Shasta College Student Population

How many students at Shasta?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Shasta College has a total enrollment of 9,073 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,880 male students (42.8%) and 5,193 female students (57.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,342 White students (58.9%) and 1,885 Hispanic students (20.8%).
• Class Delivery: 3,693 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,643 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 - Shasta's body is relatively small.

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, 3,880 male (42.76%) and 5,193 female (57.24%) students are attending Shasta College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.72.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,342 White, 183 Black, and 378 Asian students out of a total of 9,073 are attending at Shasta College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Shasta College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Shasta has 2,439 students under 18 years old and 54 students over 65 years old. There are 6,006 students under 25 years old, and 3,066 students over 25 years old out of 9,073 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 Shasta College, 3,693 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,643 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,441 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 252 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,073 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 469 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.17%.129 students have transferred in as full-time status and 340 students transferred in as part-time status.