Cuesta College Student Population

How many students at Cuesta?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Cuesta College has a total enrollment of 11,283 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,492 male students (48.7%) and 5,791 female students (51.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,338 White students (47.3%) and 4,008 Hispanic students (35.5%).
• Class Delivery: 3,291 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,319 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium - which average 9,752 - Cuesta's body is relatively large.

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, 5,492 male (48.67%) and 5,791 female (51.33%) students are attending Cuesta College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.84.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,338 White, 204 Black, and 318 Asian students out of a total of 11,283 are attending at Cuesta College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Cuesta College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Cuesta has 3,629 students under 18 years old and 82 students over 65 years old. There are 8,656 students under 25 years old, and 2,626 students over 25 years old out of 11,283 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 Cuesta College, 3,291 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,319 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,255 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 36 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,283 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 649 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.75%.181 students have transferred in as full-time status and 468 students transferred in as part-time status.