How Student Population Changes at San Diego Mesa

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,950 where 18,076 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in San Diego Mesa than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24,251	11,692	12,559
2014-15	24,159 -92	11,662 -30	12,497 -62
2015-16	24,208 49	11,651 -11	12,557 60
2016-17	23,560 -648	11,209 -442	12,351 -206
2017-18	23,532 -28	10,905 -304	12,627 276
2018-19	22,284 -1,248	10,178 -727	12,106 -521
2019-20	20,712 -1,572	9,332 -846	11,380 -726
2020-21	20,693 -19	8,905 -427	11,788 408
2021-22	18,028 -2,665	7,896 -1,009	10,132 -1,656
2022-23	18,076 48	7,977 81	10,099 -33
Average	21,950	10,141	11,810

San Diego Mesa College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.96% and the percentage of black students is 6.46% at San Diego Mesa College. 14.59% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at San Diego Mesa 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	101	3,801	1,675	7,878	145	8,230	1,398
2014-15	89	3,833	1,571	8,022	155	7,819	1,424
2015-16	75	3,684	1,512	8,311	155	7,789	1,488
2016-17	67	3,401	1,587	8,618	133	7,645	1,506
2017-18	67	3,503	1,515	8,785	135	7,378	1,513
2018-19	73	3,249	1,474	8,515	132	6,822	1,448
2019-20	66	3,133	1,254	8,066	83	6,004	1,409
2020-21	49	3,107	1,197	8,082	92	6,090	1,586
2021-22	46	2,700	1,099	7,197	83	5,213	1,366
2022-23	41	2,638	1,167	7,198	83	5,235	1,415
Average	67	3,305	1,405	8,067	120	6,823	1,455

San Diego Mesa College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

7,902 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 183.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at San Diego Mesa College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	24,159	2,789	2,745	18,625
2015-16	24,208	3,260	3,018	17,930
2016-17	23,560	3,665	3,437	16,458
2017-18	23,532	3,967	3,673	15,892
2018-19	22,284	4,115	3,882	14,287
2019-20	20,712	3,661	4,126	12,925
2020-21	20,693	19,792	750	151
2021-22	18,028	12,656	3,598	1,774
2022-23	18,076	7,902	4,852	5,322
Average	21,695	6,867	3,342	11,485

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Enrollment Trends at San Diego Mesa

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes