Student Population at Cal State Long Beach
Total Enrollment
40,069
Undergraduate
34,216
Graduate
5,853
Online Enrollment
38,645
Men Students
16,857
Women Students
23,212
2021 Student Population
A total of 40,069 students have enrolled at California State University-Long Beach - 34,216 undergraduate and 5,853 graduate.
By gender, 16,857 male and 23,212 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 32,729 full-time students and 7,340 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Long Beach is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as California Baptist University and California Lutheran University, its population is very large (average population is 16,208).
California State University-Long Beach offers online degree/certificate programs and 38,645 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Chart
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,857 male and 23,212 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.73 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
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34,216 | 29,110 | 5,106 |
| Men | 14,715 | 12,180 | 2,535 |
| Women | 19,501 | 16,930 | 2,571 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,853 | 3,619 | 2,234 |
| Men | 2,142 | 1,224 | 918 |
| Women | 3,711 | 2,395 | 1,316 |
Gedner Distribution Chart
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 18,147 Hispanic students (45.29%) and 8,026 Asian students (20.03%) at California State University-Long Beach(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Long Beach.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 16 | 17 |
| Asian | 7,101 | 3,372 | 3,729 |
| Black or African American | 1,287 | 488 | 799 |
| Hispanic | 15,745 | 6,261 | 9,484 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 85 | 45 | 40 |
| White | 5,567 | 2,524 | 3,043 |
| Two or More Races | 1,587 | 681 | 906 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 806 | 408 | 398 |
| Total | 34,216 | 14,715 | 19,501 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Asian | 925 | 388 | 537 |
| Black or African American | 263 | 77 | 186 |
| Hispanic | 2,402 | 780 | 1,622 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| White | 1,418 | 528 | 890 |
| Two or More Races | 175 | 59 | 116 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 254 | 115 | 139 |
| Total | 5,853 | 2,142 | 3,711 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 29,534 students whose age under twenty five and 4,134 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Long Beach.
Especially, 541 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Long Beach.
Enrollment by Student Age Table
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34,216 | 14,715 | 19,501 |
| Under 18 | 541 | 187 | 354 |
| 18-19 | 9,189 | 3,602 | 5,587 |
| 20-21 | 9,639 | 3,813 | 5,826 |
| 22-24 | 8,601 | 3,956 | 4,645 |
| 25-29 | 4,114 | 2,113 | 2,001 |
| 30-34 | 1,250 | 652 | 598 |
| 35-39 | 453 | 217 | 236 |
| 40-49 | 288 | 123 | 165 |
| 50-64 | 128 | 47 | 81 |
| 65 and over | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 34,216 | 14,715 | 19,501 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,853 | 2,142 | 3,711 |
| 20-21 | 49 | 9 | 40 |
| 22-24 | 1,515 | 521 | 994 |
| 25-29 | 2,287 | 852 | 1,435 |
| 30-34 | 976 | 374 | 602 |
| 35-39 | 422 | 179 | 243 |
| 40-49 | 433 | 147 | 286 |
| 50-64 | 158 | 53 | 105 |
| 65 and over | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 5,853 | 2,142 | 3,711 |
Student Age Distribution Chart
Online Student Population
At California State University-Long Beach, 40,063 students (99.99% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 38,645 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, 37,226 students live in California where California State University-Long Beach is located in and 340 students have enrolled from other states.
Online Enrollment Table
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40,069 | 34,216 | 5,853 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 38,645 | 33,032 | 5,613 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,418 | 1,180 | 238 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 38,645 | 33,032 | 5,613 |
| California Residents | 37,226 | 31,978 | 5,248 |
| Other State in U.S. | 340 | 239 | 101 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1,078 | 814 | 264 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 |