Enrollment Trends at Eastern Arizona

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,530 where 5,213 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 6,423 students in 2017 and was lowest at 4,392 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,320 to 5,213 students, a net loss of 1,107 (17.5%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,320	2,677	3,643
2016-17	6,423 103	2,808 131	3,615 -28
2017-18	6,365 -58	2,840 32	3,525 -90
2018-19	6,040 -325	2,676 -164	3,364 -161
2019-20	6,027 -13	2,636 -40	3,391 27
2020-21	4,392 -1,635	1,568 -1,068	2,824 -567
2021-22	4,583 191	1,801 233	2,782 -42
2022-23	4,864 281	1,989 188	2,875 93
2023-24	5,076 212	2,126 137	2,950 75
2024-25	5,213 137	2,131 5	3,082 132
Average	5,530	2,325	3,205

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.23%. The percentage was 64.35% 10 years ago and Eastern Arizona still has a high percentage of white students. 0.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.90% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 24.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.35% to 62.23%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.06% to 0.63%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.21% to 1.90%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.70% to 24.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5508 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5417 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eastern Arizona 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	406	67	203	1,245	21	4,067	51
2016-17	432	53	224	1,273	35	4,099	61
2017-18	366	57	189	1,278	52	4,102	88
2018-19	324	40	185	1,199	47	3,898	110
2019-20	306	46	146	1,249	23	3,911	122
2020-21	278	34	55	882	22	2,869	83
2021-22	248	41	74	977	14	2,991	54
2022-23	270	44	66	1,097	13	3,109	84
2023-24	292	37	88	1,151	16	3,212	68
2024-25	312	33	99	1,254	14	3,244	54
Average	323	45	133	1,161	26	3,550	78