The student population at Wharton County Junior College is 5,504 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,912 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
824 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 59.38% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,347 where 5,504 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Wharton County Junior than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wharton County Junior College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 25.91% and the percentage of black students is 11.59% at Wharton County Junior College. 13.06% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 46.84% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 36.54% to 25.91%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.15% to 13.06%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.56% to 11.59%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.41% to 46.84%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6828 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6982 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wharton County Junior College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
824 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wharton County Junior College from 2015 to 2025.