How many students at Cerritos? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 21,859 students have enrolled in Cerritos College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.
By gender, 10,099 male and 11,760 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (10,145 students on average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).
6,941 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,944 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Cerritos College has a total of 21,859 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 21,859 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.
By gender, 10,099 male and 11,760 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Undergraduate |
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| Total | 21,859 |
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| Men | 10,099 |
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| Women | 11,760 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,516 White, 1,384 Black, and 1,745 Asian students out of a total of 21,859 are attending at Cerritos College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Cerritos College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 37 | 18 | 19 |
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| Asian | 1,745 | 852 | 893 |
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| Black | 1,384 | 577 | 807 |
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| Hispanic | 14,898 | 6,624 | 8,274 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 61 | 34 | 27 |
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| White | 2,516 | 1,380 | 1,136 |
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| Two or more races | 468 | 218 | 250 |
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| Race Unknown | 692 | 370 | 322 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Cerritos has 2,689 students under 18 years old and 148 students over 65 years old. There are 13,341 students under 25 years old, and 8,516 students over 25 years old out of 21,859 total students.
Student Age Distribution
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,689 | 1,534 | 1,155 |
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| 18-19 | 5,099 | 2,593 | 2,506 |
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| 20-21 | 3,023 | 1,547 | 1,476 |
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| 22-24 | 2,530 | 1,319 | 1,211 |
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| 25-29 | 2,677 | 1,456 | 1,221 |
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| 30-34 | 1,953 | 1,068 | 885 |
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| 35-39 | 1,311 | 736 | 575 |
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| 40-49 | 1,533 | 911 | 622 |
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| 50-64 | 894 | 526 | 368 |
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| Over 65 | 148 | 69 | 79 |
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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 Cerritos College, 6,941 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,944 students are enrolled in some online courses.
6,835 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 106 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 21,859 | 6,941 | 6,944 |
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| Undergraduate | 21,859 | 6,941 | 6,944 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 6,835 | 52 | 54 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 21,859 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,710 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.82%.522 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,188 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 8,141 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 522 |
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| Regular Part-time | 12,008 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1,188 |
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Cerritos Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 21,859 students are enrolled at Cerritos.
21,859 undergraduate students are enrolled at Cerritos.
10,099 male (46.20%) and 11,760 female (53.80%) students are attending Cerritos.
58 international students (0.27%) are enrolled at Cerritos.
Cerritos has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 2,516 White (11.51%), 1,384 Black (6.33%), and 1,745 Asian (7.98%) students are enrolled.
2,689 students are under 18 and 148 students are over 65 years old.
6,941 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 6,944 students take some online courses.