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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSUN
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total32,18126,1885,993
Men14,71011,7142,996
Women17,47114,4742,997
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CSUN
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,3982,7092,689
Men1,872940932
Women3,5261,7691,757

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native201010
Asian2,9371,6161,321
Black or African American1,585664921
Hispanic18,1297,68710,442
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander502426
White6,2883,1703,118
Two or More Races970468502
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,124527597
Total 32,18114,71017,471
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native826
Asian407160247
Black or African American16541124
Hispanic1,9785941,384
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,247429818
Two or More Races1404199
Race/Ethnicity Unknown899257642
Total 5,3981,8723,526

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
Total32,181 14,71017,471
Under 18552 235317
18-198,095 3,6834,412
20-218,866 3,7655,101
22-247,971 3,9763,995
25-293,957 1,9611,996
30-341,392 619773
35-39601 249352
40-49530 160370
50-64197 57140
65 and over20 515
Total 32,181 14,71017,471
Population by Student Age at California State University-Northridge
TotalMenWomen
Total5,398 1,8723,526
20-2173 3340
22-241,178 448730
25-291,837 6351,202
30-34938 317621
35-39506 183323
40-49601 166435
50-64242 79163
65 and over23 1112
Total 5,398 1,8723,526

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total37,57932,1815,398
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,3332,1231,210
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,50317,3871,116
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,74312,6713,072
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,3332,1231,210
California Residents3,2132,0881,125
Other State in U.S.951778
Outside of U.S.25187
Unknown000