Enrollment Trends at Fortis College-Baton Rouge

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 386 where 482 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 482 students in 2025 and was lowest at 287 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 395 to 482 students, a net gain of 87 (22%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fortis College-Baton Rouge since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	395	62	333
2016-17	353 -42	57 -5	296 -37
2017-18	312 -41	80 23	232 -64
2018-19	287 -25	78 -2	209 -23
2019-20	396 109	101 23	295 86
2020-21	408 12	87 -14	321 26
2021-22	387 -21	76 -11	311 -10
2022-23	375 -12	69 -7	306 -5
2023-24	461 86	94 25	367 61
2024-25	482 21	128 34	354 -13
Average	386	83	302

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 11.62% and the percentage of black students is 83.82% at Fortis College-Baton Rouge. Hispanic students comprise 2.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 20.51% to 11.62%. Black student enrollment increased from 77.97% to 83.82%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.76% to 2.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2831 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.3499 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fortis College-Baton Rouge over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1	1	308	3	0	81	1
2016-17	1	2	276	4	0	68	2
2017-18	1	1	248	3	1	55	2
2018-19	2	0	225	3	0	51	2
2019-20	2	1	290	7	0	88	3
2020-21	2	1	316	10	0	78	1
2021-22	1	1	307	8	0	60	7
2022-23	0	6	312	9	0	44	3
2023-24	2	4	376	15	0	55	4
2024-25	1	0	404	12	0	56	8
Average	1	2	306	7	0	64	3

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Fortis College-Baton Rouge does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.