How Student Population Changes at Polk State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,343 where 8,180 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Polk State than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	11,085	4,193	6,892
2014-15	11,060 -25	3,976 -217	7,084 192
2015-16	10,657 -403	3,972 -4	6,685 -399
2016-17	11,364 707	4,197 225	7,167 482
2017-18	10,659 -705	3,937 -260	6,722 -445
2018-19	10,591 -68	3,686 -251	6,905 183
2019-20	10,827 236	3,738 52	7,089 184
2020-21	9,961 -866	3,304 -434	6,657 -432
2021-22	9,044 -917	3,111 -193	5,933 -724
2022-23	8,180 -864	2,811 -300	5,369 -564
Average	10,343	3,693	6,650

Polk State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.37% and the percentage of black students is 16.72% at Polk State College. 3.24% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Polk 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	27	272	1,869	1,873	9	6,397	224
2014-15	29	286	1,830	2,012	12	6,148	256
2015-16	14	258	1,711	2,097	7	5,782	267
2016-17	23	258	1,826	2,387	8	6,003	323
2017-18	25	252	1,668	2,382	9	5,544	341
2018-19	29	260	1,686	2,517	12	5,352	367
2019-20	26	281	1,761	2,793	15	5,233	447
2020-21	27	259	1,606	2,598	25	4,854	383
2021-22	25	277	1,444	2,490	31	4,213	362
2022-23	18	265	1,368	2,296	18	3,711	298
Average	24	267	1,677	2,345	15	5,324	327

Polk State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,334 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 145.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Polk State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	11,060	1,359	2,595	7,106
2015-16	10,657	1,469	2,453	6,735
2016-17	11,364	1,803	2,595	6,966
2017-18	10,659	1,659	2,699	6,301
2018-19	10,591	1,938	2,839	5,814
2019-20	10,827	2,218	3,231	5,378
2020-21	9,961	7,599	1,327	1,035
2021-22	9,044	4,692	2,495	1,857
2022-23	8,180	3,334	2,863	1,983
Average	10,260	2,897	2,566	4,797

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Enrollment Trends at Polk State

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes