Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares San Diego State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
San Diego State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 31,877 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
San Diego State University41,13735,7825,355
Similarly Ranked Schools31,87725,0476,830
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 San Diego State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 17,570 male and 23,567 female students attending San Diego State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 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 San Diego State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Diego State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total35,78232,3093,473
Men15,53713,8311,706
Women20,24518,4781,767
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Diego State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,3553,2792,076
Men2,0331,137896
Women3,3222,1421,180

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 14,962 Hispanic students (36.37%) and 13,607 White students (33.08%) at San Diego State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at San Diego State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Diego State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native592336
Asian4,6872,2022,485
Black or African American1,225533692
Hispanic13,0675,2877,780
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander924052
White11,9725,2006,772
Two or More Races2,6561,1771,479
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,159613546
Total 35,78215,53720,245
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Diego State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1147
Asian621254367
Black or African American19687109
Hispanic1,8956281,267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1064
White1,6356051,030
Two or More Races274106168
Race/Ethnicity Unknown233102131
Total 5,3552,0333,322

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 33,697 students whose age under twenty five and 3,524 students whose age is over thirty years old at San Diego State University.
Especially, 456 students are younger than eighteen and 17 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at San Diego State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at San Diego State University
TotalMenWomen
Total35,782 15,53720,245
Under 18456 153303
18-1911,909 4,6617,248
20-2113,346 5,5747,772
22-246,110 3,1842,926
25-292,215 1,1671,048
30-34820 395425
35-39403 177226
40-49373 162211
50-64140 5882
65 and over10 64
Total 35,782 15,53720,245
Population by Student Age at San Diego State University
TotalMenWomen
Total5,355 2,0333,322
20-21102 3270
22-241,774 6051,169
25-291,701 6811,020
30-34717 312405
35-39402 153249
40-49461 183278
50-64191 64127
65 and over7 34
Total 5,355 2,0333,322

Online Student Population

At San Diego State University, 23,889 students (58.07% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,454 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, 2,289 students live in California where San Diego State University is located in and 104 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total41,13735,7825,355
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,4541,580874
Enrolled Some in Online Classes21,43520,593842
Not Enrolled in Online Classes17,24813,6093,639
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,4541,580874
California Residents2,2891,512777
Other State in U.S.1043569
Outside of U.S.613328
Unknown000