The student population at Jersey College is 4,478 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 2,550 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 9.20 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Jersey College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,230 where 4,478 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 9.20 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Jersey than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Jersey College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,928 | 208 | 1,720 |
| 2016-17 | 2,413 485 | 232 24 | 2,181 461 |
| 2017-18 | 2,968 555 | 271 39 | 2,697 516 |
| 2018-19 | 3,179 211 | 293 22 | 2,886 189 |
| 2019-20 | 3,444 265 | 324 31 | 3,120 234 |
| 2020-21 | 3,514 70 | 289 -35 | 3,225 105 |
| 2021-22 | 2,905 -609 | 257 -32 | 2,648 -577 |
| 2022-23 | 3,379 474 | 291 34 | 3,088 440 |
| 2023-24 | 4,089 710 | 373 82 | 3,716 628 |
| 2024-25 | 4,478 389 | 439 66 | 4,039 323 |
| Average | 3,230 | 298 | 2,932 |
The percentage of white students is 26.19% and the percentage of black students is 55.49% at Jersey College. 2.79% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 5.96% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 13.80% to 26.19%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.42% to 2.79%. Black student enrollment decreased from 65.72% to 55.49%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 8.40% to 5.96%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6169 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5407 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Jersey 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 | 2 | 66 | 1,267 | 162 | 6 | 266 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 85 | 1,540 | 233 | 10 | 345 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 99 | 1,855 | 326 | 13 | 459 | 50 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 113 | 1,947 | 386 | 15 | 514 | 62 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 117 | 2,110 | 440 | 18 | 544 | 64 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 119 | 2,120 | 420 | 19 | 568 | 77 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 103 | 1,716 | 334 | 12 | 511 | 93 |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 110 | 2,037 | 404 | 7 | 574 | 126 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 141 | 2,425 | 445 | 8 | 792 | 196 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 125 | 2,485 | 267 | 23 | 1,173 | 207 |
| Average | 12 | 108 | 1,950 | 342 | 13 | 575 | 93 |
Jersey College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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