Who We Serve

CSUSB student population – 19,049 (FTES 15,820)

1,885 (10%) students take at least 1 unit at the Palm Desert Campus.

CSUSB students come from:

• 88% – San Bernardino and Riverside counties
• 9% – other California counties
• 2% – other countries
• <1% – out-of-state

Highlights of the 19,404 students:

• 10,986 (58%) – female
• 6,993 (37%) – male
• 1,070 (6%) – non-binary/unknown
• 84% seeking an undergraduate degree
• 77% attend on a full-time basis
• 78% are first-generation college students (parents without a bachelor's degree)
• 62% of our undergraduates are low-income students (Pell Grant recipients)

Our current student success measures are as follows:

• First-to-second year retention rate of first time full-time freshmen is 80%,
• Four year graduation rate is 28% and
• Six-year graduation rate is 53%.

Student diversity:

• 68% – Hispanic
• 10% – White
• 2% – non-resident foreign students
• 6% – African American
• 6% – Asian
• 6% Unknown
• 3% are Two or More Races
• <1% are Native American/Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Student classification:

• 19% – freshmen
• 11% – sophomores
• 26% – juniors
• 28% – seniors
• 4% – post-baccalaureate students
• 12% – masters
• <1% – doctoral students

Average age:

• 23 – Undergraduate students
• 31 – Graduate/post-baccalaureate students