Enrollment Trends at GCSC

The student population at Gulf Coast State College is 4,694 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,577 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,172 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 29.65% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,243 where 4,694 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GCSC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gulf Coast State College since 2013.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-146,2712,4503,821
2014-155,926
-345
2,230
-220
3,696
-125
2015-165,453
-473
2,162
-68
3,291
-405
2016-175,483
30
2,143
-19
3,340
49
2017-185,379
-104
2,145
2
3,234
-106
2018-195,644
265
2,170
25
3,474
240
2019-204,797
-847
1,778
-392
3,019
-455
2020-214,410
-387
1,558
-220
2,852
-167
2021-224,377
-33
1,504
-54
2,873
21
2022-234,694
317
1,670
166
3,024
151
Average5,2431,9813,262
Gulf Coast State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.05%. The percentage was 74.55% 10 years ago and GCSC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.88% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gulf Coast State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143816670030514,675184
2014-154516467032404,297207
2015-164614157729703,969197
2016-174913956933804,015176
2017-184315857733113,890182
2018-193917264433833,908192
2019-202715448030733,303166
2020-213414249527232,998194
2021-223116345330313,009199
2022-231718346432843,288201
Average3715856331423,735190
Gulf Coast State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.65% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gulf Coast State College from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,9269041,5313,491
2015-165,4538821,3883,183
2016-175,4839401,4433,100
2017-185,3798591,4063,114
2018-195,6449711,5193,154
2019-204,7971,0071,2142,576
2020-214,4101,1651,3521,893
2021-224,3771,1311,3481,898
2022-234,6941,1721,5311,991
Average5,1291,0031,4152,711
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