Enrollment Trends at Arapahoe CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,251 where 15,012 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 15,012 students in 2025 and was lowest at 10,004 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 10,004 to 15,012 students, a net gain of 5,008 (50.1%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,004	4,545	5,459
2016-17	10,261 257	4,608 63	5,653 194
2017-18	12,421 2,160	6,679 2,071	5,742 89
2018-19	11,544 -877	5,915 -764	5,629 -113
2019-20	12,759 1,215	5,912 -3	6,847 1,218
2020-21	12,001 -758	5,291 -621	6,710 -137
2021-22	11,897 -104	5,213 -78	6,684 -26
2022-23	12,636 739	5,544 331	7,092 408
2023-24	13,978 1,342	6,227 683	7,751 659
2024-25	15,012 1,034	6,979 752	8,033 282
Average	12,251	5,691	6,560

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.58%. The percentage was 66.86% 10 years ago and Arapahoe CC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.29% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.34% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.83% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.86% to 61.58%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.37% to 4.29%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.79% to 3.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.50% to 16.83%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5867 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5256 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	57	337	279	1,551	26	6,689	368
2016-17	55	323	243	1,683	24	6,348	333
2017-18	42	356	271	1,982	24	6,386	385
2018-19	44	354	244	1,580	26	6,584	414
2019-20	62	459	290	1,843	32	7,295	462
2020-21	43	466	267	1,767	25	7,584	499
2021-22	50	571	313	1,731	31	8,016	565
2022-23	63	605	354	1,926	24	8,147	597
2023-24	58	608	392	2,218	26	8,970	696
2024-25	89	644	501	2,527	29	9,244	793
Average	56	472	315	1,881	27	7,526	511