The student population at Green River College is 7,967 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 186 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
2,683 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 207.68% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,679 where 7,967 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in GRC.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Green River College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8,153 | 4,092 | 4,061 |
| 2016-17 | 8,050 -103 | 4,121 29 | 3,929 -132 |
| 2017-18 | 8,048 -2 | 4,149 28 | 3,899 -30 |
| 2018-19 | 8,471 423 | 4,301 152 | 4,170 271 |
| 2019-20 | 8,435 -36 | 4,206 -95 | 4,229 59 |
| 2020-21 | 7,493 -942 | 3,576 -630 | 3,917 -312 |
| 2021-22 | 6,559 -934 | 3,165 -411 | 3,394 -523 |
| 2022-23 | 6,252 -307 | 2,898 -267 | 3,354 -40 |
| 2023-24 | 7,361 1,109 | 3,503 605 | 3,858 504 |
| 2024-25 | 7,967 606 | 3,796 293 | 4,171 313 |
| Average | 7,679 | 3,781 | 3,898 |
The percentage of white students is 25.92% and the percentage of black students is 7.10% at Green River College. 14.08% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.28% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.16% to 25.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.57% to 14.08%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.05% to 7.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.41% to 14.28%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8810 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7832 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Green River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 53 | 617 | 330 | 686 | 59 | 3,600 | 696 |
| 2016-17 | 45 | 666 | 344 | 719 | 62 | 3,428 | 703 |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 751 | 359 | 751 | 58 | 3,333 | 757 |
| 2018-19 | 52 | 834 | 448 | 885 | 72 | 3,286 | 868 |
| 2019-20 | 53 | 898 | 455 | 1,015 | 62 | 3,271 | 896 |
| 2020-21 | 39 | 906 | 435 | 885 | 57 | 2,944 | 855 |
| 2021-22 | 48 | 932 | 453 | 849 | 53 | 2,474 | 571 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 967 | 518 | 878 | 57 | 2,347 | 525 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 1,116 | 567 | 1,096 | 40 | 2,166 | 591 |
| 2024-25 | 37 | 1,122 | 566 | 1,138 | 30 | 2,065 | 644 |
| Average | 44 | 881 | 448 | 890 | 55 | 2,891 | 711 |
2,683 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 207.68% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Green River College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8,153 | 872 | 1,839 | 5,442 |
| 2016-17 | 8,050 | 897 | 1,882 | 5,271 |
| 2017-18 | 8,048 | 974 | 1,969 | 5,105 |
| 2018-19 | 8,471 | 1,074 | 2,290 | 5,107 |
| 2019-20 | 8,435 | 1,272 | 2,213 | 4,950 |
| 2020-21 | 7,493 | 4,026 | 2,569 | 898 |
| 2021-22 | 6,559 | 3,690 | 2,066 | 803 |
| 2022-23 | 6,252 | 2,351 | 2,147 | 1,754 |
| 2023-24 | 7,361 | 2,654 | 2,582 | 2,125 |
| 2024-25 | 7,967 | 2,683 | 2,648 | 2,636 |
| Average | 7,679 | 2,049 | 2,221 | 3,409 |
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