Southwestern College Student Population

How many students at Southwestern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southwestern College has a total enrollment of 20,986 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,945 male students (47.4%) and 11,041 female students (52.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 13,363 Hispanic students (63.7%) and 2,922 White students (13.9%).
• Class Delivery: 6,041 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,997 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 - Southwestern'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, 9,945 male (47.39%) and 11,041 female (52.61%) students are attending Southwestern College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.07.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,922 White, 1,091 Black, and 1,907 Asian students out of a total of 20,986 are attending at Southwestern College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southwestern College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Southwestern has 1,649 students under 18 years old and 147 students over 65 years old. There are 13,619 students under 25 years old, and 7,357 students over 25 years old out of 20,986 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 Southwestern College, 6,041 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,997 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,768 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 273 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,986 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,168 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.57%.401 students have transferred in as full-time status and 767 students transferred in as part-time status.