The student population at California State University-Northridge is 37,579 (32,181 undergraduate and 5,398 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 731 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CSUN is 85.64% which is decreased by 1,590 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 859 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,333 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 857.76% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 39,941 where 37,579 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

85.64% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.36% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,590 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 859 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CSUN than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1438,31033,77115,35918,4124,5391,6612,878
2014-1540,131
1,821
35,616
1,845
16,335
976
19,281
869
4,515
-24
1,663
2
2,852
-26
2015-1641,548
1,417
37,188
1,572
17,194
859
19,994
713
4,360
-155
1,590
-73
2,770
-82
2016-1739,916
-1,632
35,756
-1,432
16,461
-733
19,295
-699
4,160
-200
1,516
-74
2,644
-126
2017-1841,319
1,403
35,839
83
16,470
9
19,369
74
5,480
1,320
1,759
243
3,721
1,077
2018-1940,212
-1,107
35,051
-788
16,101
-369
18,950
-419
5,161
-319
1,685
-74
3,476
-245
2019-2039,910
-302
34,799
-252
15,739
-362
19,060
110
5,111
-50
1,641
-44
3,470
-6
2020-2140,381
471
34,916
117
15,609
-130
19,307
247
5,465
354
1,799
158
3,666
196
2021-2240,108
-273
34,496
-420
15,534
-75
18,962
-345
5,612
147
1,853
54
3,759
93
2022-2337,579
-2,529
32,181
-2,315
14,710
-824
17,471
-1,491
5,398
-214
1,872
19
3,526
-233
Average39,94134,96115,95119,0104,9801,7043,276
California State University-Northridge Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,961 where 32,181 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-Northridge since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1433,77128,20012,65615,5445,5712,7032,868
2014-1535,61629,34113,18916,1526,2753,1463,129
2015-1637,18830,28113,68916,5926,9073,5053,402
2016-1735,75629,10413,11915,9856,6523,3423,310
2017-1835,83929,73913,42616,3136,1003,0443,056
2018-1935,05129,28913,20316,0865,7622,8982,864
2019-2034,79929,32012,98516,3355,4792,7542,725
2020-2134,91629,19112,74316,4485,7252,8662,859
2021-2234,49628,24212,33215,9106,2543,2023,052
2022-2332,18126,18811,71414,4745,9932,9962,997
Average34,96134,96112,90615,98434,9613,0463,026
California State University-Northridge Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,980 where 5,398 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-Northridge since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,5392,2237611,4622,3169001,416
2014-154,5152,2968561,4402,2198071,412
2015-164,3602,1657591,4062,1958311,364
2016-174,1602,1497641,3852,0117521,259
2017-185,4802,2667451,5213,2141,0142,200
2018-195,1612,2357141,5212,9269711,955
2019-205,1112,1586771,4812,9539641,989
2020-215,4652,7028481,8542,7639511,812
2021-225,6122,7028511,8512,9101,0021,908
2022-235,3982,7099401,7692,6899321,757
Average4,9804,9807921,5694,9809121,707
California State University-Northridge Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.05% and the percentage of black students is 4.66% at California State University-Northridge. 8.90% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14634,1802,27614,55311010,4321,242
2014-15654,3792,16615,8559210,3791,289
2015-16634,5752,07317,457379,9721,360
2016-17524,3041,84317,530459,2651,338
2017-18474,2181,93618,716409,2901,371
2018-19473,9351,84718,852428,7141,222
2019-20403,7391,86219,461428,5501,178
2020-21353,5921,83020,221538,7131,156
2021-22373,4751,79720,511538,3821,171
2022-23283,3441,75020,107527,5351,110
Average483,9741,93818,326579,1231,244
California State University-Northridge Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,333 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 857.76% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Northridge from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1540,1313488,80430,979
2015-1641,54841815,71225,418
2016-1739,91636917,01522,532
2017-1841,3191,11219,01521,192
2018-1940,2121,30419,45119,457
2019-2039,9101,50620,24918,155
2020-2140,38134,4994,8771,005
2021-2240,10828,6179,6591,832
2022-2337,5793,33318,50315,743
Average40,1237,94514,80917,368

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