How Student Population Changes at SMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 28,149 where 22,375 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SMC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	30,254	14,240	16,014
2013-14	29,999 -255	14,306 66	15,693 -321
2014-15	30,158 159	14,340 34	15,818 125
2015-16	30,615 457	14,451 111	16,164 346
2016-17	30,828 213	14,463 12	16,365 201
2017-18	29,760 -1,068	13,865 -598	15,895 -470
2018-19	28,800 -960	13,258 -607	15,542 -353
2019-20	27,497 -1,303	12,550 -708	14,947 -595
2020-21	25,948 -1,549	11,153 -1,397	14,795 -152
2021-22	23,408 -2,540	10,082 -1,071	13,326 -1,469
2022-23	22,375 -1,033	9,905 -177	12,470 -856
Average	28,149	12,965	15,184

Santa Monica College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 25.58% and the percentage of black students is 8.85% at Santa Monica College. 8.91% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Monica 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	79	3,435	2,893	10,795	91	8,185	1,093
2013-14	66	3,292	2,762	11,196	85	7,738	1,160
2014-15	55	3,095	2,743	11,564	73	7,732	1,190
2015-16	52	3,001	2,813	11,858	75	7,966	1,185
2016-17	48	2,873	2,780	12,227	70	7,999	1,247
2017-18	54	2,688	2,661	11,945	72	7,554	1,316
2018-19	47	2,597	2,517	11,579	50	7,468	1,384
2019-20	50	2,387	2,304	11,266	54	6,460	1,225
2020-21	38	2,299	2,063	10,810	47	6,769	1,265
2021-22	35	2,156	1,968	9,761	40	6,174	1,223
2022-23	28	1,993	1,980	9,314	29	5,723	1,203
Average	50	2,711	2,499	11,120	62	7,252	1,226

Santa Monica College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

10,229 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 312.96% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Monica College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	30,158	2,477	4,373	23,308
2015-16	30,615	2,784	4,715	23,116
2016-17	30,828	2,908	5,188	22,732
2017-18	29,760	3,250	5,729	20,781
2018-19	28,800	3,415	6,176	19,209
2019-20	27,497	3,639	6,800	17,058
2020-21	25,948	3,570	8,230	14,148
2021-22	23,408	6,187	10,257	6,964
2022-23	22,375	10,229	7,876	4,270
Average	27,710	4,273	6,594	16,843

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Enrollment Trends at SMC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes