Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Cal State Long Beach is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.7% of undergraduate students being women and 42.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 33,897, with 19,565 women and 14,332 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Cal State Long Beach is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.5% of undergraduate students being women and 37.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 6,293, with 3,934 women and 2,359 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.3% 14,332 students
- women 57.7% 19,565 students
Graduate Students
- men 37.5% 2,359 students
- women 62.5% 3,934 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 46.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 15,826 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 21.3% of the student body, with 7,214 students. White students represent 15.9% of the population, with 5,380 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.3%, with 1,472 students. African American students account for 3.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,247 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 81 students.
International students make up 5.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,904 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.2% of the population, totaling 744 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Cal State Long Beach.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 46.7% 15,826 students
- Asian 21.3% 7,214 students
- White 15.9% 5,380 students
- International students 5.6% 1,904 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 1,472 students
- African American 3.7% 1,247 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 744 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 81 students
Graduate Students
- Hispanic 40.6% 2,553 students
- White 23.5% 1,477 students
- Asian 15.3% 962 students
- International students 8.6% 540 students
- African American 4.2% 266 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 253 students
- Mixed race 3.5% 218 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 14 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 48.1% 2,161 students
- White 18.6% 838 students
- Asian 16.3% 734 students
- International students 6.2% 277 students
- African American 3.9% 176 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 173 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 123 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 12 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 30% 10,333 students
- 18-19 26% 8,880 students
- 22-24 24% 8,089 students
- 25-29 11% 3,892 students
- 30-34 4% 1,274 students
- 35-39 1% 457 students
- 40-49 1% 308 students
- 50-64 0% 121 students
- 25-29 38% 2,396 students
- 22-24 27% 1,681 students
- 30-34 17% 1,076 students
- 40-49 7% 453 students
- 35-39 7% 442 students
- 50-64 2% 152 students
- 20-21 1% 77 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at California State University-Long Beach in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4,725 | 98.56% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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