2022 Student Population

A total of 40,738 students have enrolled at California State University-Fullerton - 35,600 undergraduate and 5,138 graduate.
By gender, 16,545 male and 24,193 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 30,104 full-time students and 10,634 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Fullerton is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of California-Santa Cruz and California State University-Fresno, its population is very large (average population is 23,929).
California State University-Fullerton offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,814 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 16,545 male and 24,193 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is average (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
Total35,60027,8747,726
Men14,65311,3183,335
Women20,94716,5564,391
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,1382,2302,908
Men1,8927121,180
Women3,2461,5181,728

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 19,192 Hispanic students (47.11%) and 8,829 Asian students (21.67%) at California State University-Fullerton(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Fullerton.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Fullerton
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native24816
Asian7,8613,6934,168
Black or African American702291411
Hispanic17,4086,43710,971
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander682939
White5,8132,5783,235
Two or More Races1,349538811
Race/Ethnicity Unknown827394433
Total 35,60014,65320,947
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Fullerton
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422
Asian968391577
Black or African American1405090
Hispanic1,7845851,199
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White1,402502900
Two or More Races17855123
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21291121
Total 5,1381,8923,246

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 30,276 students whose age under twenty five and 4,538 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Fullerton.
Especially, 381 students are younger than eighteen and 21 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Fullerton.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Fullerton
TotalMenWomen
Total35,600 14,65320,947
Under 18381 125256
18-198,821 3,2945,527
20-2110,810 4,2186,592
22-248,934 4,0934,841
25-294,113 1,9512,162
30-341,313 534779
35-39590 231359
40-49468 156312
50-64161 46115
65 and over9 54
Total 35,600 14,65320,947
Population by Student Age at California State University-Fullerton
TotalMenWomen
Total5,138 1,8923,246
20-2154 1638
22-241,276 420856
25-291,811 7211,090
30-34835 352483
35-39465 162303
40-49473 156317
50-64212 58154
65 and over12 75
Total 5,138 1,8923,246

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Fullerton, 32,595 students (80.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,814 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, 6,628 students live in California where California State University-Fullerton is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total40,73835,6005,138
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,8145,5191,295
Enrolled Some in Online Classes25,78123,7172,064
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,1436,3641,779
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,8145,5191,295
California Residents6,6285,4101,218
Other State in U.S.461036
Outside of U.S.1409941
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart