Student Population at Sonoma State

Total Enrollment

6,637

Undergraduate

5,934

Graduate

703

Online Enrollment

384

Men Students

2,458

Women Students

4,179

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,637 students have enrolled at Sonoma State University - 5,934 undergraduate and 703 graduate.

By gender, 2,458 male and 4,179 female students are attending Sonoma State University. By attendance status, there are 5,410 full-time students and 1,227 part-time students.

The number of students at Sonoma State University is very 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 very small (average population is 14,824).

Sonoma State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 384 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 Sonoma State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,458 male and 4,179 female students attending Sonoma State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 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 Sonoma State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sonoma State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,934	5,068	866
Men	2,251	1,876	375
Women	3,683	3,192	491

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sonoma State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	703	342	361
Men	207	84	123
Women	496	258	238

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,790 White students (42.04%) and 2,628 Hispanic students (39.60%) at Sonoma State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Sonoma State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sonoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	22	8	14
Asian	287	132	155
Black or African American	171	69	102
Hispanic	2,428	822	1,606
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	8	15
White	2,421	980	1,441
Two or More Races	329	122	207
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	220	97	123
Total	5,934	2,251	3,683

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sonoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	34	11	23
Black or African American	14	7	7
Hispanic	200	55	145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	369	103	266
Two or More Races	34	10	24
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	38	16	22
Total	703	207	496

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,179 students whose age under twenty five and 808 students whose age is over thirty years old at Sonoma State University.

Especially, 86 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Sonoma State University.

Population by Student Age at Sonoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,934	2,251	3,683
Under 18	86	32	54
18-19	1,564	572	992
20-21	1,984	647	1,337
22-24	1,389	631	758
25-29	455	212	243
30-34	198	79	119
35-39	108	34	74
40-49	103	32	71
50-64	44	11	33
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	5,934	2,251	3,683

Population by Student Age at Sonoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	703	207	496
20-21	10	0	10
22-24	146	40	106
25-29	195	59	136
30-34	122	43	79
35-39	81	25	56
40-49	95	24	71
50-64	51	15	36
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	703	207	496

Online Student Population

At Sonoma State University, 4,062 students (61.20% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 384 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, 372 students live in California where Sonoma State University is located in and 10 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,637	5,934	703
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	384	331	53
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,678	3,436	242
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,575	2,167	408

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	384	331	53
California Residents	372	327	45
Other State in U.S.	10	3	7
Outside of U.S.	2	1	1
Unknown	0	0	0