How Student Population Changes at Palm Beach State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 28,661 where 24,223 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Palm Beach State than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29,763	12,887	16,876
2014-15	28,517 -1,246	12,384 -503	16,133 -743
2015-16	29,616 1,099	12,785 401	16,831 698
2016-17	30,520 904	12,894 109	17,626 795
2017-18	30,052 -468	12,805 -89	17,247 -379
2018-19	31,816 1,764	13,266 461	18,550 1,303
2019-20	31,289 -527	12,901 -365	18,388 -162
2020-21	26,666 -4,623	10,363 -2,538	16,303 -2,085
2021-22	24,151 -2,515	9,452 -911	14,699 -1,604
2022-23	24,223 72	9,681 229	14,542 -157
Average	28,661	11,942	16,720

Palm Beach State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.12% and the percentage of black students is 28.45% at Palm Beach State College. 3.24% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Palm Beach State 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	43	847	7,012	7,596	48	11,848	568
2014-15	49	808	6,676	7,698	55	10,863	574
2015-16	50	822	7,164	8,265	54	10,731	673
2016-17	63	853	7,585	8,804	71	10,566	725
2017-18	62	861	7,445	9,127	53	10,104	718
2018-19	69	886	8,276	9,921	64	10,019	810
2019-20	51	876	8,327	9,919	56	9,464	825
2020-21	30	797	6,938	8,617	47	8,126	717
2021-22	38	754	6,795	7,930	37	7,010	638
2022-23	38	785	6,892	8,118	33	6,812	640
Average	49	829	7,311	8,600	52	9,554	689

Palm Beach State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

11,450 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 47% of total students. The number of online students has increased 359.47% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Palm Beach State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	28,517	2,492	4,453	21,572
2015-16	29,616	2,653	4,746	22,217
2016-17	30,520	2,805	4,731	22,984
2017-18	30,052	2,993	5,035	22,024
2018-19	31,816	3,614	5,440	22,762
2019-20	31,289	3,906	5,716	21,667
2020-21	26,666	25,356	367	943
2021-22	24,151	12,193	6,416	5,542
2022-23	24,223	11,450	6,301	6,472
Average	28,539	7,496	4,801	16,243

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Enrollment Trends at Palm Beach State

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes