Enrollment Trends at Hostos CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,373 where 5,478 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 7,371 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,904 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 7,371 to 5,478 students, a net loss of 1,893 (25.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,371	2,489	4,882
2016-17	7,210 -161	2,379 -110	4,831 -51
2017-18	7,211 1	2,412 33	4,799 -32
2018-19	7,331 120	2,424 12	4,907 108
2019-20	7,120 -211	2,395 -29	4,725 -182
2020-21	6,136 -984	1,878 -517	4,258 -467
2021-22	5,441 -695	1,645 -233	3,796 -462
2022-23	4,904 -537	1,527 -118	3,377 -419
2023-24	5,526 622	1,790 263	3,736 359
2024-25	5,478 -48	1,789 -1	3,689 -47
Average	6,373	2,073	4,300

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 3.25% and the percentage of black students is 31.27% at CUNY Hostos Community College. 3.30% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 57.47% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 2.25% to 3.25%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.89% to 3.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 26.79% to 31.27%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 62.45% to 57.47%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5697 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5368 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at CUNY Hostos 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	16	213	1,975	4,603	11	166	52
2016-17	17	210	1,892	4,560	8	164	42
2017-18	7	219	1,950	4,522	7	135	48
2018-19	9	196	1,936	4,680	6	120	53
2019-20	11	207	2,040	4,404	9	132	66
2020-21	7	174	1,669	3,818	8	179	59
2021-22	8	170	1,515	3,216	8	258	61
2022-23	5	163	1,402	2,866	9	219	46
2023-24	12	173	1,558	3,295	4	244	55
2024-25	13	181	1,713	3,148	3	178	70
Average	11	191	1,765	3,911	7	180	55