Student Population at Cal State LA
Total Enrollment
26,460
Undergraduate
22,737
Graduate
3,723
Online Enrollment
1,227
Men Students
10,904
Women Students
15,556
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 26,460 students have enrolled at California State University-Los Angeles - 22,737 undergraduate and 3,723 graduate.
By gender, 10,904 male and 15,556 female students are attending California State University-Los Angeles. By attendance status, there are 21,038 full-time students and 5,422 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 15,935).
California State University-Los Angeles offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,227 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-Los Angeles and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 10,904 male and 15,556 female students attending Cal State LA. 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 LA.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,737 | 18,694 | 4,043 |
Men | 9,516 | 7,707 | 1,809 |
Women | 13,221 | 10,987 | 2,234 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,723 | 2,344 | 1,379 |
Men | 1,388 | 827 | 561 |
Women | 2,335 | 1,517 | 818 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 19,281 Hispanic students (72.87%) and 2,994 Asian students (11.32%) 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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 8 | 18 |
Asian | 2,520 | 1,299 | 1,221 |
Black or African American | 890 | 365 | 525 |
Hispanic | 17,182 | 6,850 | 10,332 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 5 | 9 |
White | 1,010 | 469 | 541 |
Two or More Races | 330 | 134 | 196 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 489 | 233 | 256 |
Total | 22,737 | 9,516 | 13,221 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Asian | 474 | 188 | 286 |
Black or African American | 155 | 58 | 97 |
Hispanic | 2,099 | 713 | 1,386 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 5 | 2 | 3 |
White | 471 | 188 | 283 |
Two or More Races | 70 | 26 | 44 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 129 | 52 | 77 |
Total | 3,723 | 1,388 | 2,335 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 18,178 students whose age under twenty five and 4,060 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Los Angeles.
Especially, 565 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Los Angeles.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,737 | 9,516 | 13,221 |
Under 18 | 565 | 253 | 312 |
18-19 | 6,457 | 2,761 | 3,696 |
20-21 | 5,503 | 2,137 | 3,366 |
22-24 | 4,861 | 2,131 | 2,730 |
25-29 | 2,859 | 1,264 | 1,595 |
30-34 | 1,283 | 535 | 748 |
35-39 | 591 | 228 | 363 |
40-49 | 452 | 148 | 304 |
50-64 | 148 | 50 | 98 |
65 and over | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Total | 22,737 | 9,516 | 13,221 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,723 | 1,388 | 2,335 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 37 | 9 | 28 |
22-24 | 754 | 293 | 461 |
25-29 | 1,363 | 468 | 895 |
30-34 | 728 | 270 | 458 |
35-39 | 384 | 151 | 233 |
40-49 | 310 | 137 | 173 |
50-64 | 135 | 51 | 84 |
65 and over | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Total | 3,723 | 1,388 | 2,335 |
Online Student Population
At California State University-Los Angeles, 12,102 students (45.74% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,227 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, 1,212 students live in California where California State University-Los Angeles is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,460 | 22,737 | 3,723 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,227 | 1,071 | 156 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 10,875 | 10,017 | 858 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 14,358 | 11,649 | 2,709 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,227 | 1,071 | 156 |
California Residents | 1,212 | 1,059 | 153 |
Other State in U.S. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Outside of U.S. | 12 | 10 | 2 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |