California Baptist University Student Population

How many students at CBU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California Baptist University has a total enrollment of 11,902 students, including 8,417 undergraduate and 3,485 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,128 male students (34.7%) and 7,774 female students (65.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,204 Hispanic students (43.7%) and 3,304 White students (27.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,417 undergraduate students (70.7%) and 3,485 graduate students (29.3%).
• Class Delivery: 3,062 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,939 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - CBU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,128 male (34.68%) and 7,774 female (65.32%) students are attending California Baptist University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.10.

By class level, 8,417 (70.72%) are undergraduate students and 3,485 (29.28%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.86% are male and 62.14% are female, while among graduate students, 27.00% are male and 73.00% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,304 White, 982 Black, and 769 Asian students out of a total of 11,902 are attending at California Baptist University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California Baptist University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CBU has 429 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 7,783 students under 25 years old, and 4,119 students over 25 years old out of 11,902 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 429 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. CBU has 6,819 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,598 students aged 25 and over.

It has 964 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,521 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At California Baptist University, 3,062 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,939 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,777 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 285 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,417 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 966 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.48%.818 students have transferred in as full-time status and 148 students transferred in as part-time status.