How Student Population Changes at Peninsula

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,078 where 1,583 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Peninsula than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,542	1,152	1,390
2013-14	2,405 -137	1,128 -24	1,277 -113
2014-15	2,342 -63	1,058 -70	1,284 7
2015-16	2,271 -71	1,011 -47	1,260 -24
2016-17	2,173 -98	1,002 -9	1,171 -89
2017-18	2,094 -79	977 -25	1,117 -54
2018-19	2,052 -42	930 -47	1,122 5
2019-20	1,966 -86	818 -112	1,148 26
2020-21	1,727 -239	671 -147	1,056 -92
2021-22	1,702 -25	606 -65	1,096 40
2022-23	1,583 -119	544 -62	1,039 -57
Average	2,078	900	1,178

Peninsula College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.14%. The percentage was 61.88% 10 years ago and Peninsula still has a high percentage of white students. 2.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.72% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Peninsula 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	108	24	81	138	10	1,573	92
2013-14	91	32	101	157	11	1,453	120
2014-15	93	39	68	157	6	1,410	133
2015-16	95	47	73	161	10	1,340	135
2016-17	104	53	72	182	8	1,231	159
2017-18	87	41	69	169	7	1,254	139
2018-19	78	54	61	167	4	1,175	170
2019-20	77	45	56	159	5	1,120	163
2020-21	67	37	51	165	5	1,042	114
2021-22	67	55	52	189	4	1,012	134
2022-23	81	43	43	171	7	952	130
Average	86	43	66	165	7	1,233	135

Peninsula College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

715 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 45% of total students. The number of online students has increased 27.91% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Peninsula College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,342	559	684	1,099
2015-16	2,271	593	612	1,066
2016-17	2,173	597	553	1,023
2017-18	2,094	531	571	992
2018-19	2,052	552	579	921
2019-20	1,966	525	542	899
2020-21	1,727	797	450	480
2021-22	1,702	761	401	540
2022-23	1,583	715	356	512
Average	1,990	626	528	837

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Enrollment Trends at Peninsula

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes