2022 Student Population

A total of 10,972 students have enrolled at California State University-Bakersfield - 9,367 undergraduate and 1,605 graduate.
By gender, 3,650 male and 7,322 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 8,541 full-time students and 2,431 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Bakersfield is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is small (average population is 18,639).
California State University-Bakersfield offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,038 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,650 male and 7,322 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.50 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (more women students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total9,3677,3871,980
Men3,2472,505742
Women6,1204,8821,238
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,6051,154451
Men403266137
Women1,202888314

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,792 Hispanic students (61.90%) and 1,707 White students (15.56%) at California State University-Bakersfield(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Bakersfield.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Bakersfield
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native27522
Asian626283343
Black or African American378128250
Hispanic5,8571,8973,960
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19811
White1,356493863
Two or More Races19375118
Race/Ethnicity Unknown551213338
Total 9,3673,2476,120
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Bakersfield
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian792851
Black or African American581543
Hispanic935217718
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White35196255
Two or More Races471334
Race/Ethnicity Unknown862165
Total 1,6054031,202

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,657 students whose age under twenty five and 1,643 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Bakersfield.
Especially, 608 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Bakersfield.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Bakersfield
TotalMenWomen
Total9,367 3,2476,120
Under 18608 225383
18-192,127 6831,444
20-212,508 8501,658
22-241,973 7571,216
25-291,191 437754
30-34444 143301
35-39237 75162
40-49204 58146
50-6469 1653
65 and over6 33
Total 9,367 3,2476,120
Population by Student Age at California State University-Bakersfield
TotalMenWomen
Total1,605 4031,202
18-191 01
20-2123 518
22-24417 96321
25-29481 128353
30-34272 66206
35-39173 53120
40-49166 39127
50-6470 1555
65 and over2 11
Total 1,605 4031,202

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Bakersfield, 10,000 students (91.14% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,038 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 5,968 students live in California where California State University-Bakersfield is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,9729,3671,605
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,0385,409629
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,9623,301661
Not Enrolled in Online Classes972657315
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,0385,409629
California Residents5,9685,344624
Other State in U.S.1293
Outside of U.S.58562
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart