Fullerton College Student Population

How many students at Fullerton?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Fullerton College has a total enrollment of 19,521 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,186 male students (47.1%) and 10,335 female students (52.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 11,917 Hispanic students (61%) and 2,793 White students (14.3%).
• Class Delivery: 6,379 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,968 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - Fullerton'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, 9,186 male (47.06%) and 10,335 female (52.94%) students are attending Fullerton College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 88.88.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,793 White, 568 Black, and 2,564 Asian students out of a total of 19,521 are attending at Fullerton College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Fullerton College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Fullerton has 1,798 students under 18 years old and 109 students over 65 years old. There are 14,128 students under 25 years old, and 5,393 students over 25 years old out of 19,521 total students.

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 Fullerton College, 6,379 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,968 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,326 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 53 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,521 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,637 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.39%.319 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,318 students transferred in as part-time status.