How Student Population Changes at CSM

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,016 where 4,868 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in CSM than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,781	3,382	5,399
2014-15	8,411 -370	3,282 -100	5,129 -270
2015-16	8,166 -245	3,291 9	4,875 -254
2016-17	7,679 -487	3,044 -247	4,635 -240
2017-18	7,201 -478	2,884 -160	4,317 -318
2018-19	6,882 -319	2,736 -148	4,146 -171
2019-20	6,351 -531	2,455 -281	3,896 -250
2020-21	6,164 -187	2,242 -213	3,922 26
2021-22	5,660 -504	2,081 -161	3,579 -343
2022-23	4,868 -792	1,855 -226	3,013 -566
Average	7,016	2,725	4,291

College of Southern Maryland Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.12% and the percentage of black students is 28.25% at College of Southern Maryland. 4.09% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of Southern Maryland 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	49	218	2,162	501	36	5,204	436
2014-15	42	224	2,155	491	27	4,862	422
2015-16	35	243	2,117	489	32	4,631	448
2016-17	29	255	1,959	482	35	4,322	448
2017-18	28	228	1,790	508	30	4,026	447
2018-19	37	240	1,840	480	20	3,696	408
2019-20	31	234	1,665	461	18	3,392	405
2020-21	34	236	1,681	469	15	3,135	418
2021-22	27	222	1,566	471	16	2,744	407
2022-23	21	199	1,375	446	10	2,245	370
Average	33	230	1,831	480	24	3,826	421

College of Southern Maryland Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,576 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 36.92% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at College of Southern Maryland from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,411	1,151	2,270	4,990
2015-16	8,166	1,164	2,363	4,639
2016-17	7,679	1,078	2,238	4,363
2017-18	7,201	1,006	2,194	4,001
2018-19	6,882	979	2,133	3,770
2019-20	6,351	923	1,945	3,483
2020-21	6,164	5,522	575	67
2021-22	5,660	2,699	2,464	497
2022-23	4,868	1,576	2,207	1,085
Average	6,820	1,789	2,043	2,988

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Enrollment Trends at CSM

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes