Enrollment Trends at GSCC

53

Total Enrollment

-2

Men

55

Women

The student population at Gadsden State Community College is 5,071 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 53 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,060 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.49% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,689 where 5,071 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GSCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-165,0182,0202,998
2016-175,109
91
2,083
63
3,026
28
2017-184,979
-130
2,042
-41
2,937
-89
2018-194,736
-243
1,897
-145
2,839
-98
2019-204,599
-137
1,805
-92
2,794
-45
2020-213,993
-606
1,517
-288
2,476
-318
2021-224,308
315
1,710
193
2,598
122
2022-234,352
44
1,664
-46
2,688
90
2023-244,728
376
1,813
149
2,915
227
2024-255,071
343
2,018
205
3,053
138
Average4,6891,8572,832
Gadsden State Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.48%. The percentage was 70.61% 10 years ago and GSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.42% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.61% to 67.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.48% to 0.95%. Black student enrollment decreased from 18.61% to 16.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.03% to 8.42%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5068 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4650 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16572493415253,543135
2016-17463299016763,607126
2017-18283295218873,540114
2018-19273085018243,396141
2019-20193274924963,049140
2020-21121867920732,822123
2021-22122476624863,055136
2022-23154176429942,988180
2023-24155677832433,264232
2024-25154884742743,422265
Average253483124453,269159
Gadsden State Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,060 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 109.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gadsden State Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,0185061,5432,969
2016-175,1096271,3993,083
2017-184,9795981,6502,731
2018-194,7367461,6032,387
2019-204,5997551,5792,265
2020-213,9931,4391,3901,164
2021-224,3081,2111,6011,496
2022-234,3521,1551,6961,501
2023-244,7281,1491,6601,919
2024-255,0711,0601,7462,265
Average4,6899251,5872,178

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