San Diego State University Student Population

How many students at San Diego State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, San Diego State University has a total enrollment of 41,137 students, including 35,782 undergraduate and 5,355 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 17,570 male students (42.7%) and 23,567 female students (57.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,962 Hispanic students (36.4%) and 13,607 White students (33.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 35,782 undergraduate students (87%) and 5,355 graduate students (13%).
• Class Delivery: 2,454 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 21,435 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - San Diego 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, 17,570 male (42.71%) and 23,567 female (57.29%) students are attending San Diego State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.55.

By class level, 35,782 (86.98%) are undergraduate students and 5,355 (13.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.42% are male and 56.58% are female, while among graduate students, 37.96% are male and 62.04% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,607 White, 1,421 Black, and 5,308 Asian students out of a total of 41,137 are attending at San Diego State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

San Diego State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.4% 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, San Diego State has 456 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 33,697 students under 25 years old, and 7,440 students over 25 years old out of 41,137 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 456 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. San Diego State has 31,821 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,961 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,876 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,479 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 San Diego State University, 2,454 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21,435 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,289 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 165 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 35,782 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,620 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.91%.4,198 students have transferred in as full-time status and 422 students transferred in as part-time status.