Student Population at Fresno State

Total Enrollment

15,109

Undergraduate

13,914

Graduate

1,195

Online Enrollment

1,077

Men Students

5,955

Women Students

9,154

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 15,109 students have enrolled at California State University-San Marcos - 13,914 undergraduate and 1,195 graduate.

By gender, 5,955 male and 9,154 female students are attending California State University-San Marcos. By attendance status, there are 11,975 full-time students and 3,134 part-time students.

The number of students at California State University-San Marcos is relatively small 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 average (average population is 14,824).

California State University-San Marcos offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,077 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-San Marcos and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,955 male and 9,154 female students attending Fresno State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 Fresno State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fresno State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	13,914	11,144	2,770
Men	5,620	4,457	1,163
Women	8,294	6,687	1,607

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fresno State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,195	831	364
Men	335	236	99
Women	860	595	265

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,581 Hispanic students (50.18%) and 3,881 White students (25.69%) at California State University-San Marcos(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-San Marcos.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-San Marcos
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	34	12	22
Asian	1,357	641	716
Black or African American	488	234	254
Hispanic	7,122	2,573	4,549
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	14	26
White	3,510	1,533	1,977
Two or More Races	768	320	448
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	441	218	223
Total	13,914	5,620	8,294

Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-San Marcos
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	120	35	85
Black or African American	40	14	26
Hispanic	459	93	366
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	371	113	258
Two or More Races	66	23	43
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	55	18	37
Total	1,195	335	860

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 11,632 students whose age under twenty five and 1,564 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-San Marcos.

Especially, 251 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-San Marcos.

Population by Student Age at California State University-San Marcos
	Total	Men	Women
Total	13,914	5,620	8,294
Under 18	251	96	155
18-19	3,981	1,631	2,350
20-21	3,739	1,313	2,426
22-24	3,324	1,457	1,867
25-29	1,538	693	845
30-34	586	258	328
35-39	239	82	157
40-49	191	68	123
50-64	58	21	37
65 and over	7	1	6
Total	13,914	5,620	8,294

Population by Student Age at California State University-San Marcos
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,195	335	860
20-21	16	4	12
22-24	321	70	251
25-29	375	107	268
30-34	188	59	129
35-39	121	40	81
40-49	128	41	87
50-64	43	13	30
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	1,195	335	860

Online Student Population

At California State University-San Marcos, 7,048 students (46.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,077 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, 1,060 students live in California where California State University-San Marcos is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	15,109	13,914	1,195
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,077	814	263
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	5,971	5,540	431
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	8,061	7,560	501

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,077	814	263
California Residents	1,060	806	254
Other State in U.S.	12	7	5
Outside of U.S.	5	1	4
Unknown	0	0	0