How Student Population Changes at South Puget Sound CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,722 where 3,788 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in South Puget Sound CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South Puget Sound Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,955	2,080	2,875
2013-14	4,938 -17	2,108 28	2,830 -45
2014-15	4,881 -57	2,063 -45	2,818 -12
2015-16	4,839 -42	2,071 8	2,768 -50
2016-17	4,861 22	2,107 36	2,754 -14
2017-18	4,951 90	2,056 -51	2,895 141
2018-19	4,872 -79	2,015 -41	2,857 -38
2019-20	4,974 102	2,044 29	2,930 73
2020-21	4,665 -309	1,848 -196	2,817 -113
2021-22	4,215 -450	1,650 -198	2,565 -252
2022-23	3,788 -427	1,456 -194	2,332 -233
Average	4,722	1,954	2,767

South Puget Sound Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.36%. The percentage was 63.55% 10 years ago and South Puget Sound CC still has a high percentage of white students. 7.42% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Puget Sound Community 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	71	237	120	376	36	3,149	371
2013-14	68	249	138	397	39	3,185	433
2014-15	54	249	139	417	42	3,049	434
2015-16	50	258	124	476	38	3,020	431
2016-17	51	253	138	549	39	2,895	463
2017-18	48	245	115	545	41	2,937	571
2018-19	43	269	128	586	26	2,840	553
2019-20	35	312	143	603	30	2,823	617
2020-21	37	289	140	578	38	2,573	633
2021-22	34	267	136	596	42	2,247	529
2022-23	24	281	142	565	37	2,097	372
Average	47	264	133	517	37	2,801	492

South Puget Sound Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,106 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 56% of total students. The number of online students has increased 290.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Puget Sound Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,881	540	926	3,415
2015-16	4,839	557	972	3,310
2016-17	4,861	667	1,086	3,108
2017-18	4,951	781	1,221	2,949
2018-19	4,872	835	1,284	2,753
2019-20	4,974	931	1,714	2,329
2020-21	4,665	2,876	1,235	554
2021-22	4,215	2,452	1,136	627
2022-23	3,788	2,106	1,102	580
Average	4,672	1,305	1,186	2,181

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Enrollment Trends at South Puget Sound CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes