How Student Population Changes at MiraCosta

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,505 where 10,860 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MiraCosta than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14,537	6,364	8,173
2014-15	14,687 150	6,410 46	8,277 104
2015-16	15,062 375	6,530 120	8,532 255
2016-17	14,801 -261	6,242 -288	8,559 27
2017-18	14,617 -184	6,212 -30	8,405 -154
2018-19	13,720 -897	5,790 -422	7,930 -475
2019-20	12,992 -728	5,409 -381	7,583 -347
2020-21	12,645 -347	4,946 -463	7,699 116
2021-22	11,125 -1,520	4,440 -506	6,685 -1,014
2022-23	10,860 -265	4,502 62	6,358 -327
Average	13,505	5,685	7,820

MiraCosta College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 35.06% and the percentage of black students is 3.53% at MiraCosta College. 6.73% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at MiraCosta 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	57	964	538	4,646	79	6,847	932
2014-15	49	925	499	4,937	70	6,679	1,021
2015-16	43	954	504	5,398	61	6,562	1,015
2016-17	47	935	497	5,397	77	6,291	1,056
2017-18	37	956	456	5,592	79	5,978	1,066
2018-19	49	878	480	5,443	67	5,383	1,015
2019-20	65	869	428	5,059	85	4,893	887
2020-21	50	867	411	4,845	71	4,957	911
2021-22	52	753	388	4,293	76	4,316	843
2022-23	36	731	383	4,704	67	3,808	744
Average	49	883	458	5,031	73	5,571	949

MiraCosta College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,118 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 56% of total students. The number of online students has increased 189.68% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at MiraCosta College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	14,687	2,112	3,622	8,953
2015-16	15,062	2,347	3,756	8,959
2016-17	14,801	2,676	3,951	8,174
2017-18	14,617	2,673	3,873	8,071
2018-19	13,720	2,748	3,835	7,137
2019-20	12,992	2,940	4,072	5,980
2020-21	12,645	12,264	244	137
2021-22	11,125	9,772	1,027	326
2022-23	10,860	6,118	3,694	1,048
Average	13,390	4,850	3,119	5,421

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Enrollment Trends at MiraCosta

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes