797
2019-20	2,356	1,102	329	773	1,254	470	784
2020-21	2,439	1,443	448	995	996	365	631
2021-22	2,656	1,564	464	1,100	1,092	411	681
2022-23	2,769	1,657	494	1,163	1,112	441	671
2023-24	2,858	1,701	578	1,123	1,157	469	688
2024-25	3,127	1,925	645	1,280	1,202	509	693
Average	2,539	2,539	422	928	2,539	460	729

California State University-San Bernardino Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 10.19% and the percentage of black students is 5.47% at California State University-San Bernardino. 5.58% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 69.18% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 15.31% to 10.19%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.74% to 5.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.90% to 5.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 57.33% to 69.18%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5043 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6404 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-San Bernardino 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	44	1,150	1,182	11,480	41	3,065	534
2016-17	50	1,141	1,220	12,456	43	2,891	542
2017-18	42	1,117	1,103	12,642	45	2,711	555
2018-19	37	1,053	1,005	12,663	39	2,580	497
2019-20	39	1,057	1,025	13,219	32	2,518	462
2020-21	42	1,002	998	12,950	31	2,377	430
2021-22	31	1,049	989	12,842	28	2,414	425
2022-23	31	1,124	1,028	13,565	30	2,272	489
2023-24	28	1,118	990	12,998	19	2,024	476
2024-25	34	1,031	1,012	12,792	32	1,884	473
Average	38	1,084	1,055	12,761	34	2,474	488

California State University-San Bernardino Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,456 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 761.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-San Bernardino from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,024	285	3,494	16,245
2016-17	20,767	311	4,881	15,575
2017-18	20,692	531	5,275	14,886
2018-19	20,238	609	4,920	14,709
2019-20	20,638	728	6,173	13,737
2020-21	19,689	19,519	138	32
2021-22	19,514	3,479	11,874	4,161
2022-23	19,803	2,087	12,093	5,623
2023-24	18,925	2,100	11,846	4,979
2024-25	18,492	2,456	11,625	4,411
Average	19,878	3,211	7,232	9,436

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Enrollment Trends at Cal State San Bernardino

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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