Student Population at Essex County College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
6,466	2,540	3,926

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,466 students have enrolled in Essex County College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 2,540 male and 3,926 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (5,668 students in average - public Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Single Campus).

277 students are enrolled exclusively, and 998 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

Essex County College has a total of 6,466 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 6,466 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 2,540 male and 3,926 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	6,466
Men	2,540
Women	3,926

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 364 White, 3,020 Black, and 167 Asian students out of a total of 6,466 are attending at Essex County 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	9	2	7
Asian	167	88	79
Black	3,020	1,100	1,920
Hispanic	1,863	755	1,108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	7	2	5
White	364	169	195
Two or more races	94	32	62
Race Unknown	289	135	154

Student Age Distribution

By age, Essex has 508 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 4,251 students under 25 years old, and 2,215 students over 25 years old out of 6,466 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	508	305	203
18-19	1,475	755	720
20-21	1,248	699	549
22-24	1,020	579	441
25-29	770	494	276
30-34	504	379	125
35-39	353	268	85
40-49	357	281	76
50-64	199	145	54
Over 65	32	21	11

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 Essex County College, 277 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 998 students are enrolled in some online courses.

275 students lived in New Jersey or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 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	6,466	277	998
Undergraduate	6,466	277	998

Online Student Population by Locality
	New Jersey Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	275	2	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,466 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 209 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.23%.113 students have transferred in as full-time status and 96 students transferred in as part-time status.