College of San Mateo Student Population

How many students at CSM?

For the academic year 2024-2025, College of San Mateo has a total enrollment of 9,901 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,716 male students (47.6%) and 5,185 female students (52.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,502 Hispanic students (35.4%) and 2,348 White students (23.7%).
• Class Delivery: 3,956 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,133 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium - which average 9,752 - CSM's body is almost same.

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, 4,716 male (47.63%) and 5,185 female (52.37%) students are attending College of San Mateo. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.95.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,348 White, 261 Black, and 2,318 Asian students out of a total of 9,901 are attending at College of San Mateo. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

College of San Mateo is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, CSM has 1,207 students under 18 years old and 195 students over 65 years old. There are 6,600 students under 25 years old, and 3,301 students over 25 years old out of 9,901 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 College of San Mateo, 3,956 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,133 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,950 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,901 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 938 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.47%.93 students have transferred in as full-time status and 845 students transferred in as part-time status.