Diablo Valley College Student Population

How many students at DVC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Diablo Valley College has a total enrollment of 17,228 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 8,356 male students (48.5%) and 8,872 female students (51.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,373 Hispanic students (31.2%) and 4,879 White students (28.3%).
• Class Delivery: 5,536 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,397 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small - which average 10,145 - DVC'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, 8,356 male (48.50%) and 8,872 female (51.50%) students are attending Diablo Valley College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.18.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,879 White, 1,154 Black, and 3,328 Asian students out of a total of 17,228 are attending at Diablo Valley College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Diablo Valley College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, DVC has 1,280 students under 18 years old and 155 students over 65 years old. There are 12,079 students under 25 years old, and 5,149 students over 25 years old out of 17,228 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 Diablo Valley College, 5,536 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,397 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,341 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 195 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 17,228 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,423 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.26%.281 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,142 students transferred in as part-time status.