Student Population at Golden Gate

Total Enrollment

2,661

Undergraduate

601

Graduate

2,060

Online Enrollment

769

Men Students

1,481

Women Students

1,180

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,661 students have enrolled at Golden Gate University - 601 undergraduate and 2,060 graduate.

By gender, 1,481 male and 1,180 female students are attending Golden Gate University. By attendance status, there are 1,709 full-time students and 952 part-time students.

The number of students at Golden Gate University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 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 small (average population is 14,824).

Golden Gate University offers online degree/certificate programs and 769 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 Golden Gate University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,481 male and 1,180 female students attending Golden Gate. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.26 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 Golden Gate.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Golden Gate
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	601	416	185
Men	418	324	94
Women	183	92	91

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Golden Gate
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,060	1,293	767
Men	1,063	727	336
Women	997	566	431

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 787 Asian students (29.58%) and 690 White students (25.93%) at Golden Gate University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Golden Gate University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Golden Gate University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	8	1
Asian	63	39	24
Black or African American	123	78	45
Hispanic	133	95	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	8	9
White	194	151	43
Two or More Races	2	1	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	60	38	22
Total	601	418	183

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Golden Gate University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	14	6	8
Asian	724	391	333
Black or African American	206	94	112
Hispanic	247	113	134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	9	14
White	496	252	244
Two or More Races	13	5	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	324	188	136
Total	2,060	1,063	997

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 190 students whose age under twenty five and 1,737 students whose age is over thirty years old at Golden Gate University.

Especially, 16 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Golden Gate University.

Population by Student Age at Golden Gate University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	601	418	183
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	3	2	1
22-24	39	23	16
25-29	151	114	37
30-34	133	105	28
35-39	111	78	33
40-49	127	78	49
50-64	35	18	17
unknown	1	0	1
Total	601	418	183

Population by Student Age at Golden Gate University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,060	1,063	997
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	6	4	2
22-24	140	54	86
25-29	457	200	257
30-34	373	198	175
35-39	344	190	154
40-49	386	209	177
50-64	212	119	93
65 and over	16	9	7
unknown	125	80	45
Total	2,060	1,063	997

Online Student Population

At Golden Gate University, 1,727 students (64.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 769 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, 213 students live in California where Golden Gate University is located in and 77 students have enrolled from other states.