Enrollment Trends at KCC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,014 where 18,165 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 19,070 students in 2024 and was lowest at 14,214 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 17,032 to 18,165 students, a net gain of 1,133 (6.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at CUNY Kingsborough Community College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 20.59% and the percentage of black students is 33.37% at CUNY Kingsborough Community College. 15.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 25.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 29.11% to 20.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.51% to 15.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 27.87% to 33.37%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 26.23% to 25.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7547 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7530 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at CUNY Kingsborough Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

7,148 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 21,560.61% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at CUNY Kingsborough Community College from 2015 to 2025.