Enrollment Trends at Gordon State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,490 where 3,179 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 4,084 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,101 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,084 to 3,179 students, a net loss of 905 (22.2%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,084	1,324	2,760
2016-17	3,901 -183	1,316 -8	2,585 -175
2017-18	3,986 85	1,299 -17	2,687 102
2018-19	3,663 -323	1,179 -120	2,484 -203
2019-20	3,495 -168	1,128 -51	2,367 -117
2020-21	3,231 -264	1,081 -47	2,150 -217
2021-22	3,101 -130	1,035 -46	2,066 -84
2022-23	3,135 34	1,111 76	2,024 -42
2023-24	3,129 -6	1,085 -26	2,044 20
2024-25	3,179 50	1,026 -59	2,153 109
Average	3,490	1,158	2,332

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.47%. The percentage was 51.81% 10 years ago and Gordon State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.20% of enrolled students is Asian and 34.92% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.82% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 51.81% to 52.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.93% to 1.20%. Black student enrollment decreased from 39.91% to 34.92%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.38% to 5.82%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5976 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5699 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gordon State 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	2	38	1,630	138	3	2,116	137
2016-17	1	35	1,436	131	2	2,140	132
2017-18	2	39	1,514	151	0	2,109	145
2018-19	2	28	1,380	148	2	1,952	118
2019-20	5	31	1,364	171	0	1,785	111
2020-21	2	31	1,194	172	1	1,701	100
2021-22	2	29	1,076	158	1	1,705	104
2022-23	0	24	1,172	161	2	1,615	121
2023-24	0	32	1,161	166	1	1,611	121
2024-25	1	38	1,110	185	1	1,668	131
Average	2	33	1,304	158	1	1,840	122