The student population at Chesapeake College is 1,794 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 769 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 2.04 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

760 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 265.38% since 2014.


Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,127 where 1,794 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.04 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Chesapeake than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Chesapeake College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-142,5639351,628
2014-152,426
-137
838
-97
1,588
-40
2015-162,264
-162
763
-75
1,501
-87
2016-172,123
-141
739
-24
1,384
-117
2017-182,189
66
715
-24
1,474
90
2018-192,081
-108
731
16
1,350
-124
2019-202,184
103
752
21
1,432
82
2020-211,904
-280
611
-141
1,293
-139
2021-221,738
-166
565
-46
1,173
-120
2022-231,794
56
590
25
1,204
31
Average2,1277241,403
Chesapeake College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.95%. The percentage was 75.15% 10 years ago and Chesapeake still has a high percentage of white students. 1.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.32% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chesapeake College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14163737710541,92643
2014-1521303758621,78945
2015-1626273859231,59945
2016-17202833512001,46154
2017-18223531311321,51072
2018-19252629212111,42560
2019-20183730213441,49858
2020-21133223512251,33957
2021-2282621012041,22957
2022-2363022114631,23776
Average183130511631,50157
Chesapeake College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

760 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 265.38% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Chesapeake College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,4262087311,487
2015-162,2642317051,328
2016-172,1232156921,216
2017-182,1893147511,124
2018-192,0813257561,000
2019-202,1843777591,048
2020-211,9041,7845763
2021-221,738836481421
2022-231,794760519515
Average2,078561606911