How Student Population Changes at Southern College of Optometry

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 527 where 532 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Southern College of Optometry than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	498	214	284
2013-14	508 10	223 9	285 1
2014-15	527 19	269 46	258 -27
2015-16	528 1	208 -61	320 62
2016-17	530 2	198 -10	332 12
2017-18	534 4	183 -15	351 19
2018-19	533 -1	186 3	347 -4
2019-20	536 3	187 1	349 2
2020-21	538 2	183 -4	355 6
2021-22	537 -1	178 -5	359 4
2022-23	532 -5	166 -12	366 7
Average	527	200	328

Southern College of Optometry Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.38%. The percentage was 79.52% 10 years ago and Southern College of Optometry still has a high percentage of white students. 15.79% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.95% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern College of Optometry 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	1	53	19	2	0	396	18
2013-14	0	46	18	3	0	412	23
2014-15	0	47	16	4	0	434	19
2015-16	0	47	15	5	0	432	21
2016-17	0	54	15	6	0	428	17
2017-18	0	62	15	4	0	426	17
2018-19	3	54	18	4	0	428	19
2019-20	3	69	22	4	0	413	19
2020-21	3	69	20	3	0	421	15
2021-22	5	72	21	2	0	419	12
2022-23	1	84	21	5	0	401	13
Average	1	60	18	4	0	419	18

Southern College of Optometry Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Southern College of Optometry

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes