Enrollment Trends at Palm Beach State

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,862 where 25,916 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 31,816 students in 2019 and was lowest at 24,151 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 29,616 to 25,916 students, a net loss of 3,700 (12.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Palm Beach State College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 24.27% and the percentage of black students is 28.94% at Palm Beach State College. 2.89% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.38% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 36.23% to 24.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.78% to 2.89%. Black student enrollment increased from 24.19% to 28.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.91% to 34.38%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7376 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7310 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

10,964 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 313.27% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palm Beach State College from 2015 to 2025.