How Student Population Changes at COM

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,269 where 4,482 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in COM than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,188	1,741	2,447
2014-15	3,858 -330	1,598 -143	2,260 -187
2015-16	4,013 155	1,666 68	2,347 87
2016-17	3,995 -18	1,704 38	2,291 -56
2017-18	4,328 333	1,783 79	2,545 254
2018-19	4,673 345	1,929 146	2,744 199
2019-20	4,687 14	1,904 -25	2,783 39
2020-21	4,335 -352	1,641 -263	2,694 -89
2021-22	4,133 -202	1,576 -65	2,557 -137
2022-23	4,482 349	1,754 178	2,728 171
Average	4,269	1,730	2,540

College of the Mainland Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.13% and the percentage of black students is 14.77% at College of the Mainland. 3.17% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of the Mainland 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	15	113	680	1,145	7	2,209	19
2014-15	17	116	624	1,036	9	2,038	17
2015-16	11	107	671	1,091	8	2,098	15
2016-17	11	119	630	1,144	4	2,023	0
2017-18	23	127	740	1,265	4	2,102	0
2018-19	21	139	740	1,446	4	2,193	47
2019-20	22	147	724	1,573	5	2,012	96
2020-21	19	145	640	1,408	5	1,851	131
2021-22	25	131	595	1,441	8	1,717	119
2022-23	23	142	662	1,634	2	1,754	135
Average	19	129	671	1,318	6	2,000	58

College of the Mainland Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

613 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 119.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at College of the Mainland from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,858	279	1,036	2,543
2015-16	4,013	319	1,016	2,678
2016-17	3,995	282	1,086	2,627
2017-18	4,328	346	1,000	2,982
2018-19	4,673	458	1,081	3,134
2019-20	4,687	424	1,117	3,146
2020-21	4,335	2,485	872	978
2021-22	4,133	686	1,027	2,420
2022-23	4,482	613	1,264	2,605
Average	4,278	655	1,055	2,568

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Enrollment Trends at COM

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes