Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Cal State Long Beach's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
California State University-Long Beach42,00336,0825,921
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,7073,396
The below chart compares the student population between California State University-Long Beach and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 17,258 male and 24,745 female students attending Cal State Long Beach. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Cal State Long Beach.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal State Long Beach
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total36,08230,7885,294
Men14,95012,5842,366
Women21,13218,2042,928
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal State Long Beach
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,9213,6492,272
Men2,3081,387921
Women3,6132,2621,351

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,521 Hispanic students (51.24%) and 8,012 Asian students (19.07%) 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native401327
Asian7,1483,3443,804
Black or African American1,424590834
Hispanic18,8757,25011,625
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander813051
White5,1852,2672,918
Two or More Races1,747752995
Race/Ethnicity Unknown704310394
Total 36,08214,95021,132
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native835
Asian864312552
Black or African American24498146
Hispanic2,6469141,732
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1376
White1,087407680
Two or More Races22181140
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1899891
Total 5,9212,3083,613

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 32,681 students whose age under twenty five and 4,099 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Long Beach.
Especially, 734 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Long Beach.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
Total36,082 14,95021,132
Under 18734 284450
18-1911,062 4,1786,884
20-2111,152 4,3726,780
22-247,743 3,5524,191
25-293,243 1,6461,597
30-341,165 541624
35-39507 216291
40-49332 122210
50-64128 3494
65 and over16 511
Total 36,082 14,95021,132
Population by Student Age at California State University-Long Beach
TotalMenWomen
Total5,921 2,3083,613
20-2187 2661
22-241,903 7471,156
25-291,980 7691,211
30-34900 378522
35-39466 183283
40-49411 143268
50-64161 56105
65 and over13 67
Total 5,921 2,3083,613

Online Student Population

At California State University-Long Beach, 22,677 students (53.99% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,404 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, 2,372 students live in California where California State University-Long Beach is located in and 13 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total42,00336,0825,921
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,4041,461943
Enrolled Some in Online Classes20,27318,7021,571
Not Enrolled in Online Classes19,32615,9193,407
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,4041,461943
California Residents2,3721,447925
Other State in U.S.1358
Outside of U.S.19910
Unknown000