Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,958 where 4,838 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 5,749 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,213 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,490 to 4,838 students, a net loss of 652 (11.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at College of Marin since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 44.32% and the percentage of black students is 3.14% at College of Marin. 6.24% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.17% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.48% to 44.32%. Asian enrollment declined from 7.67% to 6.24%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.21% to 3.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.63% to 36.17%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6631 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6526 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of Marin over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
615 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 876.19% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at College of Marin from 2015 to 2025.