Enrollment Trends at CSU Stanislaus

The student population at California State University-Stanislaus is 9,724 (8,455 undergraduate and 1,269 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 442 (4.76%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CSU Stanislaus is 86.95% which is increased by 356 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 86 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 51 male students for every 100 female students, down from 54 in 2015.
1,332 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,918.18% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,229 where 9,724 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 11,163 students in 2021 and was lowest at 9,282 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 9,282 to 9,724 students, a net gain of 442 (4.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,282	8,099	2,941	5,158	1,183	303	880
2016-17	9,762 480	8,620 521	3,042 101	5,578 420	1,142 -41	298 -5	844 -36
2017-18	10,327 565	9,057 437	3,120 78	5,937 359	1,270 128	327 29	943 99
2018-19	10,577 250	9,293 236	3,164 44	6,129 192	1,284 14	319 -8	965 22
2019-20	10,974 397	9,723 430	3,371 207	6,352 223	1,251 -33	301 -18	950 -15
2020-21	11,163 189	9,903 180	3,318 -53	6,585 233	1,260 9	322 21	938 -12
2021-22	10,481 -682	9,198 -705	3,027 -291	6,171 -414	1,283 23	313 -9	970 32
2022-23	10,154 -327	8,926 -272	2,977 -50	5,949 -222	1,228 -55	316 3	912 -58
2023-24	9,841 -313	8,669 -257	2,931 -46	5,738 -211	1,172 -56	319 3	853 -59
2024-25	9,724 -117	8,455 -214	2,939 8	5,516 -222	1,269 97	351 32	918 65
Average	10,229	8,994	3,083	5,911	1,234	317	917

California State University-Stanislaus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,994 where 8,455 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-Stanislaus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,099	6,781	2,434	4,347	1,318	507	811
2016-17	8,620	7,217	2,549	4,668	1,403	493	910
2017-18	9,057	7,621	2,590	5,031	1,436	530	906
2018-19	9,293	7,855	2,618	5,237	1,438	546	892
2019-20	9,723	8,262	2,832	5,430	1,461	539	922
2020-21	9,903	8,309	2,720	5,589	1,594	598	996
2021-22	9,198	7,355	2,379	4,976	1,843	648	1,195
2022-23	8,926	6,958	2,273	4,685	1,968	704	1,264
2023-24	8,669	6,923	2,343	4,580	1,746	588	1,158
2024-25	8,455	6,731	2,326	4,405	1,724	613	1,111
Average	8,994	8,994	2,506	4,895	8,994	577	1,017

California State University-Stanislaus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,234 where 1,269 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-Stanislaus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,183	734	179	555	449	124	325
2016-17	1,142	754	172	582	388	126	262
2017-18	1,270	839	189	650	431	138	293
2018-19	1,284	882	197	685	402	122	280
2019-20	1,251	863	192	671	388	109	279
2020-21	1,260	857	187	670	403	135	268
2021-22	1,283	853	190	663	430	123	307
2022-23	1,228	801	162	639	427	154	273
2023-24	1,172	805	197	608	367	122	245
2024-25	1,269	877	205	672	392	146	246
Average	1,234	1,234	187	640	1,234	130	278

California State University-Stanislaus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.68% and the percentage of black students is 2.71% at California State University-Stanislaus. 8.67% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 61.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 25.94% to 17.68%. Asian enrollment declined from 10.25% to 8.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.36% to 2.71%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 47.81% to 61.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5778 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6916 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-Stanislaus 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	34	951	219	4,438	50	2,408	345
2016-17	33	973	218	4,840	48	2,397	384
2017-18	36	978	243	5,233	53	2,432	372
2018-19	31	1,005	237	5,582	50	2,403	357
2019-20	27	996	247	6,026	49	2,293	362
2020-21	19	1,001	229	6,336	65	2,279	321
2021-22	22	961	216	6,044	66	2,069	266
2022-23	24	907	242	6,233	66	1,887	252
2023-24	21	864	282	6,067	57	1,757	249
2024-25	21	843	264	6,008	54	1,719	300
Average	27	948	240	5,681	56	2,164	321

California State University-Stanislaus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,332 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,918.18% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Stanislaus from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,282	66	2,818	6,398
2016-17	9,762	109	3,084	6,569
2017-18	10,327	342	3,776	6,209
2018-19	10,577	224	3,964	6,389
2019-20	10,974	226	4,815	5,933
2020-21	11,163	10,226	900	37
2021-22	10,481	4,673	4,993	815
2022-23	10,154	1,419	5,391	3,344
2023-24	9,841	1,290	5,606	2,945
2024-25	9,724	1,332	5,603	2,789
Average	10,229	1,991	4,095	4,143

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Enrollment Trends at CSU Stanislaus

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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