How many students at MiraCosta? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,860 students have enrolled in MiraCosta College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 4,502 male and 6,358 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (9,355 students in average - public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's).

6,118 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,694 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

MiraCosta College has a total of 10,860 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 10,860 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 4,502 male and 6,358 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
Undergraduate
Total10,860
Men4,502
Women6,358
MiraCosta College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,808 White, 383 Black, and 731 Asian students out of a total of 10,860 are attending at MiraCosta College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American361620
Asian731321410
Black383165218
Hispanic4,7041,7642,940
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders673136
White3,8081,7032,105
Two or more races744327417
Race Unknown290137153
MiraCosta College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, MiraCosta has 567 students under 18 years old and 95 students over 65 years old. There are 6,713 students under 25 years old, and 4,412 students over 25 years old out of 11,125 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18567327240
18-192,5741,4301,144
20-211,8791,004875
22-241,6931,000693
25-291,6401,017623
30-34973647326
35-39556380176
40-49702501201
50-64446331115
Over 65954847
MiraCosta College 2022 Student Population by Age chartMiraCosta College 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At MiraCosta College, 6,118 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,694 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,930 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 188 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students10,8606,1183,694
Undergraduate10,8606,1183,694
Online Student Population by Locality
California ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students5,93014048
MiraCosta College 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,860 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,193 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.99%.331 students have transferred in as full-time status and 862 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,589
Transfer-in Full-time331
Regular Part-time6,078
Transfer-in Part-time862

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