How Student Population Changes at Sierra

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 17,731 where 15,766 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Sierra than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18,247	8,444	9,803
2013-14	18,374 127	8,482 38	9,892 89
2014-15	18,565 191	8,547 65	10,018 126
2015-16	18,218 -347	8,276 -271	9,942 -76
2016-17	17,833 -385	8,131 -145	9,702 -240
2017-18	18,221 388	8,125 -6	10,096 394
2018-19	18,314 93	8,258 133	10,056 -40
2019-20	18,226 -88	8,180 -78	10,046 -10
2020-21	17,503 -723	7,456 -724	10,047 1
2021-22	15,773 -1,730	6,972 -484	8,801 -1,246
2022-23	15,766 -7	7,123 151	8,643 -158
Average	17,731	7,999	9,731

Sierra College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.59%. The percentage was 61.73% 10 years ago and Sierra still has a high percentage of white students. 7.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.18% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sierra 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	113	804	440	4,099	58	11,264	837
2013-14	116	844	488	4,510	46	11,006	942
2014-15	105	869	499	4,791	59	10,905	979
2015-16	104	892	506	4,901	76	10,486	959
2016-17	102	1,006	527	4,774	58	10,088	996
2017-18	103	1,098	518	4,781	61	10,321	1,094
2018-19	83	1,177	533	4,861	64	10,226	1,152
2019-20	80	1,216	523	5,046	92	9,410	1,112
2020-21	87	1,282	511	4,857	78	9,129	1,134
2021-22	85	1,270	432	3,813	64	8,687	1,139
2022-23	87	1,245	501	3,629	75	8,764	1,223
Average	97	1,064	498	4,551	66	10,026	1,052

Sierra College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,692 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 313.09% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sierra College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	18,565	1,620	2,646	14,299
2015-16	18,218	1,813	2,972	13,433
2016-17	17,833	1,903	3,265	12,665
2017-18	18,221	2,205	3,540	12,476
2018-19	18,314	2,332	3,913	12,069
2019-20	18,226	2,657	4,221	11,348
2020-21	17,503	2,164	7,669	7,670
2021-22	15,773	10,536	2,994	2,243
2022-23	15,766	6,692	4,909	4,165
Average	17,602	3,547	4,014	10,041

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Enrollment Trends at Sierra

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes