Enrollment Trends at Bakersfield

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,473 where 30,746 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 30,746 students in 2025 and was lowest at 20,448 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 20,448 to 30,746 students, a net gain of 10,298 (50.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,448	9,055	11,393
2016-17	22,710 2,262	10,124 1,069	12,586 1,193
2017-18	23,195 485	10,589 465	12,606 20
2018-19	24,589 1,394	10,862 273	13,727 1,121
2019-20	26,380 1,791	11,531 669	14,849 1,122
2020-21	24,903 -1,477	10,048 -1,483	14,855 6
2021-22	24,479 -424	10,606 558	13,873 -982
2022-23	26,873 2,394	11,728 1,122	15,145 1,272
2023-24	30,410 3,537	13,550 1,822	16,860 1,715
2024-25	30,746 336	13,340 -210	17,406 546
Average	25,473	11,143	14,330

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.51% and the percentage of black students is 4.32% at Bakersfield College. 4.28% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 73.88% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 21.47% to 13.51%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.48% to 4.28%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.93% to 4.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 66.95% to 73.88%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4312 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5020 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bakersfield 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	66	711	803	13,689	26	4,391	633
2016-17	85	941	852	15,367	30	4,455	700
2017-18	99	1,019	1,056	15,276	36	4,762	799
2018-19	72	1,106	1,103	17,046	29	4,274	784
2019-20	85	1,118	1,149	18,339	26	4,185	815
2020-21	63	1,195	1,019	17,133	22	4,364	852
2021-22	74	1,083	1,034	16,668	26	4,472	757
2022-23	75	1,201	1,341	19,241	28	3,973	827
2023-24	79	1,272	1,317	21,306	24	5,298	933
2024-25	94	1,315	1,327	22,716	26	4,154	962
Average	79	1,096	1,100	17,678	27	4,433	806