The student population at South Seattle College is 5,210 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 866 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 0.44 to 1 which means that majority of population is on male students.
833 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 72.82% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,708 where 5,210 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 0.44 to 1 and it means that there are far more male students enrolled in SSCC than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South Seattle College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,076 | 3,924 | 2,152 |
| 2016-17 | 6,346 270 | 4,191 267 | 2,155 3 |
| 2017-18 | 6,716 370 | 4,459 268 | 2,257 102 |
| 2018-19 | 6,177 -539 | 4,105 -354 | 2,072 -185 |
| 2019-20 | 6,141 -36 | 4,128 23 | 2,013 -59 |
| 2020-21 | 5,324 -817 | 3,579 -549 | 1,745 -268 |
| 2021-22 | 4,893 -431 | 3,486 -93 | 1,407 -338 |
| 2022-23 | 4,901 8 | 3,621 135 | 1,280 -127 |
| 2023-24 | 5,295 394 | 3,805 184 | 1,490 210 |
| 2024-25 | 5,210 -85 | 3,614 -191 | 1,596 106 |
| Average | 5,708 | 3,891 | 1,817 |
The percentage of white students is 30.92% and the percentage of black students is 8.46% at South Seattle College. 9.54% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.86% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.26% to 30.92%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.66% to 9.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.20% to 8.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.32% to 13.86%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8649 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7952 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Seattle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 62 | 587 | 559 | 445 | 44 | 2,568 | 322 |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 553 | 565 | 472 | 52 | 2,570 | 414 |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 572 | 506 | 495 | 48 | 2,562 | 448 |
| 2018-19 | 48 | 545 | 480 | 427 | 41 | 2,262 | 470 |
| 2019-20 | 46 | 509 | 529 | 461 | 48 | 2,205 | 482 |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 467 | 434 | 398 | 45 | 1,890 | 436 |
| 2021-22 | 35 | 470 | 462 | 510 | 37 | 1,903 | 260 |
| 2022-23 | 28 | 477 | 509 | 641 | 47 | 1,671 | 312 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 488 | 452 | 689 | 26 | 1,731 | 289 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 497 | 441 | 722 | 20 | 1,611 | 330 |
| Average | 39 | 517 | 494 | 526 | 41 | 2,097 | 376 |
833 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 72.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Seattle College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6,076 | 482 | 568 | 5,026 |
| 2016-17 | 6,346 | 507 | 533 | 5,306 |
| 2017-18 | 6,716 | 547 | 640 | 5,529 |
| 2018-19 | 6,177 | 500 | 619 | 5,058 |
| 2019-20 | 6,141 | 502 | 622 | 5,017 |
| 2020-21 | 5,324 | 2,054 | 251 | 3,019 |
| 2021-22 | 4,893 | 1,366 | 359 | 3,168 |
| 2022-23 | 4,901 | 989 | 568 | 3,344 |
| 2023-24 | 5,295 | 776 | 634 | 3,885 |
| 2024-25 | 5,210 | 833 | 733 | 3,644 |
| Average | 5,708 | 856 | 553 | 4,300 |
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