How Student Population Changes at MDC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 55,031 where 47,245 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MDC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	66,298	27,724	38,574
2014-15	66,046 -252	27,723 -1	38,323 -251
2015-16	62,332 -3,714	26,250 -1,473	36,082 -2,241
2016-17	55,206 -7,126	23,611 -2,639	31,595 -4,487
2017-18	56,001 795	23,843 232	32,158 563
2018-19	54,973 -1,028	23,410 -433	31,563 -595
2019-20	51,679 -3,294	21,950 -1,460	29,729 -1,834
2020-21	46,523 -5,156	18,735 -3,215	27,788 -1,941
2021-22	44,002 -2,521	17,898 -837	26,104 -1,684
2022-23	47,245 3,243	19,732 1,834	27,513 1,409
Average	55,031	23,088	31,943

Miami Dade College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.41% and the percentage of black students is 14.65% at Miami Dade College. 1.10% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Miami Dade 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	50	656	10,878	44,545	49	4,445	202
2014-15	47	655	10,722	44,870	41	4,170	226
2015-16	48	623	9,339	43,085	30	3,737	243
2016-17	42	547	7,795	38,170	30	3,396	252
2017-18	51	534	7,885	39,262	30	3,231	336
2018-19	46	541	7,613	38,213	30	3,229	442
2019-20	38	550	7,105	36,621	29	2,635	428
2020-21	26	497	6,301	33,473	25	2,353	406
2021-22	23	464	6,343	31,631	13	2,058	373
2022-23	16	518	6,923	33,658	18	2,085	457
Average	39	559	8,090	38,353	30	3,134	337

Miami Dade College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

17,085 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 406.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Miami Dade College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	66,046	3,372	5,801	56,873
2015-16	62,332	3,314	5,341	53,677
2016-17	55,206	2,965	4,316	47,925
2017-18	56,001	3,062	5,050	47,889
2018-19	54,973	3,504	5,613	45,856
2019-20	51,679	3,507	5,963	42,209
2020-21	46,523	13,254	23,927	9,342
2021-22	44,002	19,203	16,787	8,012
2022-23	47,245	17,085	14,522	15,638
Average	53,779	7,696	9,702	36,380

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Enrollment Trends at MDC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes