The student population at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College is 9,303 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 3,753 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 2.83 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
2,868 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,692.50% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,100 where 9,303 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 2.83 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 5.71% and the percentage of black students is 35.16% at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College. 3.15% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 51.81% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 5.17% to 5.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.58% to 3.15%. Black student enrollment decreased from 54.47% to 35.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 32.88% to 51.81%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6029 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5915 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,868 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,692.50% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College from 2015 to 2025.