Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Cal State LA's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
Cal State LA has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 16,035 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
California State University-Los Angeles23,16319,5863,577
Similarly Ranked Schools16,03513,8152,221
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-Los Angeles and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,065 male and 13,098 female students attending Cal State LA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 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 LA.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal State LA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total19,58616,1303,456
Men8,6867,1331,553
Women10,9008,9971,903
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cal State LA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,5772,4031,174
Men1,379854525
Women2,1981,549649

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,299 Hispanic students (74.68%) and 2,354 Asian students (10.16%) at California State University-Los Angeles(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Los Angeles.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native251312
Asian1,9151,036879
Black or African American838350488
Hispanic15,1946,4888,706
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander954
White731357374
Two or More Races305140165
Race/Ethnicity Unknown355172183
Total 19,5868,68610,900
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian439179260
Black or African American16262100
Hispanic2,1057241,381
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White389171218
Two or More Races782949
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1466680
Total 3,5771,3792,198

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 15,834 students whose age under twenty five and 3,757 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Los Angeles.
Especially, 377 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-Los Angeles.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
Total19,586 8,68610,900
Under 18377 194183
18-195,181 2,3832,798
20-215,447 2,2913,156
22-243,964 1,7862,178
25-292,408 1,1191,289
30-341,048 441607
35-39527 217310
40-49455 178277
50-64163 6697
65 and over16 115
Total 19,586 8,68610,900
Population by Student Age at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
Total3,577 1,3792,198
20-2131 1219
22-24834 315519
25-291,164 431733
30-34668 246422
35-39362 159203
40-49364 147217
50-64141 6477
65 and over13 58
Total 3,577 1,3792,198

Online Student Population

At California State University-Los Angeles, 12,138 students (52.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,217 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, 1,210 students live in California where California State University-Los Angeles is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total23,16319,5863,577
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,2171,076141
Enrolled Some in Online Classes10,92110,104817
Not Enrolled in Online Classes11,0258,4062,619
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,2171,076141
California Residents1,2101,074136
Other State in U.S.312
Outside of U.S.413
Unknown000