St Petersburg College Student Population

How many students at SPC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, St Petersburg College has a total enrollment of 23,936 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,298 male students (38.8%) and 14,638 female students (61.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,933 White students (54%) and 4,669 Hispanic students (19.5%).
• Class Delivery: 10,212 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,180 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate/Associate's College - which average 6,437 - SPC'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, 9,298 male (38.85%) and 14,638 female (61.15%) students are attending St Petersburg College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.52.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,933 White, 3,187 Black, and 1,098 Asian students out of a total of 23,936 are attending at St Petersburg College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

St Petersburg College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, SPC has 3,591 students under 18 years old and 181 students over 65 years old. There are 14,492 students under 25 years old, and 9,441 students over 25 years old out of 23,936 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 St Petersburg College, 10,212 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,180 students are enrolled in some online courses.

9,943 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 269 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,936 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,339 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.59%.431 students have transferred in as full-time status and 908 students transferred in as part-time status.