2022 Student Population

A total of 40,108 students have enrolled at California State University-Northridge - 34,496 undergraduate and 5,612 graduate.
By gender, 17,387 male and 22,721 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 30,944 full-time students and 9,164 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Northridge is very 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 15,725).
California State University-Northridge offers online degree/certificate programs and 28,617 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 17,387 male and 22,721 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.77 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
Total34,49628,2426,254
Men15,53412,3323,202
Women18,96215,9103,052
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,6122,7022,910
Men1,8538511,002
Women3,7591,8511,908

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 20,511 Hispanic students (51.14%) and 8,382 White students (20.90%) at California State University-Northridge(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Northridge.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native281315
Asian3,0211,6801,341
Black or African American1,618660958
Hispanic18,5537,73510,818
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander512625
White6,9543,4453,509
Two or More Races1,026476550
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,262595667
Total 34,49615,53418,962
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native936
Asian454167287
Black or African American17950129
Hispanic1,9585831,375
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,428491937
Two or More Races14542103
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,007310697
Total 5,6121,8533,759

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 28,045 students whose age under twenty five and 5,392 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Northridge.
Especially, 533 students are younger than eighteen and 30 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Northridge.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
Total34,496 15,53418,962
Under 18533 245288
18-197,795 3,4774,318
20-219,699 4,0095,690
22-248,834 4,3214,513
25-294,657 2,2512,406
30-341,508 698810
35-39682 299383
40-49566 169397
50-64205 59146
65 and over17 611
Total 34,496 15,53418,962
Population by Student Age at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
Total5,612 1,8533,759
20-2154 1638
22-241,130 365765
25-292,014 6591,355
30-341,007 352655
35-39569 206363
40-49568 170398
50-64257 76181
65 and over13 94
Total 5,612 1,8533,759

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Northridge, 38,276 students (95.43% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 28,617 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, 27,620 students live in California where California State University-Northridge is located in and 212 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total40,10834,4965,612
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes28,61725,4383,179
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,6598,675984
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,8323831,449
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)28,61725,4383,179
California Residents27,62024,7332,887
Other State in U.S.21217933
Outside of U.S.785526259
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart