How Student Population Changes at Cuesta

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,111 where 9,908 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Cuesta.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,256	4,530	4,726
2014-15	9,221 -35	4,389 -141	4,832 106
2015-16	9,600 379	4,581 192	5,019 187
2016-17	10,232 632	5,092 511	5,140 121
2017-18	10,836 604	5,366 274	5,470 330
2018-19	11,024 188	5,418 52	5,606 136
2019-20	11,281 257	5,565 147	5,716 110
2020-21	10,093 -1,188	4,741 -824	5,352 -364
2021-22	9,661 -432	4,632 -109	5,029 -323
2022-23	9,908 247	4,876 244	5,032 3
Average	10,111	4,919	5,192

Cuesta College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.49% and the percentage of black students is 2.53% at Cuesta College. 3.13% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cuesta 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	56	311	127	2,627	18	5,572	409
2014-15	54	289	115	2,697	15	5,492	452
2015-16	60	286	155	2,857	19	5,613	503
2016-17	56	298	204	3,178	14	5,704	549
2017-18	68	320	226	3,588	12	5,881	589
2018-19	69	332	262	3,689	18	5,898	640
2019-20	69	358	259	3,754	23	5,520	561
2020-21	41	348	315	3,192	29	5,341	542
2021-22	35	332	250	3,165	25	4,994	601
2022-23	45	310	251	3,358	24	4,903	642
Average	55	318	216	3,211	20	5,492	549

Cuesta College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,285 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 346.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cuesta College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,221	736	1,178	7,307
2015-16	9,600	909	1,442	7,249
2016-17	10,232	1,009	1,487	7,736
2017-18	10,836	1,129	1,744	7,963
2018-19	11,024	1,375	2,099	7,550
2019-20	11,281	1,702	2,258	7,321
2020-21	10,093	8,486	1,205	402
2021-22	9,661	4,999	2,248	2,414
2022-23	9,908	3,285	3,000	3,623
Average	10,206	2,626	1,851	5,729

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Enrollment Trends at Cuesta

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes