Enrollment Trends at Fullerton

The student population at Fullerton College is 19,521 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 5,092 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

6,379 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 312.35% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,377 where 19,521 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Fullerton than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,613	11,967	12,646
2016-17	24,073 -540	11,745 -222	12,328 -318
2017-18	24,124 51	11,607 -138	12,517 189
2018-19	22,644 -1,480	10,704 -903	11,940 -577
2019-20	22,613 -31	10,710 6	11,903 -37
2020-21	21,427 -1,186	9,590 -1,120	11,837 -66
2021-22	17,813 -3,614	8,081 -1,509	9,732 -2,105
2022-23	18,370 557	8,571 490	9,799 67
2023-24	18,569 199	8,698 127	9,871 72
2024-25	19,521 952	9,186 488	10,335 464
Average	21,377	10,086	11,291

Fullerton College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.31% and the percentage of black students is 2.91% at Fullerton College. 13.13% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 61.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 21.68% to 14.31%. Asian enrollment declined from 13.75% to 13.13%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.06% to 2.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 53.70% to 61.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5857 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6438 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	65	3,384	754	13,217	90	5,335	767
2016-17	61	3,279	717	13,199	74	4,900	758
2017-18	59	3,267	772	13,363	79	4,602	776
2018-19	50	2,985	656	12,608	65	4,177	729
2019-20	54	2,931	651	12,807	53	3,903	697
2020-21	39	3,054	596	12,611	48	3,457	925
2021-22	29	2,587	518	10,569	36	2,863	838
2022-23	24	2,486	511	10,824	35	2,972	908
2023-24	26	2,508	553	11,233	44	2,722	977
2024-25	28	2,564	568	11,917	45	2,793	1,081
Average	44	2,905	630	12,235	57	3,772	846

Fullerton College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 312.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fullerton College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	24,613	1,547	3,296	19,770
2016-17	24,073	1,536	3,091	19,446
2017-18	24,124	1,703	3,308	19,113
2018-19	22,644	1,719	3,413	17,512
2019-20	22,613	1,965	4,061	16,587
2020-21	21,427	1,450	6,301	13,676
2021-22	17,813	6,946	7,403	3,464
2022-23	18,370	6,010	5,902	6,458
2023-24	18,569	5,710	6,573	6,286
2024-25	19,521	6,379	6,968	6,174
Average	21,377	3,497	5,032	12,849

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Enrollment Trends at Fullerton

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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