The student population at California State University-Fullerton is 40,386 (35,432 undergraduate and 4,954 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,061 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton is 87.73% which is increased by 2,316 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 255 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,122 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 197.19% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 40,044 where 40,386 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

87.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,316 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 255 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Cal State Fullerton than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1438,32533,11614,75018,3665,2092,1043,105
2014-1538,128
-197
32,726
-390
14,620
-130
18,106
-260
5,402
193
2,346
242
3,056
-49
2015-1638,948
820
33,144
418
14,790
170
18,354
248
5,804
402
2,548
202
3,256
200
2016-1740,235
1,287
34,576
1,432
15,332
542
19,244
890
5,659
-145
2,293
-255
3,366
110
2017-1840,905
670
35,162
586
15,361
29
19,801
557
5,743
84
2,221
-72
3,522
156
2018-1940,280
-625
34,860
-302
15,199
-162
19,661
-140
5,420
-323
2,031
-190
3,389
-133
2019-2040,445
165
35,335
475
15,209
10
20,126
465
5,110
-310
1,917
-114
3,193
-196
2020-2142,051
1,606
36,975
1,640
15,470
261
21,505
1,379
5,076
-34
1,920
3
3,156
-37
2021-2240,738
-1,313
35,600
-1,375
14,653
-817
20,947
-558
5,138
62
1,892
-28
3,246
90
2022-2340,386
-352
35,432
-168
14,920
267
20,512
-435
4,954
-184
1,855
-37
3,099
-147
Average40,04434,69315,03019,6625,3522,1133,239
California State University-Fullerton Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,693 where 35,432 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1433,11626,68211,75114,9316,4342,9993,435
2014-1532,72626,76211,78114,9815,9642,8393,125
2015-1633,14427,10511,91415,1916,0392,8763,163
2016-1734,57627,99412,21315,7816,5823,1193,463
2017-1835,16228,47512,29116,1846,6873,0703,617
2018-1934,86027,93612,06615,8706,9243,1333,791
2019-2035,33528,82012,27116,5496,5152,9383,577
2020-2136,97529,72112,14017,5817,2543,3303,924
2021-2235,60027,87411,31816,5567,7263,3354,391
2022-2335,43227,82211,55416,2687,6103,3664,244
Average34,69334,69311,93015,98934,6933,1013,673
California State University-Fullerton Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,352 where 4,954 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Fullerton since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,2092,3418231,5182,8681,2811,587
2014-155,4022,4629591,5032,9401,3871,553
2015-165,8042,7521,1331,6193,0521,4151,637
2016-175,6592,6139541,6593,0461,3391,707
2017-185,7432,6828741,8083,0611,3471,714
2018-195,4202,3967991,5973,0241,2321,792
2019-205,1102,3597721,5872,7511,1451,606
2020-215,0762,3727931,5792,7041,1271,577
2021-225,1382,2307121,5182,9081,1801,728
2022-234,9542,2677921,4752,6871,0631,624
Average5,3525,3528611,5865,3521,2521,653
California State University-Fullerton Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 16.43% and the percentage of black students is 2.24% at California State University-Fullerton. 21.83% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California State University-Fullerton over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14758,08288113,5279510,2071,492
2014-15687,90581313,722759,4851,527
2015-16498,04280214,471639,0521,636
2016-17508,24684615,728638,6661,720
2017-18498,36481516,653668,3581,708
2018-19378,40178316,689618,1141,600
2019-20518,24980817,669707,8701,554
2020-21408,67587919,356727,8481,569
2021-22288,82984219,192737,2151,527
2022-23408,81790520,265626,6371,450
Average498,36183716,727708,3451,578
California State University-Fullerton Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,122 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 197.19% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Fullerton from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1538,1281,3877,97928,762
2015-1638,9481,6399,50927,800
2016-1740,2351,82910,91327,493
2017-1840,9052,10911,84826,948
2018-1940,2802,16112,13325,986
2019-2040,4452,28613,19324,966
2020-2142,05139,2922,71148
2021-2240,7386,81425,7818,143
2022-2340,3864,12219,24917,015
Average40,2356,84912,59120,796

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