Enrollment Trends at Galveston

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,170 where 2,405 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.87 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Galveston than male students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,071	797	1,274
2016-17	2,201 130	920 123	1,281 7
2017-18	2,208 7	858 -62	1,350 69
2018-19	2,429 221	930 72	1,499 149
2019-20	2,306 -123	891 -39	1,415 -84
2020-21	2,060 -246	762 -129	1,298 -117
2021-22	1,870 -190	651 -111	1,219 -79
2022-23	2,026 156	689 38	1,337 118
2023-24	2,119 93	714 25	1,405 68
2024-25	2,405 286	838 124	1,567 162
Average	2,170	805	1,365

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.02% and the percentage of black students is 15.72% at Galveston College. 2.25% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 42.83% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.39% to 29.02%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.70% to 2.25%. Black student enrollment increased from 12.84% to 15.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.23% to 42.83%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7062 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6644 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Galveston 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	10	56	266	771	4	878	8
2016-17	8	48	314	822	4	926	10
2017-18	7	61	345	836	4	861	36
2018-19	8	89	364	962	3	897	42
2019-20	6	73	337	933	5	845	43
2020-21	10	65	315	860	5	723	35
2021-22	7	60	308	771	0	652	26
2022-23	9	52	343	846	5	647	40
2023-24	13	43	358	912	3	627	63
2024-25	8	54	378	1,030	2	698	74
Average	9	60	333	874	4	775	38