Bakersfield College Student Population

How many students at Bakersfield?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Bakersfield College has a total enrollment of 30,746 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 13,340 male students (43.4%) and 17,406 female students (56.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 22,716 Hispanic students (73.9%) and 4,154 White students (13.5%).
• Class Delivery: 7,554 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,712 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's - which average 10,294 - Bakersfield's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 13,340 male (43.39%) and 17,406 female (56.61%) students are attending Bakersfield College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 76.64.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,154 White, 1,327 Black, and 1,315 Asian students out of a total of 30,746 are attending at Bakersfield College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Bakersfield College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Bakersfield has 9,117 students under 18 years old and 58 students over 65 years old. There are 23,361 students under 25 years old, and 7,378 students over 25 years old out of 30,746 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Bakersfield College, 7,554 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,712 students are enrolled in some online courses.

7,553 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 30,746 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 835 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.72%.184 students have transferred in as full-time status and 651 students transferred in as part-time status.