Enrollment Trends at DMC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,867 where 10,256 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 12,008 students in 2020 and was lowest at 9,720 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,852 to 10,256 students, a net loss of 596 (5.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Del Mar College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 18.50% and the percentage of black students is 1.93% at Del Mar College. 2.15% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 71.47% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 25.52% to 18.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.81% to 2.15%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.87% to 1.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 65.32% to 71.47%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4541 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5059 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

2,503 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,109.18% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Del Mar College from 2015 to 2025.