Enrollment Trends at Middlesex

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,928 where 12,044 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 12,044 students in 2025 and was lowest at 9,477 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 11,662 to 12,044 students, a net gain of 382 (3.3%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,662	5,436	6,226
2016-17	11,390 -272	5,406 -30	5,984 -242
2017-18	11,381 -9	5,395 -11	5,986 2
2018-19	10,894 -487	5,195 -200	5,699 -287
2019-20	11,142 248	5,216 21	5,926 227
2020-21	10,084 -1,058	4,454 -762	5,630 -296
2021-22	9,477 -607	4,249 -205	5,228 -402
2022-23	9,736 259	4,471 222	5,265 37
2023-24	11,471 1,735	5,188 717	6,283 1,018
2024-25	12,044 573	5,442 254	6,602 319
Average	10,928	5,045	5,883

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 19.75% and the percentage of black students is 9.66% at Middlesex College. 20.32% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.19% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 30.97% to 19.75%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.00% to 20.32%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.26% to 9.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 30.42% to 35.19%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7855 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7784 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• 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	44	1,633	1,313	3,548	57	3,612	319
2016-17	42	1,736	1,308	3,550	36	3,336	315
2017-18	42	1,746	1,358	3,734	33	3,271	288
2018-19	34	1,690	1,313	3,692	22	3,017	274
2019-20	38	1,741	1,303	3,753	32	3,028	348
2020-21	32	1,639	1,178	3,267	32	2,723	346
2021-22	30	1,526	1,146	3,140	24	2,444	315
2022-23	27	1,786	1,079	3,231	24	2,298	310
2023-24	38	2,264	1,175	3,884	20	2,491	378
2024-25	40	2,447	1,163	4,238	22	2,379	385
Average	37	1,821	1,234	3,604	30	2,860	328