Institutional Assessment and Research

Graduate Students Enrollment

Degree-Seeking Graduate Students Fall 2025. See accessible data tables below.

 

  • All Degree-Seeking Graduate Students

    Term Students
    2017 Fall 641
    2018 Fall 675
    2019 Fall 693
    2020 Fall 723
    2021 Fall 673
    2022 Fall 693
    2023 Fall 714
    2024 Fall 698
    2025 Fall 740

    Programs

    Programs 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    Education 97 82
    Environmental Science 35 40
    Instructional Science and Technology 53 76
    Marine Science (MS) 26 23
    Master of Business Administration 193 185
    School Psychology 47 43
    Social Work 195 242
    Speech Language Pathology 52 49

    Race / Ethnicity

    Race / Ethnicity 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    African American 4% 5%
    Asian American 9% 9%
    Latino 47% 48%
    Native American 1% 1%
    Other / Decline 3% 3%
    Pacific Islander 1% 1%
    Two or More Races 8% 9%
    White 29% 25%

    Gender

    Gender 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    Woman 73% 72%
    Man 27% 26%
    Another Gender 0% 1%
    Unknown Gender   0%

    Age

    Age 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    18 - 20 Years Old 0%  
    21 - 24 Years Old 18% 16%
    25 - 30 Years Old 40% 41%
    31 + Years Old 42% 43%

    Top Feeder Schools (Students Count)

    School 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    California State University, Monterey Bay 265 272
    California State University, Sacramento 23 28
    San Jose State University 45 46
    University of California, Davis 25 27
    University of California, Santa Cruz 32 38

    Underrepresented Minority (URM)

    Underrepresented Minority (URM) 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    Non-URM 49% 46%
    URM 51% 54%

    First Generation

    First Generation 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    First Generation 56% 56%
    Not First Generation 44% 43%
    Unspecified   0%

    Region

    Region 2024 Fall 2025 Fall
    Central California 12% 12%
    Northern California 15% 13%
    Other Countries 0% 0%
    Other States 4% 4%
    Southern California 16% 15%
    Tri-County 53% 57%

    Note: Central California region does not include Tri-County (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties)

Source: Campus Data Warehouse. Enrollment (Census) Overviews, Degree-Seeking Graduate Students. 

All data are based on Census data extracted for the Chancellor's Office at State census.