Enrollment Trends at Plaza

The student population at Plaza College is 1,002 (989 undergraduate and 13 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 270 (36.89%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Plaza is 98.70% which is increased by 257 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 13 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 25 male students for every 100 female students, down from 26 in 2015.
574 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -37.20% since 2015. (Note: The high increase/decrease may be due to the pandemic)

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 862 where 1,002 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,002 students in 2025 and was lowest at 712 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 732 to 1,002 students, a net gain of 270 (36.9%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	732	732	149	583	0	0	0
2016-17	712 -20	712 -20	142 -7	570 -13	0	0	0
2017-18	909 197	909 197	181 39	728 158	0	0	0
2018-19	902 -7	902 -7	176 -5	726 -2	0	0	0
2019-20	901 -1	901 -1	187 11	714 -12	0	0	0
2020-21	914 13	914 13	178 -9	736 22	0	0	0
2021-22	896 -18	896 -18	180 2	716 -20	0	0	0
2022-23	807 -89	807 -89	158 -22	649 -67	0	0	0
2023-24	846 39	846 39	168 10	678 29	0	0	0
2024-25	1,002 156	989 143	198 30	791 113	13 13	0	13 13
Average	862	861	172	689	1	0	1

Plaza College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 861 where 989 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Plaza College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	732	732	149	583	0	0	0
2016-17	712	712	142	570	0	0	0
2017-18	909	909	181	728	0	0	0
2018-19	902	823	160	663	79	16	63
2019-20	901	858	178	680	43	9	34
2020-21	914	869	171	698	45	7	38
2021-22	896	873	175	698	23	5	18
2022-23	807	790	155	635	17	3	14
2023-24	846	829	164	665	17	4	13
2024-25	989	984	197	787	5	1	4
Average	861	861	167	671	861	5	18

Plaza College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1 where 13 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Plaza College since 2015.

Year	Total	Men
2015-16	0	0	0	0
2016-17	0	0	0	0
2017-18	0	0	0	0
2018-19	0	0	0	0
2019-20	0	0	0	0
2020-21	0	0	0	0
2021-22	0	0	0	0
2022-23	0	0	0	0
2023-24	0	0	0	0
2024-25	13	0	13	13
Average	1	1	1	1

Plaza College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.07% and the percentage of black students is 32.24% at Plaza College. 11.88% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 32.83% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 12.43% to 13.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.61% to 11.88%. Black student enrollment increased from 31.28% to 32.24%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 32.65% to 32.83%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7471 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7521 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Plaza 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	0	85	229	239	0	91	88
2016-17	0	83	226	238	0	87	78
2017-18	0	96	258	265	0	94	98
2018-19	0	98	261	269	0	104	91
2019-20	0	103	274	281	0	111	89
2020-21	0	129	296	294	0	95	100
2021-22	0	108	294	289	0	95	110
2022-23	0	95	269	258	0	80	105
2023-24	0	102	270	279	0	110	85
2024-25	0	119	323	329	0	131	100
Average	0	102	270	274	0	100	94

Plaza College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

574 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 57% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -37.20% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Plaza College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	732	0	0	732
2016-17	712	0	0	712
2017-18	909	0	0	909
2018-19	902	0	0	902
2019-20	901	0	86	815
2020-21	914	914	0	0
2021-22	896	0	896	0
2022-23	807	605	202	0
2023-24	846	582	264	0
2024-25	1,002	574	428	0
Average	862	268	188	407

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Enrollment Trends at Plaza

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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