Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Cal State LA is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.4% of undergraduate students being women and 40.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 23,536, with 13,976 women and 9,560 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Cal State LA is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.6% of undergraduate students being women and 36.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,977, with 2,530 women and 1,447 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 40.6% 9,560 students
- women 59.4% 13,976 students
Graduate Students
- men 36.4% 1,447 students
- women 63.6% 2,530 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 72.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 16,926 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 11.2% of the student body, with 2,626 students. White students represent 4.4% of the population, with 1,035 students, while African American students account for 3.7%, with 877 students. Mixed race students account for 1.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 331 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 20 students.
International students make up 5.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,236 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 460 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 LA.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 72.0% 16,926 students
- Asian 11.2% 2,626 students
- International students 5.3% 1,236 students
- White 4.4% 1,035 students
- African American 3.7% 877 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 460 students
- Mixed race 1.4% 331 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 20 students
Graduate Students
- Hispanic 54.3% 2,155 students
- Asian 13.3% 530 students
- White 12.5% 496 students
- International students 9.5% 378 students
- African American 4.3% 172 students
- Unknown race 4.1% 161 students
- Mixed race 1.9% 74 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 6 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 66.8% 2,607 students
- Asian 10.1% 396 students
- White 7.5% 292 students
- International students 5.9% 230 students
- African American 4.9% 192 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 104 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 79 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 28% 6,597 students
- 20-21 24% 5,709 students
- 22-24 22% 5,092 students
- 25-29 13% 3,106 students
- 30-34 6% 1,355 students
- 35-39 2% 517 students
- 40-49 2% 431 students
- 50-64 1% 166 students
- 25-29 37% 1,493 students
- 30-34 21% 838 students
- 22-24 19% 758 students
- 35-39 10% 393 students
- 40-49 8% 309 students
- 50-64 4% 144 students
- 20-21 1% 31 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at California State University-Los Angeles in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4,022 | 98.89% | |
| Illinois | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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