How Student Population Changes at Palomar

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 22,692 where 17,655 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.88 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Palomar than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	24,626	13,385	11,241
2013-14	24,665 39	13,773 388	10,892 -349
2014-15	24,914 249	13,708 -65	11,206 314
2015-16	23,482 -1,432	12,712 -996	10,770 -436
2016-17	23,923 441	13,087 375	10,836 66
2017-18	23,848 -75	12,832 -255	11,016 180
2018-19	23,917 69	12,603 -229	11,314 298
2019-20	23,874 -43	12,515 -88	11,359 45
2020-21	21,141 -2,733	10,416 -2,099	10,725 -634
2021-22	17,566 -3,575	8,950 -1,466	8,616 -2,109
2022-23	17,655 89	9,384 434	8,271 -345
Average	22,692	12,124	10,568

Palomar College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.66% and the percentage of black students is 2.71% at Palomar College. 6.34% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palomar 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	192	1,642	804	8,602	146	11,254	1,033
2013-14	189	1,654	767	9,024	144	10,862	1,055
2014-15	224	1,643	773	9,586	141	10,440	1,102
2015-16	158	1,473	751	9,530	114	9,411	1,085
2016-17	183	1,458	740	10,002	120	9,261	1,121
2017-18	168	1,422	755	10,332	116	8,960	1,182
2018-19	187	1,502	742	10,687	116	8,665	1,248
2019-20	149	1,502	703	11,142	91	8,057	1,272
2020-21	144	1,398	597	9,693	77	7,380	1,277
2021-22	113	1,131	487	8,198	75	6,057	1,117
2022-23	102	1,119	478	8,531	68	5,943	1,108
Average	164	1,449	691	9,575	110	8,754	1,145

Palomar College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,669 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 248.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palomar College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	24,914	1,625	5,998	17,291
2015-16	23,482	1,554	5,752	16,176
2016-17	23,923	2,010	5,942	15,971
2017-18	23,848	2,579	6,032	15,237
2018-19	23,917	2,879	6,201	14,837
2019-20	23,874	2,899	6,250	14,725
2020-21	21,141	18,835	272	2,034
2021-22	17,566	12,985	2,400	2,181
2022-23	17,655	5,669	5,677	6,309
Average	22,258	5,671	4,947	11,640

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Enrollment Trends at Palomar

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes