California State University-Long Beach Student Population

How many students at Cal State Long Beach?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-Long Beach has a total enrollment of 42,003 students, including 36,082 undergraduate and 5,921 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 17,258 male students (41.1%) and 24,745 female students (58.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 21,521 Hispanic students (51.2%) and 8,012 Asian students (19.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 36,082 undergraduate students (85.9%) and 5,921 graduate students (14.1%).
• Class Delivery: 2,404 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 20,273 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 Long Beach'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, 17,258 male (41.09%) and 24,745 female (58.91%) students are attending California State University-Long Beach. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.74.

By class level, 36,082 (85.90%) are undergraduate students and 5,921 (14.10%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.43% are male and 58.57% are female, while among graduate students, 38.98% are male and 61.02% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,272 White, 1,668 Black, and 8,012 Asian students out of a total of 42,003 are attending at California State University-Long Beach. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California State University-Long Beach is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.5% 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 Long Beach has 734 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 32,681 students under 25 years old, and 9,322 students over 25 years old out of 42,003 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 734 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. Cal State Long Beach has 30,691 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,391 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,990 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,931 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-Long Beach, 2,404 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20,273 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,372 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 32 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 36,082 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,597 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.74%.3,938 students have transferred in as full-time status and 659 students transferred in as part-time status.