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Alumni Stats

Total Alumni - 68,831 - (as of Fall Class of 2024)

  • 48% from College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences 
  • 24% from College of Education, Health & Human Services
  • 19% from College of Business Administration
  • 9% from College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Location of our Alumni: 

  • 8 in 10 alumni remain in our region (Orange, Riverside & San Diego Counties) 
  • 88% reside in entire State of California
  • We have alumni who live in all 50 States
  • 1% or less reside in all other States outside of CA
    Map of Alumni Count in Each State

Graduate Percentages by Decade

  • 1990-1999: 9%
  • 2000-2009: 23%
  • 2010-2019: 36%
  • 2020 -  32%

Alumni Giving Percentages & Points of Pride

  • 1.06% of alumni made a philanthropic gift to ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø in academic year 2023-2024
  • Nearly 500 alumni gifts were received during One ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø 2023 and Giving Day 2023, supporting 115 funds or scholarships
  • 1 in 8 gifts to support Cougar Crowdfunding projects are made by alumni
  • 27% is total alumni donors as a percent of all donors 
  • 29% of unique donors to the ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø Forward Together fundraising campaign were alumni
  • ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø Office of Alumni Engagement has won 18 CASE Awards in last several years for Best Practices in Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving Programs, including 2 Global Awards
  • ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø Office of Alumni Engagement received the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from insight Into Diversity Magazine. This National honor recognizes those who are making significant impacts for all underrepresented alumni.

±¬ÁÏÉçÇø Postgraduate Outcomes

Check out the resources on ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø's Institutional Planning & Analysis Postgraduate webpage to gain insight into students’ career plans and pathways, earnings trajectories, and other outcomes following graduation from ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø.