Enrollment Trends at High Desert Medical

The student population at High Desert Medical College is 2,280 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 1,736 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 9.70 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (High Desert Medical College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,119 where 2,280 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 9.70 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in High Desert Medical than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	544	48	496
2016-17	619 75	42 -6	577 81
2017-18	631 12	59 17	572 -5
2018-19	640 9	70 11	570 -2
2019-20	704 64	70	634 64
2020-21	1,016 312	86 16	930 296
2021-22	1,294 278	104 18	1,190 260
2022-23	1,663 369	131 27	1,532 342
2023-24	1,803 140	148 17	1,655 123
2024-25	2,280 477	213 65	2,067 412
Average	1,119	97	1,022

High Desert Medical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.77% and the percentage of black students is 12.76% at High Desert Medical College. 4.21% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 61.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 22.98% to 13.77%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.51% to 4.21%. Black student enrollment decreased from 14.34% to 12.76%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 53.86% to 61.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5783 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6327 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at High Desert Medical 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	1	30	78	293	0	125	15
2016-17	1	32	80	330	0	156	20
2017-18	4	30	94	326	1	166	9
2018-19	3	31	89	343	0	167	4
2019-20	3	35	103	356	0	190	15
2020-21	6	44	161	511	2	260	31
2021-22	5	63	160	715	7	289	43
2022-23	11	86	218	923	8	307	62
2023-24	24	74	229	1,041	8	260	56
2024-25	15	96	291	1,412	13	314	76
Average	7	52	150	625	4	223	33

High Desert Medical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at High Desert Medical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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