Student Population at CSUN
Total Enrollment
37,579
Undergraduate
32,181
Graduate
5,398
Online Enrollment
3,333
Men Students
16,582
Women Students
20,997
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 37,579 students have enrolled at California State University-Northridge - 32,181 undergraduate and 5,398 graduate.
By gender, 16,582 male and 20,997 female students are attending California State University-Northridge. By attendance status, there are 28,897 full-time students and 8,682 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 14,824).
California State University-Northridge offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,333 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-Northridge and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,582 male and 20,997 female students attending CSUN. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 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 CSUN.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,181 | 26,188 | 5,993 |
Men | 14,710 | 11,714 | 2,996 |
Women | 17,471 | 14,474 | 2,997 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,398 | 2,709 | 2,689 |
Men | 1,872 | 940 | 932 |
Women | 3,526 | 1,769 | 1,757 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 20,107 Hispanic students (53.51%) and 7,535 White students (20.05%) at California State University-Northridge(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Northridge.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Asian | 2,937 | 1,616 | 1,321 |
Black or African American | 1,585 | 664 | 921 |
Hispanic | 18,129 | 7,687 | 10,442 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50 | 24 | 26 |
White | 6,288 | 3,170 | 3,118 |
Two or More Races | 970 | 468 | 502 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,124 | 527 | 597 |
Total | 32,181 | 14,710 | 17,471 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Asian | 407 | 160 | 247 |
Black or African American | 165 | 41 | 124 |
Hispanic | 1,978 | 594 | 1,384 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 1,247 | 429 | 818 |
Two or More Races | 140 | 41 | 99 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 899 | 257 | 642 |
Total | 5,398 | 1,872 | 3,526 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 26,735 students whose age under twenty five and 5,050 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Northridge.
Especially, 552 students are younger than eighteen and 43 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Northridge.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,181 | 14,710 | 17,471 |
Under 18 | 552 | 235 | 317 |
18-19 | 8,095 | 3,683 | 4,412 |
20-21 | 8,866 | 3,765 | 5,101 |
22-24 | 7,971 | 3,976 | 3,995 |
25-29 | 3,957 | 1,961 | 1,996 |
30-34 | 1,392 | 619 | 773 |
35-39 | 601 | 249 | 352 |
40-49 | 530 | 160 | 370 |
50-64 | 197 | 57 | 140 |
65 and over | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Total | 32,181 | 14,710 | 17,471 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,398 | 1,872 | 3,526 |
20-21 | 73 | 33 | 40 |
22-24 | 1,178 | 448 | 730 |
25-29 | 1,837 | 635 | 1,202 |
30-34 | 938 | 317 | 621 |
35-39 | 506 | 183 | 323 |
40-49 | 601 | 166 | 435 |
50-64 | 242 | 79 | 163 |
65 and over | 23 | 11 | 12 |
Total | 5,398 | 1,872 | 3,526 |
Online Student Population
At California State University-Northridge, 21,836 students (58.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,333 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, 3,213 students live in California where California State University-Northridge is located in and 95 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 37,579 | 32,181 | 5,398 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 3,333 | 2,123 | 1,210 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 18,503 | 17,387 | 1,116 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 15,743 | 12,671 | 3,072 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 3,333 | 2,123 | 1,210 |
California Residents | 3,213 | 2,088 | 1,125 |
Other State in U.S. | 95 | 17 | 78 |
Outside of U.S. | 25 | 18 | 7 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |