Skyline College Student Population

How many students at Skyline?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Skyline College has a total enrollment of 9,572 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,302 male students (44.9%) and 5,270 female students (55.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,381 Hispanic students (35.3%) and 3,083 Asian students (32.2%).
• Class Delivery: 4,041 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,161 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 - Skyline'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, 4,302 male (44.94%) and 5,270 female (55.06%) students are attending Skyline College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 81.63.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,685 White, 231 Black, and 3,083 Asian students out of a total of 9,572 are attending at Skyline College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Skyline College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Skyline has 1,781 students under 18 years old and 105 students over 65 years old. There are 6,667 students under 25 years old, and 2,761 students over 25 years old out of 9,428 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

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 Skyline College, 4,041 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,161 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,012 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 29 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,572 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,137 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.88%.113 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,024 students transferred in as part-time status.