California State University-Sacramento Student Population

How many students at Sacramento State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-Sacramento has a total enrollment of 31,943 students, including 28,820 undergraduate and 3,123 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 14,026 male students (43.9%) and 17,917 female students (56.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 11,912 Hispanic students (37.3%) and 7,555 White students (23.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 28,820 undergraduate students (90.2%) and 3,123 graduate students (9.8%).
• Class Delivery: 2,090 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 15,902 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Sacramento State'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, 14,026 male (43.91%) and 17,917 female (56.09%) students are attending California State University-Sacramento. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.28.

By class level, 28,820 (90.22%) are undergraduate students and 3,123 (9.78%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.03% are male and 54.97% are female, while among graduate students, 33.59% are male and 66.41% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,555 White, 2,134 Black, and 6,501 Asian students out of a total of 31,943 are attending at California State University-Sacramento. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California State University-Sacramento is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.5% 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, Sacramento State has 729 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 24,071 students under 25 years old, and 7,872 students over 25 years old out of 31,943 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 729 students are younger than 18 and 29 students are older than 65. Sacramento State has 23,031 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,789 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,040 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,083 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-Sacramento, 2,090 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15,902 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,075 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 28,820 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,386 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.22%.3,466 students have transferred in as full-time status and 920 students transferred in as part-time status.