Student Population at Santa Monica College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
22,375	9,905	12,470

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 22,375 students have enrolled in Santa Monica College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 9,905 male and 12,470 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (9,355 students in average - public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's).

10,229 students are enrolled exclusively, and 7,876 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

Santa Monica College has a total of 22,375 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 22,375 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 9,905 male and 12,470 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	22,375
Men	9,905
Women	12,470

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,723 White, 1,980 Black, and 1,993 Asian students out of a total of 22,375 are attending at Santa Monica College. 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	28	12	16
Asian	1,993	918	1,075
Black	1,980	867	1,113
Hispanic	9,314	3,898	5,416
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	29	12	17
White	5,723	2,699	3,024
Two or more races	1,203	540	663
Race Unknown	609	268	341

Student Age Distribution

By age, SMC has 1,155 students under 18 years old and 162 students over 65 years old. There are 15,122 students under 25 years old, and 7,253 students over 25 years old out of 22,375 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,155	644	511
18-19	6,348	3,382	2,966
20-21	4,294	2,298	1,996
22-24	3,325	1,767	1,558
25-29	2,807	1,597	1,210
30-34	1,722	1,035	687
35-39	883	545	338
40-49	976	653	323
50-64	703	452	251
Over 65	162	97	65

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 Santa Monica College, 10,229 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,876 students are enrolled in some online courses.

9,276 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 953 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	22,375	10,229	7,876
Undergraduate	22,375	10,229	7,876

Online Student Population by Locality
	California Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	9,276	690	263

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 22,375 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,492 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.67%.448 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,044 students transferred in as part-time status.