Enrollment Trends at Galveston

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,170 where 2,405 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 2,429 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,870 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,071 to 2,405 students, a net gain of 334 (16.1%).

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

The percentage of white students is 29.02% and the percentage of black students is 15.72% at Galveston College. 2.25% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 42.83% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.39% to 29.02%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.70% to 2.25%. Black student enrollment increased from 12.84% to 15.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.23% to 42.83%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7062 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6644 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

546 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 355.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Galveston College from 2015 to 2025.