Student Population at Cal State Long Beach
Total Enrollment
38,973
Undergraduate
32,931
Graduate
6,042
Online Enrollment
2,307
Men Students
16,087
Women Students
22,886
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 38,973 students have enrolled at California State University-Long Beach - 32,931 undergraduate and 6,042 graduate.
By gender, 16,087 male and 22,886 female students are attending California State University-Long Beach. By attendance status, there are 31,371 full-time students and 7,602 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Long Beach is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Azusa Pacific University and California State University-San Bernardino, its population is very large (average population is 16,879).
California State University-Long Beach offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,307 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-Long Beach and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,087 male and 22,886 female students attending Cal State Long Beach. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 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 Long Beach.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,931 | 27,710 | 5,221 |
Men | 13,772 | 11,319 | 2,453 |
Women | 19,159 | 16,391 | 2,768 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,042 | 3,661 | 2,381 |
Men | 2,315 | 1,385 | 930 |
Women | 3,727 | 2,276 | 1,451 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 18,932 Hispanic students (48.58%) and 8,114 Asian students (20.82%) at California State University-Long Beach(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Long Beach.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 18 | 18 |
Asian | 7,203 | 3,354 | 3,849 |
Black or African American | 1,167 | 459 | 708 |
Hispanic | 16,391 | 6,379 | 10,012 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 74 | 32 | 42 |
White | 5,066 | 2,176 | 2,890 |
Two or More Races | 1,462 | 622 | 840 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 654 | 310 | 344 |
Total | 32,931 | 13,772 | 19,159 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Asian | 911 | 356 | 555 |
Black or African American | 255 | 94 | 161 |
Hispanic | 2,541 | 843 | 1,698 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 3 | 8 |
White | 1,222 | 461 | 761 |
Two or More Races | 227 | 85 | 142 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 245 | 105 | 140 |
Total | 6,042 | 2,315 | 3,727 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 29,366 students whose age under twenty five and 4,043 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Long Beach.
Especially, 540 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-Long Beach.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,931 | 13,772 | 19,159 |
Under 18 | 540 | 181 | 359 |
18-19 | 9,267 | 3,535 | 5,732 |
20-21 | 10,133 | 3,933 | 6,200 |
22-24 | 7,630 | 3,544 | 4,086 |
25-29 | 3,402 | 1,693 | 1,709 |
30-34 | 1,120 | 527 | 593 |
35-39 | 415 | 195 | 220 |
40-49 | 294 | 116 | 178 |
50-64 | 114 | 41 | 73 |
65 and over | 16 | 7 | 9 |
Total | 32,931 | 13,772 | 19,159 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,042 | 2,315 | 3,727 |
20-21 | 84 | 34 | 50 |
22-24 | 1,712 | 656 | 1,056 |
25-29 | 2,162 | 836 | 1,326 |
30-34 | 1,068 | 430 | 638 |
35-39 | 442 | 164 | 278 |
40-49 | 425 | 142 | 283 |
50-64 | 135 | 46 | 89 |
65 and over | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Total | 6,042 | 2,315 | 3,727 |
Online Student Population
At California State University-Long Beach, 21,309 students (54.68% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,307 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, 2,256 students live in California where California State University-Long Beach is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 38,973 | 32,931 | 6,042 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,307 | 1,524 | 783 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 19,002 | 17,539 | 1,463 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 17,664 | 13,868 | 3,796 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,307 | 1,524 | 783 |
California Residents | 2,256 | 1,499 | 757 |
Other State in U.S. | 17 | 5 | 12 |
Outside of U.S. | 34 | 20 | 14 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |