Enrollment Trends at LSSC

The student population at Lake-Sumter State College is 4,460 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 222 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,055 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 363.88% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,620 where 4,460 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in LSSC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lake-Sumter State College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,682	1,795	2,887
2013-14	4,288 -394	1,665 -130	2,623 -264
2014-15	4,470 182	1,723 58	2,747 124
2015-16	4,641 171	1,809 86	2,832 85
2016-17	4,613 -28	1,814 5	2,799 -33
2017-18	4,881 268	1,938 124	2,943 144
2018-19	4,812 -69	1,827 -111	2,985 42
2019-20	4,872 60	1,828 1	3,044 59
2020-21	4,760 -112	1,811 -17	2,949 -95
2021-22	4,342 -418	1,591 -220	2,751 -198
2022-23	4,460 118	1,694 103	2,766 15
Average	4,620	1,772	2,848

Lake-Sumter State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.55%. The percentage was 66.38% 10 years ago and LSSC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.36% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake-Sumter State College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	38	181	416	517	3	3,108	69
2013-14	27	169	386	399	13	2,827	87
2014-15	26	176	442	359	11	2,934	109
2015-16	34	194	467	345	22	2,985	135
2016-17	27	186	398	326	19	3,091	135
2017-18	17	204	448	967	13	2,838	130
2018-19	25	206	432	1,054	16	2,721	133
2019-20	30	214	471	1,102	12	2,664	139
2020-21	27	233	452	1,113	12	2,566	136
2021-22	27	219	456	974	10	2,307	146
2022-23	23	213	462	1,092	8	2,299	170
Average	27	200	439	750	13	2,758	126

Lake-Sumter State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,055 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 363.88% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake-Sumter State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,470	443	985	3,042
2015-16	4,641	583	1,188	2,870
2016-17	4,613	650	1,311	2,652
2017-18	4,881	753	1,430	2,698
2018-19	4,812	839	1,543	2,430
2019-20	4,872	927	1,551	2,394
2020-21	4,760	3,723	517	520
2021-22	4,342	2,321	1,115	906
2022-23	4,460	2,055	1,249	1,156
Average	4,650	1,366	1,210	2,074

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