Golden Gate University Student Population

How many students at Golden Gate?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Golden Gate University has a total enrollment of 3,098 students, including 271 undergraduate and 2,827 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,654 male students (53.4%) and 1,444 female students (46.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,444 Asian students (46.6%) and 387 White students (12.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 271 undergraduate students (8.7%) and 2,827 graduate students (91.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,533 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 429 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Golden Gate's body is much 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, 1,654 male (53.39%) and 1,444 female (46.61%) students are attending Golden Gate University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 114.54.

By class level, 271 (8.75%) are undergraduate students and 2,827 (91.25%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 63.84% are male and 36.16% are female, while among graduate students, 52.39% are male and 47.61% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 387 White, 234 Black, and 1,444 Asian students out of a total of 3,098 are attending at Golden Gate University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Golden Gate University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.6% 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, Golden Gate has 2 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 213 students under 25 years old, and 2,881 students over 25 years old out of 3,098 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Golden Gate has 72 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 195 students aged 25 and over.

It has 141 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,686 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 Golden Gate University, 1,533 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 429 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,094 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 439 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 271 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 74 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 27.31%.45 students have transferred in as full-time status and 29 students transferred in as part-time status.