Enrollment Trends at Los Angeles Mission

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,909 where 10,690 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 10,690 students in 2025 and was lowest at 8,840 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 10,188 to 10,690 students, a net gain of 502 (4.9%).

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

The percentage of white students is 13.82% and the percentage of black students is 4.28% at Los Angeles Mission College. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 72.88% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 11.56% to 13.82%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.60% to 4.04%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.91% to 4.28%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 77.31% to 72.88%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4460 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3859 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

6,563 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 62% of total students. The number of online students has increased 882.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Los Angeles Mission College from 2015 to 2025.