Student Population at College of the Desert

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
10,382	4,367	6,015

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,382 students have enrolled in College of the Desert and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 4,367 male and 6,015 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (9,209 students in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small).

4,078 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,568 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

College of the Desert has a total of 10,382 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 10,382 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 4,367 male and 6,015 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	10,382
Men	4,367
Women	6,015

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,485 White, 255 Black, and 307 Asian students out of a total of 10,382 are attending at College of the Desert. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	36	12	24
Asian	307	154	153
Black	255	129	126
Hispanic	7,838	3,149	4,689
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	14	10	4
White	1,485	712	773
Two or more races	289	121	168
Race Unknown	77	41	36

Student Age Distribution

By age, C of the Desert has 1,379 students under 18 years old and 39 students over 65 years old. There are 7,219 students under 25 years old, and 3,163 students over 25 years old out of 10,382 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,379	805	574
18-19	3,016	1,548	1,468
20-21	1,665	913	752
22-24	1,159	653	506
25-29	1,142	732	410
30-34	788	529	259
35-39	448	308	140
40-49	474	330	144
50-64	272	176	96
Over 65	39	21	18

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At College of the Desert, 4,078 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,568 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,051 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	10,382	4,078	3,568
Undergraduate	10,382	4,078	3,568

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	4,051	16	11

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,382 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 400 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.85%.141 students have transferred in as full-time status and 259 students transferred in as part-time status.