2022 Student Population

A total of 27,513 students have enrolled at California State University-Los Angeles - 23,536 undergraduate and 3,977 graduate.
By gender, 11,007 male and 16,506 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 22,088 full-time students and 5,425 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Los Angeles is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is very large (average population is 16,985).
California State University-Los Angeles offers online degree/certificate programs and 8,854 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,007 male and 16,506 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is lower (relatively less men students at the school) (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
Total23,53619,5583,978
Men9,5607,7821,778
Women13,97611,7762,200
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,9772,5301,447
Men1,447864583
Women2,5301,666864

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 19,081 Hispanic students (69.35%) and 3,156 Asian students (11.47%) 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.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25718
Asian2,6261,3461,280
Black or African American877337540
Hispanic16,9266,52310,403
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20515
White1,035471564
Two or More Races331145186
Race/Ethnicity Unknown460212248
Total 23,5369,56013,976
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native523
Asian530192338
Black or African American17258114
Hispanic2,1557381,417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander633
White496201295
Two or More Races742351
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1617190
Total 3,9771,4472,530

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,730 students whose age under twenty five and 4,184 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Los Angeles.
Especially, 543 students are younger than eighteen and 31 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Los Angeles.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
Total23,536 9,56013,976
Under 18543 236307
18-196,597 2,6523,945
20-215,709 2,1823,527
22-245,092 2,1912,901
25-293,106 1,3491,757
30-341,355 545810
35-39517 198319
40-49431 144287
50-64166 52114
65 and over20 119
Total 23,536 9,56013,976
Population by Student Age at California State University-Los Angeles
TotalMenWomen
Total3,977 1,4472,530
20-2131 1120
22-24758 258500
25-291,493 503990
30-34838 315523
35-39393 158235
40-49309 136173
50-64144 6084
65 and over11 65
Total 3,977 1,4472,530

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Los Angeles, 25,122 students (91.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8,854 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, 8,728 students live in California where California State University-Los Angeles is located in and 28 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total27,51323,5363,977
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes8,8548,032822
Enrolled Some in Online Classes16,26814,3041,964
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,3911,2001,191
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8,8548,032822
California Residents8,7287,943785
Other State in U.S.28208
Outside of U.S.986929
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart