How Student Population Changes at Palo Alto

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 9,593 where 10,641 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Palo Alto than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Palo Alto College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	8,568	3,320	5,248
2013-14	8,427 -141	3,329 9	5,098 -150
2014-15	8,376 -51	3,297 -32	5,079 -19
2015-16	8,671 295	3,380 83	5,291 212
2016-17	9,108 437	3,661 281	5,447 156
2017-18	9,368 260	3,800 139	5,568 121
2018-19	9,852 484	3,874 74	5,978 410
2019-20	10,763 911	4,185 311	6,578 600
2020-21	11,193 430	4,295 110	6,898 320
2021-22	10,559 -634	4,026 -269	6,533 -365
2022-23	10,641 82	4,129 103	6,512 -21
Average	9,593	3,754	5,839

Palo Alto College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.03% and the percentage of black students is 4.45% at Palo Alto College. 1.20% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palo Alto 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	20	91	263	6,063	12	1,958	123
2013-14	22	74	286	5,850	10	1,894	147
2014-15	26	89	243	5,793	14	1,787	145
2015-16	15	70	265	6,534	8	1,609	132
2016-17	16	55	234	7,086	11	1,522	156
2017-18	20	72	243	7,341	7	1,431	138
2018-19	19	77	345	7,694	1	1,415	163
2019-20	21	80	410	8,445	7	1,483	216
2020-21	20	107	481	8,585	14	1,679	279
2021-22	19	120	528	8,127	10	1,472	226
2022-23	19	128	474	8,232	7	1,386	216
Average	20	88	343	7,250	9	1,603	176

Palo Alto College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,632 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has increased 47.04% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palo Alto College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,376	2,470	1,589	4,317
2015-16	8,671	2,730	1,580	4,361
2016-17	9,108	2,451	1,679	4,978
2017-18	9,368	2,426	1,856	5,086
2018-19	9,852	2,748	1,820	5,284
2019-20	10,763	2,855	1,955	5,953
2020-21	11,193	4,084	2,426	4,683
2021-22	10,559	5,802	1,619	3,138
2022-23	10,641	3,632	3,207	3,802
Average	9,837	3,244	1,970	4,622

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Enrollment Trends at Palo Alto

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes