Enrollment Trends at Phoenix

-1,205

Total Enrollment

-539

Men

-666

Women

The student population at Phoenix College is 10,660 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,205 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.77 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,963 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 116.91% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,615 where 10,660 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.77 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Phoenix than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,8654,3867,479
2016-1711,508
-357
4,232
-154
7,276
-203
2017-1811,428
-80
4,116
-116
7,312
36
2018-1910,959
-469
3,878
-238
7,081
-231
2019-2011,109
150
3,883
5
7,226
145
2020-219,538
-1,571
3,145
-738
6,393
-833
2021-229,050
-488
3,189
44
5,861
-532
2022-239,649
599
3,519
330
6,130
269
2023-2410,384
735
3,782
263
6,602
472
2024-2510,660
276
3,847
65
6,813
211
Average10,6153,7986,817
Phoenix College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 21.22% and the percentage of black students is 8.01% at Phoenix College. 2.94% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 59.58% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 24.75% to 21.22%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.31% to 2.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.37% to 8.01%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 47.05% to 59.58%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5912 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7066 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-163013931,1125,583272,936182
2016-172943451,0705,790182,705152
2017-182703571,0046,147282,570226
2018-192693269505,923142,441283
2019-202653229386,221132,448315
2020-212412977665,379102,234304
2021-222072717535,236101,999313
2022-231942787765,66742,121321
2023-241933078056,123112,332326
2024-252103138546,351142,262355
Average2443219035,842152,405278
Phoenix College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,963 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 116.91% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Phoenix College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1611,8651,3662,4648,035
2016-1711,5081,3262,4627,720
2017-1811,4281,5242,5437,361
2018-1910,9591,5842,3507,025
2019-2011,1091,6892,4586,962
2020-219,5383,9952,8742,669
2021-229,0502,7773,0213,252
2022-239,6492,5792,6584,412
2023-2410,3842,8542,6534,877
2024-2510,6602,9632,7144,983
Average10,6152,2662,6205,730

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