How Student Population Changes at Taft

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 5,178 where 4,508 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Taft than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	5,418	3,255	2,163
2013-14	5,444 26	3,128 -127	2,316 153
2014-15	5,217 -227	3,183 55	2,034 -282
2015-16	4,449 -768	2,444 -739	2,005 -29
2016-17	6,025 1,576	3,706 1,262	2,319 314
2017-18	6,260 235	3,740 34	2,520 201
2018-19	6,155 -105	3,489 -251	2,666 146
2019-20	5,968 -187	3,384 -105	2,584 -82
2020-21	3,566 -2,402	1,529 -1,855	2,037 -547
2021-22	3,943 377	1,939 410	2,004 -33
2022-23	4,508 565	2,381 442	2,127 123
Average	5,178	2,925	2,252

Taft College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 18.50% and the percentage of black students is 3.26% at Taft College. 1.35% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Taft 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	43	169	352	2,628	22	2,047	129
2013-14	38	160	403	2,757	28	1,887	144
2014-15	36	152	290	2,820	14	1,745	134
2015-16	28	116	269	2,454	21	1,356	125
2016-17	59	124	341	3,300	27	1,944	163
2017-18	49	136	348	3,616	23	1,879	179
2018-19	38	160	322	3,621	24	1,818	147
2019-20	44	151	317	3,603	17	1,637	143
2020-21	23	101	147	2,161	8	973	127
2021-22	18	104	161	2,529	11	1,005	95
2022-23	14	61	147	2,936	8	834	102
Average	35	130	282	2,948	18	1,557	135

Taft College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,042 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 13.38% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Taft College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,217	919	902	3,396
2015-16	4,449	983	919	2,547
2016-17	6,025	1,002	974	4,049
2017-18	6,260	1,159	1,068	4,033
2018-19	6,155	1,170	1,091	3,894
2019-20	5,968	1,222	1,051	3,695
2020-21	3,566	747	1,242	1,577
2021-22	3,943	1,051	681	2,211
2022-23	4,508	1,042	654	2,812
Average	5,121	1,033	954	3,135

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Enrollment Trends at Taft

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes