Enrollment Trends for Florida Colleges

40,044

Total Enrollment

3,849

Men Students

36,195

Women Students

23,146

Undergraduate

16,898

Graduate

Florida Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

  • Overall Population Change:
    • Total Enrollment: 1,024,273 students were enrolled in Florida colleges.
    • 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 4% compared to a decade ago.
  • Student Level Trends:
    • Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 2.68% compared to a decade ago.
    • Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 13.84% compared to a decade ago.
  • Gender Dynamics:
    • Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.39 women to 1 man.
    • Women Enrollment: Women students total 594,896 and have increased by 6.48% compared to a decade ago.
    • Men Enrollment: Men students total 429,377 and have increased by 0.90% compared to a decade ago.
  • Online Education Growth:
    • Online Exclusively: 301,238 students (29.41%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
    • Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 87% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 986,381, and 1,024,273 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 86.47% are undergraduate students and 13.56% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 25,543, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 17,107.

The women to men ratio is 1.39 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Florida Colleges than men students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2014-15984,229862,173373,811488,362122,05651,71770,339
2015-16985,518
1,289
862,012
-161
374,340
529
487,672
-690
123,506
1,450
52,560
843
70,946
607
2016-17990,317
4,799
865,306
3,294
373,536
-804
491,770
4,098
125,011
1,505
52,761
201
72,250
1,304
2017-18988,636
-1,681
863,338
-1,968
370,754
-2,782
492,584
814
125,298
287
52,031
-730
73,267
1,017
2018-19995,648
7,012
872,166
8,828
371,200
446
500,966
8,382
123,482
-1,816
50,112
-1,919
73,370
103
2019-20996,547
899
871,451
-715
368,272
-2,928
503,179
2,213
125,096
1,614
49,994
-118
75,102
1,732
2020-21978,777
-17,770
846,278
-25,173
349,289
-18,983
496,989
-6,190
132,499
7,403
51,099
1,105
81,400
6,298
2021-22961,104
-17,673
823,067
-23,211
342,831
-6,458
480,236
-16,753
138,037
5,538
52,448
1,349
85,589
4,189
2022-23977,104
16,000
839,936
16,869
353,818
10,987
486,118
5,882
137,168
-869
52,094
-354
85,074
-515
2023-24968,036
-9,068
831,554
-8,382
353,268
-550
478,286
-7,832
136,482
-686
52,220
126
84,262
-812
2024-251,024,273
56,237
885,319
53,765
376,641
23,373
508,678
30,392
138,954
2,472
52,736
516
86,218
1,956
Average986,381856,600364,342492,258129,78151,79777,983
Florida Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 856,600. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 23,146 from 862,173 to 885,319.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Colleges since 2015.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2014-15862,173477,293216,626260,667384,880157,185227,695
2015-16862,012474,074215,299258,775387,938159,041228,897
2016-17865,306472,590213,254259,336392,716160,282232,434
2017-18863,338477,878214,058263,820385,460156,696228,764
2018-19872,166484,316215,224269,092387,850155,976231,874
2019-20871,451488,791216,018272,773382,660152,254230,406
2020-21846,278484,755209,460275,295361,523139,829221,694
2021-22823,067470,137205,273264,864352,930137,558215,372
2022-23839,936486,402214,642271,760353,534139,176214,358
2023-24831,554492,656218,216274,440338,898135,052203,846
2024-25885,319520,057231,102288,955365,262145,539219,723
Average856,600856,600215,379269,071856,600148,963223,188
Florida Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 129,781. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 16,898 from 122,056 to 138,954.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Colleges since 2015.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2014-15122,05673,22333,03240,19148,83318,68530,148
2015-16123,50675,90434,13041,77447,60218,43029,172
2016-17125,01178,07834,83143,24746,93317,93029,003
2017-18125,29877,76334,31243,45147,53517,71929,816
2018-19123,48276,63432,85443,78046,84817,25829,590
2019-20125,09678,13933,19244,94746,95716,80230,155
2020-21132,49981,46133,19448,26751,03817,90533,133
2021-22138,03783,00833,82349,18555,02918,62536,404
2022-23137,16882,88433,82249,06254,28418,27236,012
2023-24136,48283,41434,09449,32053,06818,12634,942
2024-25138,95485,31534,57150,74453,63918,16535,474
Average129,781129,78133,80545,815129,78117,99232,168
Florida Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 36.33% and the percentage of black students is 14.62% at Florida Colleges. 4.12% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2014-152,81231,841163,262234,0812,216444,39725,003
2015-162,86132,990159,975238,6802,211438,87826,811
2016-172,84734,269158,199249,1892,201431,58828,223
2017-182,63834,699155,576258,9112,165422,62929,703
2018-192,59335,536156,661268,4001,986415,28431,256
2019-202,52036,972154,933273,9311,828409,30633,442
2020-212,34537,557147,642276,8231,694402,07433,904
2021-222,25038,418144,923273,5561,561386,25034,082
2022-232,14039,705145,501286,6281,464380,88235,707
2023-242,07740,543141,026282,9821,462372,29736,749
2024-252,17342,249150,039315,0521,410372,97738,721
Average2,47836,798152,522268,9301,836406,96032,146
Florida Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

301,238 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.40% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13988,512132,469197,108658,935
2013-14985,418146,792209,288629,338
2014-15984,229161,388222,244600,597
2015-16985,518165,617232,904586,997
2016-17990,317176,786244,153569,378
2017-18988,636179,929262,174546,533
2018-19995,648183,486272,063540,099
2019-20996,547196,439282,474517,634
2020-21978,791561,713250,668166,410
2021-22961,104317,736312,388330,980
2022-23977,104301,945316,801358,358
2023-24968,036288,917325,919353,200
2024-251,024,273301,238345,073377,962
Average986,472239,573267,174479,725