Gavilan College Student Population

How many students at Gavilan?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Gavilan College has a total enrollment of 6,083 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,767 male students (45.5%) and 3,316 female students (54.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,894 Hispanic students (64%) and 1,179 White students (19.4%).
• Class Delivery: 1,659 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,886 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 - Gavilan's body is much smaller.

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, 2,767 male (45.49%) and 3,316 female (54.51%) students are attending Gavilan College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 83.44.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,179 White, 143 Black, and 421 Asian students out of a total of 6,083 are attending at Gavilan College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Gavilan College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Gavilan has 974 students under 18 years old and 140 students over 65 years old. There are 3,823 students under 25 years old, and 2,259 students over 25 years old out of 6,083 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 Gavilan College, 1,659 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,886 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,658 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 6,083 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 722 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.87%.142 students have transferred in as full-time status and 580 students transferred in as part-time status.