Enrollment Trends at Mesa CC

-4,414

Total Enrollment

-2,844

Men

-1,570

Women

The student population at Mesa Community College is 17,077 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 4,414 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,620 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 85.10% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,608 where 17,077 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Mesa CC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1621,49110,51210,979
2016-1720,508
-983
9,890
-622
10,618
-361
2017-1820,424
-84
9,710
-180
10,714
96
2018-1920,387
-37
9,539
-171
10,848
134
2019-2020,351
-36
9,334
-205
11,017
169
2020-2116,948
-3,403
7,316
-2,018
9,632
-1,385
2021-2216,494
-454
7,395
79
9,099
-533
2022-2315,772
-722
7,109
-286
8,663
-436
2023-2416,624
852
7,633
524
8,991
328
2024-2517,077
453
7,668
35
9,409
418
Average18,6088,6119,997
Mesa Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.98% and the percentage of black students is 5.69% at Mesa Community College. 3.98% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.40% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.05% to 42.98%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.97% to 3.98%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.79% to 5.69%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.03% to 35.40%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6818 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6948 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-167998531,2455,1649210,542495
2016-177298511,1605,143869,933492
2017-187188361,1795,702799,519639
2018-196868131,1566,018629,583735
2019-206978121,1176,382589,371875
2020-215186988565,365547,917813
2021-225096428685,316577,772769
2022-234756448235,311507,163748
2023-244996989175,665577,350831
2024-254946799726,045397,339858
Average6127531,0295,611638,649726
Mesa Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,620 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 85.10% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mesa Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1621,4912,4963,95215,043
2016-1720,5082,4994,00414,005
2017-1820,4242,6494,02813,747
2018-1920,3872,9034,22013,264
2019-2020,3513,1274,31512,909
2020-2116,9485,8956,1454,908
2021-2216,4944,7095,0946,691
2022-2315,7723,9774,3817,414
2023-2416,6244,2524,7497,623
2024-2517,0774,6205,0037,454
Average18,6083,7134,58910,306

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