Enrollment Trends at Cal State Long Beach

4,557

Total Enrollment

1,111

Men

3,446

Women

The student population at California State University-Long Beach is 42,003 (36,082 undergraduate and 5,921 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,557 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State Long Beach is 85.90% which is increased by 3,887 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 670 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,404 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 846.46% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 39,050 where 42,003 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

85.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,887 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 670 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Cal State Long Beach than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California State University-Long Beach since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1637,44632,19514,10318,0925,2512,0443,207
2016-1737,776
330
32,345
150
14,104
1
18,241
149
5,431
180
1,999
-45
3,432
225
2017-1837,622
-154
31,566
-779
13,722
-382
17,844
-397
6,056
625
2,168
169
3,888
456
2018-1937,466
-156
31,690
124
13,760
38
17,930
86
5,776
-280
2,062
-106
3,714
-174
2019-2038,674
1,208
33,054
1,364
14,427
667
18,627
697
5,620
-156
2,095
33
3,525
-189
2020-2140,069
1,395
34,216
1,162
14,715
288
19,501
874
5,853
233
2,142
47
3,711
186
2021-2240,190
121
33,897
-319
14,332
-383
19,565
64
6,293
440
2,359
217
3,934
223
2022-2338,973
-1,217
32,931
-966
13,772
-560
19,159
-406
6,042
-251
2,315
-44
3,727
-207
2023-2440,278
1,305
34,243
1,312
14,228
456
20,015
856
6,035
-7
2,329
14
3,706
-21
2024-2542,003
1,725
36,082
1,839
14,950
722
21,132
1,117
5,921
-114
2,308
-21
3,613
-93
Average39,05033,22214,21119,0115,8282,1823,646
California State University-Long Beach Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 33,222 where 36,082 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 State University-Long Beach since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1632,19527,82912,04715,7824,3662,0562,310
2016-1732,34527,95312,04815,9054,3922,0562,336
2017-1831,56627,50711,75615,7514,0591,9662,093
2018-1931,69027,61711,82315,7944,0731,9372,136
2019-2033,05428,75212,39816,3544,3022,0292,273
2020-2134,21629,11012,18016,9305,1062,5352,571
2021-2233,89728,35311,72316,6305,5442,6092,935
2022-2332,93127,71011,31916,3915,2212,4532,768
2023-2434,24328,96211,84817,1145,2812,3802,901
2024-2536,08230,78812,58418,2045,2942,3662,928
Average33,22233,22211,97316,48633,2222,2392,525
California State University-Long Beach Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,828 where 5,921 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 State University-Long Beach since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,2513,0101,1361,8742,2419081,333
2016-175,4313,1571,1042,0532,2748951,379
2017-186,0563,4731,2092,2642,5839591,624
2018-195,7763,4621,1692,2932,3148931,421
2019-205,6203,4081,2172,1912,2128781,334
2020-215,8533,6191,2242,3952,2349181,316
2021-226,2933,7911,3752,4162,5029841,518
2022-236,0423,6611,3852,2762,3819301,451
2023-246,0353,7871,4872,3002,2488421,406
2024-255,9213,6491,3872,2622,2729211,351
Average5,8285,8281,2692,2325,8289131,413
California State University-Long Beach Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.93% and the percentage of black students is 3.97% at California State University-Long Beach. 19.07% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 51.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 19.96% to 14.93%. Asian enrollment declined from 22.01% to 19.07%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.92% to 3.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.49% to 51.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6750 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7675 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16638,2431,46914,037717,4731,746
2016-17668,0861,52814,718797,2381,806
2017-18557,9171,48015,223927,0531,775
2018-19497,8911,42415,7051106,8701,707
2019-20437,7861,49616,7571036,9721,697
2020-21428,0261,55018,147976,9851,762
2021-22398,1761,51318,379956,8571,690
2022-23438,1141,42218,932856,2881,689
2023-24448,1231,47720,091956,1841,818
2024-25488,0121,66821,521946,2721,968
Average498,0371,50317,351926,8191,766
California State University-Long Beach Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,404 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 846.46% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Long Beach from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1637,4462545,83031,362
2016-1737,7761747,32930,273
2017-1837,6224069,18528,031
2018-1937,46644310,39126,632
2019-2038,67449711,01727,160
2020-2140,06938,6451,4186
2021-2240,19010,04724,8065,337
2022-2338,9732,30719,00217,664
2023-2440,2782,08518,54119,652
2024-2542,0032,40420,27319,326
Average39,0505,72612,77920,544

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