Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,708 where 5,210 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 6,716 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,893 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,076 to 5,210 students, a net loss of 866 (14.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South Seattle College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 30.92% and the percentage of black students is 8.46% at South Seattle College. 9.54% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.86% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.26% to 30.92%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.66% to 9.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.20% to 8.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.32% to 13.86%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8649 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7952 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Seattle College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
833 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 72.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Seattle College from 2015 to 2025.