Enrollment Trends at Southwestern

The student population at Southwestern College is 16,530 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,832 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,283 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 146.86% since 2014.

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There are multiple same-named institutes of Southwestern College. This page describes a school located in Chula Vista, CA. You may want to view a school located in another city and/or state on the Southwestern College locations page.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 18,250 where 16,530 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Southwestern than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18,362	8,665	9,697
2013-14	19,591 1,229	9,232 567	10,359 662
2014-15	19,000 -591	8,864 -368	10,136 -223
2015-16	18,716 -284	8,722 -142	9,994 -142
2016-17	18,727 11	8,686 -36	10,041 47
2017-18	18,413 -314	8,590 -96	9,823 -218
2018-19	18,569 156	8,621 31	9,948 125
2019-20	19,231 662	8,785 164	10,446 498
2020-21	17,621 -1,610	7,488 -1,297	10,133 -313
2021-22	15,985 -1,636	7,002 -486	8,983 -1,150
2022-23	16,530 545	7,408 406	9,122 139
Average	18,250	8,369	9,880

Southwestern College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 8.44% and the percentage of black students is 4.40% at Southwestern College. 11.02% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwestern 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	232	2,299	1,029	9,967	197	4,293	0
2013-14	309	2,346	1,137	10,324	243	4,923	0
2014-15	321	2,225	1,069	9,705	217	5,138	0
2015-16	87	2,388	945	13,097	94	1,859	5
2016-17	40	1,901	809	13,143	71	1,659	586
2017-18	56	1,822	856	12,697	83	2,008	669
2018-19	375	2,100	1,080	8,895	211	5,541	1
2019-20	47	1,988	778	13,785	74	1,440	770
2020-21	48	1,882	743	12,374	57	1,460	752
2021-22	37	1,751	714	11,216	56	1,285	703
2022-23	35	1,822	727	11,635	59	1,395	669
Average	144	2,048	899	11,531	124	2,818	378

Southwestern College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,283 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 146.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwestern College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	19,000	1,735	4,851	12,414
2015-16	18,716	1,867	4,358	12,491
2016-17	18,727	1,869	4,499	12,359
2017-18	18,413	1,822	4,301	12,290
2018-19	18,569	1,814	4,500	12,255
2019-20	19,231	1,972	4,611	12,648
2020-21	17,621	2,470	5,189	9,962
2021-22	15,985	4,457	5,524	6,004
2022-23	16,530	4,283	5,866	6,381
Average	18,088	2,477	4,855	10,756

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