Enrollment Trends at Valencia

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 45,073 where 47,425 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 47,940 students in 2020 and was lowest at 42,524 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 44,050 to 47,425 students, a net gain of 3,375 (7.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	44,050	19,628	24,422
2016-17	44,515 465	19,512 -116	25,003 581
2017-18	44,834 319	19,432 -80	25,402 399
2018-19	46,521 1,687	19,595 163	26,926 1,524
2019-20	47,940 1,419	19,978 383	27,962 1,036
2020-21	45,949 -1,991	18,170 -1,808	27,779 -183
2021-22	43,599 -2,350	17,360 -810	26,239 -1,540
2022-23	43,370 -229	17,731 371	25,639 -600
2023-24	42,524 -846	17,394 -337	25,130 -509
2024-25	47,425 4,901	19,410 2,016	28,015 2,885
Average	45,073	18,821	26,252

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 22.59% and the percentage of black students is 15.81% at Valencia College. 5.23% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 44.26% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 29.30% to 22.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.43% to 5.23%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.86% to 15.81%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 33.69% to 44.26%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7242 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7697 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	135	1,952	7,425	14,839	209	12,905	1,050
2016-17	140	1,943	7,249	15,359	173	12,395	1,092
2017-18	144	1,823	7,021	15,845	144	11,817	1,135
2018-19	136	1,828	7,160	16,327	117	11,466	1,146
2019-20	113	2,054	7,752	17,970	136	12,089	1,247
2020-21	105	2,142	7,660	17,920	122	11,893	1,309
2021-22	118	2,111	7,374	17,371	123	11,317	1,282
2022-23	103	2,216	7,080	17,888	89	10,836	1,410
2023-24	89	2,215	6,674	18,277	83	10,291	1,464
2024-25	102	2,480	7,499	20,992	69	10,714	1,578
Average	119	2,076	7,289	17,279	127	11,572	1,271