Enrollment Trends at San Diego State

The student population at San Diego State University is 41,137 (35,782 undergraduate and 5,355 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,883 (20.09%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at San Diego State is 86.98% which is increased by 6,529 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 354 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 75 male students for every 100 female students, down from 81 in 2015.
2,454 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 597.16% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 36,555 where 41,137 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 34,254 to 41,137 students, a gain of 6,883 (20.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	34,254	29,253	13,331	15,922	5,001	1,970	3,031
2016-17	34,688 434	29,860 607	13,649 318	16,211 289	4,828 -173	1,896 -74	2,932 -99
2017-18	35,158 470	30,272 412	13,863 214	16,409 198	4,886 58	1,895 -1	2,991 59
2018-19	35,303 145	30,586 314	13,862 -1	16,724 315	4,717 -169	1,812 -83	2,905 -86
2019-20	35,544 241	30,848 262	13,845 -17	17,003 279	4,696 -21	1,773 -39	2,923 18
2020-21	36,334 790	31,491 643	13,798 -47	17,693 690	4,843 147	1,748 -25	3,095 172
2021-22	36,484 150	31,321 -170	13,499 -299	17,822 129	5,163 320	1,851 103	3,312 217
2022-23	37,402 918	32,194 873	13,815 316	18,379 557	5,208 45	1,877 26	3,331 19
2023-24	39,241 1,839	34,050 1,856	14,819 1,004	19,231 852	5,191 -17	1,870 -7	3,321 -10
2024-25	41,137 1,896	35,782 1,732	15,537 718	20,245 1,014	5,355 164	2,033 163	3,322 1
Average	36,555	31,566	14,002	17,564	4,989	1,873	3,116

San Diego State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 31,566 where 35,782 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 San Diego State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,253	26,010	11,867	14,143	3,243	1,464	1,779
2016-17	29,860	26,790	12,180	14,610	3,070	1,469	1,601
2017-18	30,272	27,060	12,340	14,720	3,212	1,523	1,689
2018-19	30,586	27,453	12,313	15,140	3,133	1,549	1,584
2019-20	30,848	27,638	12,234	15,404	3,210	1,611	1,599
2020-21	31,491	28,084	12,085	15,999	3,407	1,713	1,694
2021-22	31,321	27,810	11,777	16,033	3,511	1,722	1,789
2022-23	32,194	28,634	12,073	16,561	3,560	1,742	1,818
2023-24	34,050	30,228	12,951	17,277	3,822	1,868	1,954
2024-25	35,782	32,309	13,831	18,478	3,473	1,706	1,767
Average	31,566	31,566	12,365	15,837	31,566	1,637	1,727

San Diego State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,989 where 5,355 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 San Diego State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,001	2,973	1,062	1,911	2,028	908	1,120
2016-17	4,828	2,966	1,032	1,934	1,862	864	998
2017-18	4,886	3,030	1,054	1,976	1,856	841	1,015
2018-19	4,717	2,998	1,070	1,928	1,719	742	977
2019-20	4,696	2,906	997	1,909	1,790	776	1,014
2020-21	4,843	3,065	1,006	2,059	1,778	742	1,036
2021-22	5,163	3,222	1,058	2,164	1,941	793	1,148
2022-23	5,208	3,173	1,004	2,169	2,035	873	1,162
2023-24	5,191	3,148	998	2,150	2,043	872	1,171
2024-25	5,355	3,279	1,137	2,142	2,076	896	1,180
Average	4,989	4,989	1,042	2,034	4,989	831	1,082

San Diego State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.08% and the percentage of black students is 3.45% at San Diego State University. 12.90% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 34.07% to 33.08%. Asian enrollment declined from 12.94% to 12.90%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.70% to 3.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 29.44% to 36.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7354 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7756 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at San Diego State University 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	95	4,433	1,267	10,084	92	11,669	2,052
2016-17	112	4,437	1,356	10,339	77	11,709	2,129
2017-18	129	4,471	1,342	10,509	74	11,939	2,251
2018-19	117	4,515	1,361	10,819	75	11,927	2,192
2019-20	121	4,462	1,394	11,140	101	12,158	2,172
2020-21	126	4,608	1,540	12,062	101	12,333	2,334
2021-22	99	4,663	1,494	12,095	104	12,499	2,395
2022-23	84	4,757	1,468	12,976	111	12,762	2,476
2023-24	91	5,063	1,436	13,974	119	13,201	2,626
2024-25	70	5,308	1,421	14,962	102	13,607	2,930
Average	104	4,672	1,408	11,896	96	12,380	2,356

San Diego State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,454 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 597.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at San Diego State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	34,254	352	9,282	24,620
2016-17	34,688	239	11,822	22,627
2017-18	35,158	535	13,635	20,988
2018-19	35,303	646	15,788	18,869
2019-20	35,544	813	16,878	17,853
2020-21	36,334	30,790	5,031	513
2021-22	36,484	1,785	21,657	13,042
2022-23	37,402	1,456	19,356	16,590
2023-24	39,241	2,442	19,445	17,354
2024-25	41,137	2,454	21,435	17,248
Average	36,555	4,151	15,433	16,970

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Enrollment Trends at San Diego State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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