Enrollment Trends at Palomar

The student population at Palomar College is 19,550 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 3,932 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.86 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

5,246 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 237.58% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,377 where 19,550 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 0.86 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 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,482	12,712	10,770
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
2023-24	18,815 1,160	10,205 821	8,610 339
2024-25	19,550 735	10,538 333	9,012 402
Average	21,377	11,324	10,053

Palomar College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.62% and the percentage of black students is 2.93% at Palomar College. 6.56% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 49.76% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.08% to 31.62%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.27% to 6.56%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.20% to 2.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 40.58% to 49.76%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6432 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6675 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	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
2023-24	100	1,151	557	9,267	83	6,158	1,139
2024-25	117	1,282	573	9,728	79	6,181	1,239
Average	142	1,344	638	9,711	94	7,607	1,179

Palomar College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,246 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 237.58% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palomar College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
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
2023-24	18,815	4,990	6,365	7,460
2024-25	19,550	5,246	6,667	7,637
Average	21,377	5,965	5,156	10,257

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Enrollment Trends at Palomar

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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