How Student Population Changes at SouthArk

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,436 where 1,162 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.14 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in SouthArk than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,632	437	1,195
2014-15	1,693 61	464 27	1,229 34
2015-16	1,558 -135	454 -10	1,104 -125
2016-17	1,536 -22	482 28	1,054 -50
2017-18	1,481 -55	444 -38	1,037 -17
2018-19	1,473 -8	436 -8	1,037 0
2019-20	1,443 -30	442 6	1,001 -36
2020-21	1,253 -190	384 -58	869 -132
2021-22	1,132 -121	377 -7	755 -114
2022-23	1,162 30	370 -7	792 37
Average	1,436	429	1,007

South Arkansas College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.84%. The percentage was 54.84% 10 years ago and SouthArk still has a high percentage of white students. 0.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 35.89% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Arkansas 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	0	9	665	51	0	895	0
2014-15	4	10	635	61	0	977	0
2015-16	6	10	555	87	0	893	0
2016-17	8	11	491	85	0	906	18
2017-18	6	13	480	63	0	857	51
2018-19	7	13	495	84	0	820	23
2019-20	5	11	491	81	0	802	26
2020-21	2	8	415	72	0	697	40
2021-22	5	8	375	70	2	605	25
2022-23	8	6	417	66	2	614	30
Average	5	10	502	72	0	807	21

South Arkansas College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

334 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 43.97% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Arkansas College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,693	232	472	989
2015-16	1,558	220	390	948
2016-17	1,536	238	368	930
2017-18	1,481	244	438	799
2018-19	1,473	249	450	774
2019-20	1,443	262	394	787
2020-21	1,252	328	406	518
2021-22	1,132	333	337	462
2022-23	1,162	334	380	448
Average	1,414	271	404	739

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Enrollment Trends at SouthArk

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes