Enrollment Trends at Santa Fe

-2,009

Total Enrollment

-909

Men

-1,100

Women

The student population at Santa Fe College is 12,758 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,009 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.

2,607 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 33.90% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,762 where 12,758 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 Santa Fe than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-1614,7676,6798,088
2016-1715,404
637
7,043
364
8,361
273
2017-1814,588
-816
6,613
-430
7,975
-386
2018-1914,324
-264
6,431
-182
7,893
-82
2019-2014,915
591
6,566
135
8,349
456
2020-2112,607
-2,308
5,462
-1,104
7,145
-1,204
2021-2212,830
223
5,787
325
7,043
-102
2022-2312,729
-101
5,797
10
6,932
-111
2023-2412,698
-31
5,815
18
6,883
-49
2024-2512,758
60
5,770
-45
6,988
105
Average13,7626,1967,566
Santa Fe College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.76%. The percentage was 59.05% 10 years ago and Santa Fe still has a high percentage of white students. 4.29% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.05% to 51.76%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.94% to 4.29%. Black student enrollment decreased from 14.97% to 11.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.00% to 22.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6662 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6013 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16654342,2112,362268,720497
2016-17394652,2842,695238,825635
2017-18334452,0802,643228,214648
2018-19274611,9362,665218,012620
2019-20345242,0462,859188,171707
2020-21214491,5112,520186,733543
2021-22314971,5742,694236,873535
2022-23295001,4312,742166,852533
2023-24335391,4712,761136,627545
2024-25395471,4642,820186,603583
Average354861,8012,676207,563585
Santa Fe College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,607 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 33.90% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Santa Fe College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1614,7671,9473,0109,810
2016-1715,4042,0863,4599,859
2017-1814,5882,1213,2279,240
2018-1914,3242,0993,2588,967
2019-2014,9152,2523,4529,211
2020-2112,6074,1105,0903,407
2021-2212,8303,1523,8455,833
2022-2312,7292,9903,8645,875
2023-2412,6982,6313,9836,084
2024-2512,7582,6074,0856,066
Average13,7622,6003,7277,435

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