Enrollment Trends for District of Columbia Colleges

District of Columbia Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 100,155 students were enrolled in District of Columbia colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 12% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 22.12% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 0.90% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more female students than male, with a ratio of 1.69 female to 1 male.
- Women Enrollment: Female students total 62,862 and have increased by 18.82% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Male students total 37,293 and have increased by 2.64% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 23,223 students (23.19%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 140% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 96,266, and 100,155 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 58.12% are undergraduate students and 41.88% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 10,542, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 374.

The females per 100 male students ratio is 59.33, meaning that there are far more female students enrolled in District of Columbia Colleges than male students. You can check the males per 100 female students ratio trends over the years for District of Columbia colleges.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at District of Columbia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	89,239	47,668	18,627	29,041	41,571	17,708	23,863
2015-16	92,603 3,364	49,502 1,834	19,329 702	30,173 1,132	43,101 1,530	18,359 651	24,742 879
2016-17	92,173 -430	48,351 -1,151	18,849 -480	29,502 -671	43,822 721	18,419 60	25,403 661
2017-18	95,259 3,086	50,108 1,757	18,988 139	31,120 1,618	45,151 1,329	18,995 576	26,156 753
2018-19	97,224 1,965	51,749 1,641	19,411 423	32,338 1,218	45,475 324	18,969 -26	26,506 350
2019-20	98,327 1,103	52,951 1,202	19,285 -126	33,666 1,328	45,376 -99	18,746 -223	26,630 124
2020-21	96,643 -1,684	51,655 -1,296	18,214 -1,071	33,441 -225	44,988 -388	18,270 -476	26,718 88
2021-22	98,814 2,171	52,813 1,158	18,465 251	34,348 907	46,001 1,013	18,589 319	27,412 694
2022-23	98,761 -53	54,580 1,767	19,107 642	35,473 1,125	44,181 -1,820	18,042 -547	26,139 -1,273
2023-24	99,732 971	57,024 2,444	19,606 499	37,418 1,945	42,708 -1,473	17,647 -395	25,061 -1,078
2024-25	100,155 423	58,210 1,186	20,130 524	38,080 662	41,945 -763	17,163 -484	24,782 -279
Average	96,266	52,237	19,092	33,145	44,029	18,264	25,765

District of Columbia Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 52,237. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 10,542 from 47,668 to 58,210.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at District of Columbia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Female	Total	Men	Female
2014-15	47,668	38,802	15,533	23,269	8,866	3,094	5,772
2015-16	49,502	39,044	15,573	23,471	10,458	3,756	6,702
2016-17	48,351	38,182	15,183	22,999	10,169	3,666	6,503
2017-18	50,108	39,387	15,254	24,133	10,721	3,734	6,987
2018-19	51,749	39,861	15,362	24,499	11,888	4,049	7,839
2019-20	52,951	39,986	15,133	24,853	12,965	4,152	8,813
2020-21	51,655	38,651	14,126	24,525	13,004	4,088	8,916
2021-22	52,813	40,711	14,705	26,006	12,102	3,760	8,342
2022-23	54,580	40,732	14,604	26,128	13,848	4,503	9,345
2023-24	57,024	41,131	14,658	26,473	15,893	4,948	10,945
2024-25	58,210	42,538	15,064	27,474	15,672	5,066	10,606
Average	52,237	52,237	15,018	24,894	52,237	4,074	8,252

District of Columbia Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 44,029. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 374 from 41,571 to 41,945.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at District of Columbia Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Female	Total	Men	Female
2014-15	41,571	23,331	10,402	12,929	18,240	7,306	10,934
2015-16	43,101	23,502	10,439	13,063	19,599	7,920	11,679
2016-17	43,822	23,890	10,427	13,463	19,932	7,992	11,940
2017-18	45,151	24,161	10,506	13,655	20,990	8,489	12,501
2018-19	45,475	24,501	10,579	13,922	20,974	8,390	12,584
2019-20	45,376	24,081	10,257	13,824	21,295	8,489	12,806
2020-21	44,988	23,387	9,791	13,596	21,601	8,479	13,122
2021-22	46,001	24,424	10,075	14,349	21,577	8,514	13,063
2022-23	44,181	24,419	10,285	14,134	19,762	7,757	12,005
2023-24	42,708	24,648	10,465	14,183	18,060	7,182	10,878
2024-25	41,945	25,692	10,763	14,929	16,253	6,400	9,853
Average	44,029	44,029	10,363	13,822	44,029	7,902	11,942

District of Columbia Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.22% and the percentage of black students is 23.77% at District of Columbia Colleges. 8.23% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at District of Columbia Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	293	5,445	21,808	5,965	140	37,039	2,090
2015-16	279	5,765	22,454	6,724	143	37,836	2,460
2016-17	211	5,858	21,469	7,217	135	38,429	2,492
2017-18	230	6,099	22,486	7,970	130	38,784	2,740
2018-19	244	6,393	22,700	8,734	164	39,270	2,895
2019-20	324	6,487	21,862	9,198	158	39,236	3,353
2020-21	345	6,902	21,532	10,063	171	38,019	3,597
2021-22	358	7,638	21,828	10,184	156	39,060	3,908
2022-23	311	7,921	21,868	10,428	148	37,766	4,040
2023-24	267	8,078	22,939	10,806	161	36,785	4,114
2024-25	232	8,247	23,805	11,040	114	34,278	4,111
Average	281	6,803	22,250	8,939	147	37,864	3,255

District of Columbia Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

23,223 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 211.38% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at District of Columbia Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	88,867	7,458	2,535	78,874
2013-14	87,880	7,033	2,084	78,763
2014-15	89,239	9,668	2,493	77,078
2015-16	92,603	13,703	3,792	75,108
2016-17	92,173	15,756	4,032	72,385
2017-18	95,259	18,253	4,574	72,432
2018-19	97,224	19,655	4,956	72,613
2019-20	98,327	21,478	6,079	70,770
2020-21	96,643	41,790	12,502	42,351
2021-22	98,814	23,541	24,005	51,268
2022-23	98,761	23,009	17,798	57,954
2023-24	99,732	24,017	16,184	59,531
2024-25	100,155	23,223	15,948	60,984
Average	95,052	19,122	8,999	66,932

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