How Student Population Changes at Rock Valley

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,707 where 5,861 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Rock Valley than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,150	3,560	4,590
2014-15	7,737 -413	3,434 -126	4,303 -287
2015-16	7,651 -86	3,352 -82	4,299 -4
2016-17	7,699 48	3,485 133	4,214 -85
2017-18	6,378 -1,321	2,904 -581	3,474 -740
2018-19	6,244 -134	2,798 -106	3,446 -28
2019-20	6,092 -152	2,757 -41	3,335 -111
2020-21	5,762 -330	2,412 -345	3,350 15
2021-22	5,494 -268	2,353 -59	3,141 -209
2022-23	5,861 367	2,617 264	3,244 103
Average	6,707	2,967	3,740

Rock Valley College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.24%. The percentage was 70.88% 10 years ago and Rock Valley still has a high percentage of white students. 3.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.84% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rock Valley 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	37	143	781	1,122	8	5,777	164
2014-15	32	186	674	1,167	10	5,395	151
2015-16	27	205	660	1,308	12	5,143	148
2016-17	26	289	715	1,505	12	4,814	158
2017-18	21	185	488	1,243	7	4,114	127
2018-19	17	184	532	1,295	4	3,821	170
2019-20	17	215	527	1,351	8	3,589	141
2020-21	28	222	539	1,341	2	3,272	127
2021-22	25	208	524	1,369	7	3,053	88
2022-23	28	217	577	1,554	6	3,179	84
Average	26	205	602	1,326	8	4,216	136

Rock Valley College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,197 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 318.53% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rock Valley College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,737	286	900	6,551
2015-16	7,651	329	923	6,399
2016-17	7,699	350	1,055	6,294
2017-18	6,378	285	985	5,108
2018-19	6,244	343	1,179	4,722
2019-20	6,092	374	1,116	4,602
2020-21	5,762	3,032	1,904	826
2021-22	5,494	1,439	2,100	1,955
2022-23	5,861	1,197	1,817	2,847
Average	6,546	848	1,331	4,367

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Enrollment Trends at Rock Valley

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes