2022 Student Population

A total of 40,190 students have enrolled at California State University-Long Beach - 33,897 undergraduate and 6,293 graduate.
By gender, 16,691 male and 23,499 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 32,144 full-time students and 8,046 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 Azusa Pacific University and California State University-San Bernardino, its population is very large (average population is 17,162).
California State University-Long Beach offers online degree/certificate programs and 10,047 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 16,691 male and 23,499 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.71 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
Total33,89728,3535,544
Men14,33211,7232,609
Women19,56516,6302,935
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,2933,7912,502
Men2,3591,375984
Women3,9342,4161,518

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 18,379 Hispanic students (45.73%) and 8,176 Asian students (20.34%) 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

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native291514
Asian7,2143,3763,838
Black or African American1,247479768
Hispanic15,8266,1959,631
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander814536
White5,3802,3593,021
Two or More Races1,472636836
Race/Ethnicity Unknown744372372
Total 33,89714,33219,565
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1037
Asian962400562
Black or African American26696170
Hispanic2,5538281,725
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1477
White1,477559918
Two or More Races21876142
Race/Ethnicity Unknown253116137
Total 6,2932,3593,934

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 29,587 students whose age under twenty five and 4,315 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Long Beach.
Especially, 526 students are younger than eighteen and 32 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

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
Total33,897 14,33219,565
Under 18526 172354
18-198,880 3,3985,482
20-2110,333 4,1266,207
22-248,089 3,7174,372
25-293,892 1,9341,958
30-341,274 608666
35-39457 205252
40-49308 121187
50-64121 4477
65 and over17 710
Total 33,897 14,33219,565
Population by Student Age at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
Total6,293 2,3593,934
18-191 01
20-2177 2354
22-241,681 6251,056
25-292,396 8991,497
30-341,076 418658
35-39442 180262
40-49453 152301
50-64152 5696
65 and over15 69
Total 6,293 2,3593,934

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Long Beach, 34,853 students (86.72% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10,047 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, 9,597 students live in California where California State University-Long Beach is located in and 71 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total40,19033,8976,293
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10,0478,8941,153
Enrolled Some in Online Classes24,80622,4902,316
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,3372,5132,824
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10,0478,8941,153
California Residents9,5978,615982
Other State in U.S.715120
Outside of U.S.379228151
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart