Enrollment Trends at MEC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,327 where 3,736 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 6,819 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,640 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,765 to 3,736 students, a net loss of 3,029 (44.8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,765	1,903	4,862
2016-17	6,819 54	1,925 22	4,894 32
2017-18	6,652 -167	1,864 -61	4,788 -106
2018-19	6,638 -14	2,045 181	4,593 -195
2019-20	5,798 -840	1,653 -392	4,145 -448
2020-21	5,237 -561	1,483 -170	3,754 -391
2021-22	4,134 -1,103	1,075 -408	3,059 -695
2022-23	3,640 -494	1,057 -18	2,583 -476
2023-24	3,846 206	1,212 155	2,634 51
2024-25	3,736 -110	1,050 -162	2,686 52
Average	5,327	1,527	3,800

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 1.79% and the percentage of black students is 71.47% at CUNY Medgar Evers College. 3.56% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 1.80% to 1.79%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.56% to 3.56%. Black student enrollment decreased from 77.55% to 71.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.10% to 17.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4552 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3804 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at CUNY Medgar Evers 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	17	173	5,246	886	14	122	78
2016-17	19	173	5,208	981	9	127	82
2017-18	21	171	5,053	1,014	7	126	81
2018-19	23	194	4,875	1,185	11	96	83
2019-20	13	163	4,415	867	8	96	93
2020-21	12	162	3,848	869	5	89	122
2021-22	14	139	3,047	665	3	77	73
2022-23	13	133	2,651	599	2	70	87
2023-24	15	128	2,782	669	5	64	93
2024-25	10	133	2,670	665	5	67	105
Average	16	157	3,980	840	7	93	90