Enrollment Trends at Palm Beach State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,862 where 25,916 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 31,816 students in 2019 and was lowest at 24,151 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 29,616 to 25,916 students, a net loss of 3,700 (12.5%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,616	12,785	16,831
2016-17	30,520 904	12,894 109	17,626 795
2017-18	30,052 -468	12,805 -89	17,247 -379
2018-19	31,816 1,764	13,266 461	18,550 1,303
2019-20	31,289 -527	12,901 -365	18,388 -162
2020-21	26,666 -4,623	10,363 -2,538	16,303 -2,085
2021-22	24,151 -2,515	9,452 -911	14,699 -1,604
2022-23	24,223 72	9,681 229	14,542 -157
2023-24	24,369 146	9,616 -65	14,753 211
2024-25	25,916 1,547	10,132 516	15,784 1,031
Average	27,862	11,390	16,472

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 24.27% and the percentage of black students is 28.94% at Palm Beach State College. 2.89% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.38% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 36.23% to 24.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.78% to 2.89%. Black student enrollment increased from 24.19% to 28.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.91% to 34.38%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7376 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7310 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palm Beach 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	50	822	7,164	8,265	54	10,731	673
2016-17	63	853	7,585	8,804	71	10,566	725
2017-18	62	861	7,445	9,127	53	10,104	718
2018-19	69	886	8,276	9,921	64	10,019	810
2019-20	51	876	8,327	9,919	56	9,464	825
2020-21	30	797	6,938	8,617	47	8,126	717
2021-22	38	754	6,795	7,930	37	7,010	638
2022-23	38	785	6,892	8,118	33	6,812	640
2023-24	42	745	6,888	8,384	34	6,637	660
2024-25	31	749	7,500	8,911	33	6,289	703
Average	47	813	7,381	8,800	48	8,576	711