The student population at Foothill College is 12,949 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,499 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
5,985 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 43.56% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,173 where 12,949 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Foothill.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Foothill College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 24.73% and the percentage of black students is 3.02% at Foothill College. 26.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 33.83% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 32.70% to 24.73%. Asian enrollment grew from 24.40% to 26.42%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.58% to 3.02%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.37% to 33.83%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7500 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7703 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Foothill College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5,985 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 43.56% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Foothill College from 2015 to 2025.