California State University-East Bay Student Population

How many students at Cal State East Bay?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-East Bay has a total enrollment of 12,326 students, including 9,909 undergraduate and 2,417 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,008 male students (40.6%) and 7,318 female students (59.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,589 Hispanic students (37.2%) and 2,523 Asian students (20.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,909 undergraduate students (80.4%) and 2,417 graduate students (19.6%).
• Class Delivery: 4,497 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,436 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Cal State East Bay's body is smaller.

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, 5,008 male (40.63%) and 7,318 female (59.37%) students are attending California State University-East Bay. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.43.

By class level, 9,909 (80.39%) are undergraduate students and 2,417 (19.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.51% are male and 58.49% are female, while among graduate students, 37.03% are male and 62.97% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,014 White, 1,105 Black, and 2,523 Asian students out of a total of 12,326 are attending at California State University-East Bay. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California State University-East Bay is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.1% 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, Cal State East Bay has 88 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 6,755 students under 25 years old, and 5,571 students over 25 years old out of 12,326 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 88 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. Cal State East Bay has 6,043 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,866 students aged 25 and over.

It has 712 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,705 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 State University-East Bay, 4,497 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,436 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,310 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 187 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,909 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,011 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 20.29%.1,606 students have transferred in as full-time status and 405 students transferred in as part-time status.