How Student Population Changes at Clark

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,346 where 6,593 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Clark than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Clark College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	11,462	4,906	6,556
2014-15	10,911 -551	4,700 -206	6,211 -345
2015-16	10,477 -434	4,485 -215	5,992 -219
2016-17	10,318 -159	4,429 -56	5,889 -103
2017-18	10,000 -318	4,228 -201	5,772 -117
2018-19	9,878 -122	4,183 -45	5,695 -77
2019-20	9,233 -645	3,798 -385	5,435 -260
2020-21	7,665 -1,568	2,998 -800	4,667 -768
2021-22	6,921 -744	2,734 -264	4,187 -480
2022-23	6,593 -328	2,610 -124	3,983 -204
Average	9,346	3,907	5,439

Clark College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.14%. The percentage was 69.41% 10 years ago and Clark still has a high percentage of white students. 5.76% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.81% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Clark College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	80	403	250	946	55	7,956	855
2014-15	83	385	222	944	64	7,560	834
2015-16	60	408	202	944	56	6,987	833
2016-17	60	424	171	1,038	69	6,729	841
2017-18	52	435	142	1,065	69	6,398	864
2018-19	37	404	185	1,098	67	6,177	870
2019-20	34	443	173	1,089	62	5,862	674
2020-21	21	431	138	956	56	5,053	479
2021-22	28	384	133	951	54	4,596	493
2022-23	29	380	185	1,000	45	4,163	470
Average	48	410	180	1,003	60	6,148	721

Clark College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,447 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 52% of total students. The number of online students has increased 239.61% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Clark College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,911	1,015	1,986	7,910
2015-16	10,477	1,002	2,142	7,333
2016-17	10,318	1,199	2,506	6,613
2017-18	10,000	1,281	2,701	6,018
2018-19	9,878	1,392	2,707	5,779
2019-20	9,233	1,523	2,832	4,878
2020-21	7,665	7,027	383	255
2021-22	6,921	4,663	1,634	624
2022-23	6,593	3,447	1,776	1,370
Average	9,111	2,505	2,074	4,531

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Enrollment Trends at Clark

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes