Enrollment Trends at ARCC

-808

Total Enrollment

-436

Men

-372

Women

The student population at Anoka-Ramsey Community College is 8,486 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 808 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,465 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 129.73% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,562 where 8,486 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ARCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Anoka-Ramsey Community College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-169,2943,7275,567
2016-179,058
-236
3,570
-157
5,488
-79
2017-188,954
-104
3,528
-42
5,426
-62
2018-198,845
-109
3,453
-75
5,392
-34
2019-208,804
-41
3,421
-32
5,383
-9
2020-218,482
-322
3,088
-333
5,394
11
2021-227,951
-531
2,971
-117
4,980
-414
2022-237,902
-49
3,139
168
4,763
-217
2023-247,843
-59
3,195
56
4,648
-115
2024-258,486
643
3,291
96
5,195
547
Average8,5623,3385,224
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.42%. The percentage was 75.18% 10 years ago and ARCC still has a high percentage of white students. 7.45% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.34% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.60% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.18% to 57.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.52% to 7.45%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.34% to 13.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.51% to 6.60%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6396 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4253 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Anoka-Ramsey Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-164142058941996,987347
2016-1747439626423106,653359
2017-1842451677479126,400430
2018-1939520756509106,273443
2019-2044528794512105,916422
2020-213752584545235,461373
2021-223052786144234,999345
2022-233152893148014,769347
2023-242248994950104,705385
2024-25306321,13256024,873464
Average3650681647865,704392
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,465 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 129.73% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Anoka-Ramsey Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-169,2941,0731,9016,320
2016-179,0581,1201,8776,061
2017-188,9541,1661,9755,813
2018-198,8451,1572,1695,519
2019-208,8041,2502,1315,423
2020-218,4828133,2244,445
2021-227,9513,9981,4242,529
2022-237,9022,3662,1143,422
2023-247,8432,1552,3733,315
2024-258,4862,4652,3473,674
Average8,5621,7562,1544,652

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