The student population at Santa Barbara City College is 12,334 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 5,586 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
3,733 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 47.49% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,235 where 12,334 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SBCC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Santa Barbara City College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 37.24% and the percentage of black students is 2.34% at Santa Barbara City College. 4.57% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.22% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.17% to 37.24%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.88% to 4.57%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.58% to 2.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 34.06% to 36.22%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7244 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7165 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Santa Barbara City College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
3,733 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 47.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Barbara City College from 2015 to 2025.