The student population at San Diego State University is 37,402 (32,194 undergraduate and 5,208 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,503 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at San Diego State is 86.08% which is increased by 5,095 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 408 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,456 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,535.96% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 35,055 where 37,402 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.08% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.92% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 5,095 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 408 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in San Diego State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at San Diego State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1431,89927,09912,24614,8534,8001,9142,886
2014-1533,483
1,584
28,394
1,295
12,798
552
15,596
743
5,089
289
2,024
110
3,065
179
2015-1634,254
771
29,253
859
13,331
533
15,922
326
5,001
-88
1,970
-54
3,031
-34
2016-1734,688
434
29,860
607
13,649
318
16,211
289
4,828
-173
1,896
-74
2,932
-99
2017-1835,158
470
30,272
412
13,863
214
16,409
198
4,886
58
1,895
-1
2,991
59
2018-1935,303
145
30,586
314
13,862
-1
16,724
315
4,717
-169
1,812
-83
2,905
-86
2019-2035,544
241
30,848
262
13,845
-17
17,003
279
4,696
-21
1,773
-39
2,923
18
2020-2136,334
790
31,491
643
13,798
-47
17,693
690
4,843
147
1,748
-25
3,095
172
2021-2236,484
150
31,321
-170
13,499
-299
17,822
129
5,163
320
1,851
103
3,312
217
2022-2337,402
918
32,194
873
13,815
316
18,379
557
5,208
45
1,877
26
3,331
19
Average35,05530,13213,47116,6614,9231,8763,047
San Diego State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 30,132 where 32,194 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 San Diego State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,09924,03710,76413,2733,0621,4821,580
2014-1528,39425,09611,27213,8243,2981,5261,772
2015-1629,25326,01011,86714,1433,2431,4641,779
2016-1729,86026,79012,18014,6103,0701,4691,601
2017-1830,27227,06012,34014,7203,2121,5231,689
2018-1930,58627,45312,31315,1403,1331,5491,584
2019-2030,84827,63812,23415,4043,2101,6111,599
2020-2131,49128,08412,08515,9993,4071,7131,694
2021-2231,32127,81011,77716,0333,5111,7221,789
2022-2332,19428,63412,07316,5613,5601,7421,818
Average30,13230,13211,89114,97130,1321,5801,691
San Diego State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,923 where 5,208 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 San Diego State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,8002,8221,0541,7681,9788601,118
2014-155,0893,0451,0941,9512,0449301,114
2015-165,0012,9731,0621,9112,0289081,120
2016-174,8282,9661,0321,9341,862864998
2017-184,8863,0301,0541,9761,8568411,015
2018-194,7172,9981,0701,9281,719742977
2019-204,6962,9069971,9091,7907761,014
2020-214,8433,0651,0062,0591,7787421,036
2021-225,1633,2221,0582,1641,9417931,148
2022-235,2083,1731,0042,1692,0358731,162
Average4,9234,9231,0431,9774,9238331,070
San Diego State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.12% and the percentage of black students is 3.92% at San Diego State University. 12.72% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14914,2141,1918,83110112,0071,775
2014-15874,1831,1629,7838111,7231,977
2015-16954,4331,26710,0849211,6692,052
2016-171124,4371,35610,3397711,7092,129
2017-181294,4711,34210,5097411,9392,251
2018-191174,5151,36110,8197511,9272,192
2019-201214,4621,39411,14010112,1582,172
2020-211264,6081,54012,06210112,3332,334
2021-22994,6631,49412,09510412,4992,395
2022-23844,7571,46812,97611112,7622,476
Average1064,4741,35810,8649212,0732,175
San Diego State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,456 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,535.96% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at San Diego State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1533,483895,83627,558
2015-1634,2543529,28224,620
2016-1734,68823911,82222,627
2017-1835,15853513,63520,988
2018-1935,30364615,78818,869
2019-2035,54481316,87817,853
2020-2136,33430,7905,031513
2021-2236,4841,78521,65713,042
2022-2337,4021,45619,35616,590
Average35,4064,07813,25418,073

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