How Student Population Changes at BC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 12,840 where 10,617 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in BC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bellevue College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	13,484	6,103	7,381
2013-14	13,820 336	6,316 213	7,504 123
2014-15	13,469 -351	6,110 -206	7,359 -145
2015-16	13,398 -71	6,083 -27	7,315 -44
2016-17	13,506 108	6,113 30	7,393 78
2017-18	13,322 -184	5,939 -174	7,383 -10
2018-19	13,226 -96	5,837 -102	7,389 6
2019-20	12,563 -663	5,594 -243	6,969 -420
2020-21	12,286 -277	5,360 -234	6,926 -43
2021-22	11,546 -740	4,994 -366	6,552 -374
2022-23	10,617 -929	4,668 -326	5,949 -603
Average	12,840	5,738	7,102

Bellevue College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.13% and the percentage of black students is 4.82% at Bellevue College. 23.27% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bellevue College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	95	2,210	626	1,002	50	6,750	420
2013-14	98	2,337	610	1,339	66	6,683	512
2014-15	73	2,267	657	1,458	79	6,394	551
2015-16	71	2,368	654	1,523	66	6,020	701
2016-17	101	2,353	582	1,352	62	6,013	864
2017-18	126	2,363	537	1,317	49	5,858	887
2018-19	134	2,445	529	1,305	60	5,695	992
2019-20	142	2,384	525	1,209	57	5,298	976
2020-21	84	2,231	514	1,213	42	5,080	1,215
2021-22	36	2,375	522	1,219	37	4,558	1,008
2022-23	21	2,471	512	1,188	34	4,154	937
Average	89	2,346	570	1,284	55	5,682	824

Bellevue College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,682 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 88.64% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bellevue College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	13,469	2,482	2,589	8,398
2015-16	13,398	2,327	2,544	8,527
2016-17	13,506	2,571	2,836	8,099
2017-18	13,322	2,545	2,947	7,830
2018-19	13,226	2,685	3,050	7,491
2019-20	12,563	2,565	3,223	6,775
2020-21	12,286	11,944	69	273
2021-22	11,546	8,471	2,129	946
2022-23	10,617	4,682	3,166	2,769
Average	12,659	4,475	2,506	5,679

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Enrollment Trends at BC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes