Our Student Population
As of Fall 2025, CSUSB has a student population of 19,049 (FTES 15,820), 88% from San Bernardino and Riverside counties, 2% from other countries, 9% from other California counties, and <1% from out-of-state; 1,885 (10%) students take at least 1 unit at the Palm Desert Campus. Of the 19,049 students, 10,986 (58%) are female, 6,993 (37%) are male, and 1,070 (6%) are non-binary/unknown. Eighty-four percent of students are seeking an undergraduate degree, 77% attend on a full-time basis, 78% are first-generation college students (parents without a bachelor's degree); 68% are Hispanic, 10% are White, 2% are non-resident foreign students, 6% are African American, 6% are Asian, 6% Unknown, 3% are Two or More Races, and <1% are Native American/Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Nineteen percent of our students are freshmen, 11% are sophomores, 26% are juniors, 28% are seniors, 4% are post-baccalaureate students, 12% are masters, and <1% are doctoral students. Fifty-three percent of our undergraduates are low-income students (Pell Grant recipients). Average age for our undergraduate students is 23 and 31 for our graduate/post-baccalaureate students. 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%.