The student population at Gulf Coast State College is 5,426 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 27 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.82 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,270 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 43.99% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,062 where 5,426 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.82 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GCSC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gulf Coast State College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 66.94%. The percentage was 72.79% 10 years ago and GCSC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.21% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.95% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.44% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 72.79% to 66.94%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.59% to 3.21%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.58% to 10.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.45% to 9.44%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5266 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4540 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gulf Coast State College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,270 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 43.99% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gulf Coast State College from 2015 to 2025.