Student Population at Cal State Fullerton
Total Enrollment
40,386
Undergraduate
35,432
Graduate
4,954
Online Enrollment
4,122
Men Students
16,775
Women Students
23,611
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 40,386 students have enrolled at California State University-Fullerton - 35,432 undergraduate and 4,954 graduate.
By gender, 16,775 male and 23,611 female students are attending California State University-Fullerton. By attendance status, there are 30,089 full-time students and 10,297 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Fullerton is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as San Diego State University and University of California-Santa Cruz, its population is very large (average population is 26,594).
California State University-Fullerton offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,122 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between California State University-Fullerton and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,775 male and 23,611 female students attending Cal State Fullerton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 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 Fullerton.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,432 | 27,822 | 7,610 |
Men | 14,920 | 11,554 | 3,366 |
Women | 20,512 | 16,268 | 4,244 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,954 | 2,267 | 2,687 |
Men | 1,855 | 792 | 1,063 |
Women | 3,099 | 1,475 | 1,624 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 20,265 Hispanic students (50.18%) and 8,817 Asian students (21.83%) at California State University-Fullerton(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Fullerton.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 11 | 22 |
Asian | 7,861 | 3,819 | 4,042 |
Black or African American | 769 | 314 | 455 |
Hispanic | 18,502 | 7,001 | 11,501 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 54 | 29 | 25 |
White | 5,497 | 2,485 | 3,012 |
Two or More Races | 1,292 | 543 | 749 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 808 | 396 | 412 |
Total | 35,432 | 14,920 | 20,512 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Asian | 956 | 377 | 579 |
Black or African American | 136 | 50 | 86 |
Hispanic | 1,763 | 571 | 1,192 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 8 | 3 | 5 |
White | 1,140 | 378 | 762 |
Two or More Races | 158 | 45 | 113 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 192 | 82 | 110 |
Total | 4,954 | 1,855 | 3,099 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 30,554 students whose age under twenty five and 4,412 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Fullerton.
Especially, 633 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Fullerton.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,432 | 14,920 | 20,512 |
Under 18 | 633 | 264 | 369 |
18-19 | 8,611 | 3,388 | 5,223 |
20-21 | 11,197 | 4,378 | 6,819 |
22-24 | 8,742 | 4,102 | 4,640 |
25-29 | 3,705 | 1,815 | 1,890 |
30-34 | 1,309 | 552 | 757 |
35-39 | 603 | 215 | 388 |
40-49 | 463 | 154 | 309 |
50-64 | 163 | 49 | 114 |
65 and over | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 35,432 | 14,920 | 20,512 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,954 | 1,855 | 3,099 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 83 | 26 | 57 |
22-24 | 1,287 | 488 | 799 |
25-29 | 1,715 | 663 | 1,052 |
30-34 | 789 | 329 | 460 |
35-39 | 412 | 145 | 267 |
40-49 | 473 | 145 | 328 |
50-64 | 190 | 57 | 133 |
65 and over | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 4,954 | 1,855 | 3,099 |
Online Student Population
At California State University-Fullerton, 23,371 students (57.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,122 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, 4,063 students live in California where California State University-Fullerton is located in and 37 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 40,386 | 35,432 | 4,954 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 4,122 | 3,069 | 1,053 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 19,249 | 18,300 | 949 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 17,015 | 14,063 | 2,952 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 4,122 | 3,069 | 1,053 |
California Residents | 4,063 | 3,045 | 1,018 |
Other State in U.S. | 37 | 11 | 26 |
Outside of U.S. | 22 | 13 | 9 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |