Enrollment Trends at CBU

3,361

Total Enrollment

1,155

Men

2,206

Women

The student population at California Baptist University is 11,902 (8,417 undergraduate and 3,485 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,361 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CBU is 70.72% which is increased by 1,787 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,574 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,062 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.78% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,678 where 11,902 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

70.72% of total students is undergraduate students and 29.28% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,787 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,574 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.88 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in CBU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,5416,6302,4694,1611,9115041,407
2016-179,157
616
6,937
307
2,550
81
4,387
226
2,220
309
635
131
1,585
178
2017-189,941
784
7,414
477
2,777
227
4,637
250
2,527
307
686
51
1,841
256
2018-1910,486
545
7,855
441
2,956
179
4,899
262
2,631
104
736
50
1,895
54
2019-2011,045
559
8,190
335
3,081
125
5,109
210
2,855
224
835
99
2,020
125
2020-2111,317
272
8,109
-81
2,990
-91
5,119
10
3,208
353
899
64
2,309
289
2021-2211,489
172
8,252
143
3,013
23
5,239
120
3,237
29
848
-51
2,389
80
2022-2311,495
6
8,334
82
3,057
44
5,277
38
3,161
-76
858
10
2,303
-86
2023-2411,407
-88
8,110
-224
3,063
6
5,047
-230
3,297
136
879
21
2,418
115
2024-2511,902
495
8,417
307
3,187
124
5,230
183
3,485
188
941
62
2,544
126
Average10,6787,8252,9144,9112,8537822,071
California Baptist University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,825 where 8,417 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,6305,6742,1473,527956322634
2016-176,9375,8852,1683,7171,052382670
2017-187,4146,3672,4083,9591,047369678
2018-197,8556,8592,6174,242996339657
2019-208,1907,3332,7704,563857311546
2020-218,1097,2432,7014,542866289577
2021-228,2527,3142,7064,608938307631
2022-238,3347,2322,6754,5571,102382720
2023-248,1107,1722,7164,456938347591
2024-258,4177,4592,8124,647958375583
Average7,8257,8252,5724,2827,825342629
California Baptist University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,853 where 3,485 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California Baptist University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,911932235697979269710
2016-172,2201,2023338691,018302716
2017-182,5271,4063881,0181,121298823
2018-192,6311,5014081,0931,130328802
2019-202,8551,6214451,1761,234390844
2020-213,2081,8544581,3961,354441913
2021-223,2372,1305321,5981,107316791
2022-233,1612,1225411,5811,039317722
2023-243,2972,3005931,707997286711
2024-253,4852,5226611,861963280683
Average2,8532,8534591,3002,853323772
California Baptist University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.76% and the percentage of black students is 8.25% at California Baptist University. 6.46% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 43.72% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 39.05% to 27.76%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.89% to 6.46%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.21% to 8.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 33.46% to 43.72%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7182 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7240 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California Baptist University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16514187012,858703,335416
2016-17574527943,176963,446457
2017-18555288023,478953,772545
2018-19605668133,822953,941555
2019-20636928544,026974,019584
2020-21627549174,327863,832594
2021-22617609624,5521003,764609
2022-23637239684,620863,736611
2023-24487138904,795783,445609
2024-25467699825,204653,304603
Average576388684,086873,659558
California Baptist University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,062 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California Baptist University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,5411,7932,1654,583
2016-179,1572,0662,3814,710
2017-189,9412,2342,2935,414
2018-1910,4862,2733,3724,841
2019-2011,0452,3353,7774,933
2020-2111,3172,5806,7761,961
2021-2211,4892,5123,6385,339
2022-2311,4952,7663,9474,782
2023-2411,4072,7244,0964,587
2024-2511,9023,0623,9394,901
Average10,6782,4353,6384,605

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