How Student Population Changes at SAC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 27,508 where 23,852 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in SAC than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32,354	20,416	11,938
2013-14	31,115 -1,239	19,976 -440	11,139 -799
2014-15	29,590 -1,525	18,339 -1,637	11,251 112
2015-16	29,808 218	18,363 24	11,445 194
2016-17	28,260 -1,548	16,988 -1,375	11,272 -173
2017-18	28,083 -177	16,896 -92	11,187 -85
2018-19	28,425 342	16,881 -15	11,544 357
2019-20	27,052 -1,373	15,810 -1,071	11,242 -302
2020-21	20,118 -6,934	10,380 -5,430	9,738 -1,504
2021-22	23,936 3,818	14,029 3,649	9,907 169
2022-23	23,852 -84	13,558 -471	10,294 387
Average	27,508	16,512	10,996

Santa Ana College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 16.37% and the percentage of black students is 1.55% at Santa Ana College. 7.66% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Ana 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	109	2,815	533	15,189	120	8,824	408
2013-14	96	2,543	524	15,026	101	8,007	410
2014-15	75	2,427	424	15,180	88	6,331	413
2015-16	74	2,373	411	15,445	87	6,182	386
2016-17	46	2,130	414	15,166	84	5,122	369
2017-18	66	1,987	401	15,217	69	5,189	397
2018-19	58	2,066	390	15,428	60	5,152	400
2019-20	63	2,027	333	15,180	61	4,649	370
2020-21	42	1,848	289	12,144	55	3,319	383
2021-22	54	1,944	321	12,646	50	4,473	425
2022-23	41	1,827	370	13,214	69	3,905	436
Average	66	2,181	401	14,530	77	5,559	400

Santa Ana College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,105 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 579.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Ana College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	29,590	1,046	1,927	26,617
2015-16	29,808	1,168	2,104	26,536
2016-17	28,260	1,375	2,501	24,384
2017-18	28,083	1,855	2,883	23,345
2018-19	28,425	2,315	3,282	22,828
2019-20	27,052	2,863	3,762	20,427
2020-21	20,118	4,382	5,452	10,284
2021-22	23,936	5,043	4,799	14,094
2022-23	23,852	7,105	5,045	11,702
Average	26,569	3,017	3,528	20,024

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Enrollment Trends at SAC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes