How many students at Sonoma State? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,891 students have enrolled in Sonoma State University with 5,272 undergraduate and 619 graduate students.
By gender, 2,307 male and 3,584 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
210 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,717 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
Sonoma State University has a total of 5,891 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,272 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 619 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,307 male and 3,584 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,891 | 5,272 | 619 |
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| Men | 2,307 | 2,127 | 180 |
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| Women | 3,584 | 3,145 | 439 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,436 White, 164 Black, and 272 Asian students out of a total of 5,891 are attending at Sonoma State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Sonoma State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 23 | 9 | 14 |
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| Asian | 272 | 115 | 157 |
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| Black | 164 | 57 | 107 |
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| Hispanic | 2,394 | 867 | 1,527 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 6 | 10 |
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| White | 2,436 | 994 | 1,442 |
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| Two or more races | 367 | 151 | 216 |
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| Race Unknown | 187 | 91 | 96 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 7 | 12 |
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| Asian | 240 | 109 | 131 |
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| Black | 155 | 52 | 103 |
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| Hispanic | 2,232 | 834 | 1,398 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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| White | 2,106 | 889 | 1,217 |
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| Two or more races | 334 | 142 | 192 |
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| Race Unknown | 146 | 74 | 72 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 32 | 6 | 26 |
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| Black | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 162 | 33 | 129 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 330 | 105 | 225 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 9 | 24 |
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| Race Unknown | 41 | 17 | 24 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Sonoma State has 126 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 4,585 students under 25 years old, and 1,306 students over 25 years old out of 5,891 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 126 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Sonoma State has 4,429 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 843 students aged 25 and over.
It has 156 graduate students aged under 25 and 463 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 126 | 85 | 41 |
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| 18-19 | 1,558 | 1,031 | 527 |
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| 20-21 | 1,669 | 1,003 | 666 |
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| 22-24 | 1,232 | 660 | 572 |
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| 25-29 | 584 | 325 | 259 |
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| 30-34 | 248 | 155 | 93 |
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| 35-39 | 199 | 120 | 79 |
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| 40-49 | 186 | 140 | 46 |
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| 50-64 | 80 | 60 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 126 | 85 | 41 |
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| 18-19 | 1,558 | 1,031 | 527 |
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| 20-21 | 1,662 | 997 | 665 |
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| 22-24 | 1,083 | 560 | 523 |
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| 25-29 | 431 | 215 | 216 |
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| 30-34 | 150 | 89 | 61 |
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| 35-39 | 114 | 65 | 49 |
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| 40-49 | 96 | 67 | 29 |
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| 50-64 | 46 | 34 | 12 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 149 | 100 | 49 |
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| 25-29 | 153 | 110 | 43 |
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| 30-34 | 98 | 66 | 32 |
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| 35-39 | 85 | 55 | 30 |
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| 40-49 | 90 | 73 | 17 |
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| 50-64 | 34 | 26 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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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 Sonoma State University, 210 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,717 students are enrolled in some online courses.
209 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 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 | 5,891 | 210 | 2,717 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,272 | 187 | 2,427 |
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| Graduate | 619 | 23 | 290 |
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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 | 209 | - | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 187 | - | 0 |
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| Graduate | 22 | - | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,272 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 799 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.16%.707 students have transferred in as full-time status and 92 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,865 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 707 |
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| Regular Part-time | 608 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 92 |
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Sonoma State Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 5,891 students are enrolled at Sonoma State.
5,272 undergraduate and 619 graduate students are enrolled at Sonoma State.
2,307 male (39.16%) and 3,584 female (60.84%) students are attending Sonoma State.
32 international students (0.54%) are enrolled at Sonoma State, including 25 undergraduate and 7 graduate students.
Sonoma State has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 2,436 White (41.35%), 164 Black (2.78%), and 272 Asian (4.62%) students are enrolled.
126 students are under 18 and 9 students are over 65 years old.
210 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,717 students take some online courses.