The student population at Cuesta College is 9,908 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 652 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

3,285 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 346.33% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,111 where 9,908 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Cuesta.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-149,2564,5304,726
2014-159,221
-35
4,389
-141
4,832
106
2015-169,600
379
4,581
192
5,019
187
2016-1710,232
632
5,092
511
5,140
121
2017-1810,836
604
5,366
274
5,470
330
2018-1911,024
188
5,418
52
5,606
136
2019-2011,281
257
5,565
147
5,716
110
2020-2110,093
-1,188
4,741
-824
5,352
-364
2021-229,661
-432
4,632
-109
5,029
-323
2022-239,908
247
4,876
244
5,032
3
Average10,1114,9195,192
Cuesta College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.49% and the percentage of black students is 2.53% at Cuesta College. 3.13% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cuesta College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14563111272,627185,572409
2014-15542891152,697155,492452
2015-16602861552,857195,613503
2016-17562982043,178145,704549
2017-18683202263,588125,881589
2018-19693322623,689185,898640
2019-20693582593,754235,520561
2020-21413483153,192295,341542
2021-22353322503,165254,994601
2022-23453102513,358244,903642
Average553182163,211205,492549
Cuesta College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,285 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 346.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cuesta College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,2217361,1787,307
2015-169,6009091,4427,249
2016-1710,2321,0091,4877,736
2017-1810,8361,1291,7447,963
2018-1911,0241,3752,0997,550
2019-2011,2811,7022,2587,321
2020-2110,0938,4861,205402
2021-229,6614,9992,2482,414
2022-239,9083,2853,0003,623
Average10,2062,6261,8515,729

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