The student population at Foothill College is 12,434 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,380 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.88 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

6,530 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 77.35% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,569 where 12,434 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.88 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Foothill than female students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,8147,4087,406
2014-1515,030
216
7,699
291
7,331
-75
2015-1615,448
418
7,911
212
7,537
206
2016-1715,369
-79
7,938
27
7,431
-106
2017-1815,697
328
8,033
95
7,664
233
2018-1914,732
-965
7,524
-509
7,208
-456
2019-2015,123
391
7,937
413
7,186
-22
2020-2114,605
-518
7,437
-500
7,168
-18
2021-2212,438
-2,167
6,502
-935
5,936
-1,232
2022-2312,434
-4
6,609
107
5,825
-111
Average14,5697,5007,069
Foothill College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.83% and the percentage of black students is 3.42% at Foothill College. 24.26% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14373,3306113,3731405,169762
2014-15293,5556013,4371035,011788
2015-16333,7695533,7651025,052769
2016-17283,8534913,9871264,885785
2017-18193,9184904,1961114,913798
2018-19173,6974884,108974,520798
2019-20383,6925374,3931364,404788
2020-21283,6664354,4151464,283840
2021-22253,1464063,9881263,487729
2022-23273,0174253,9581293,460777
Average283,5645043,9621224,518783
Foothill College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,530 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has increased 77.35% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Foothill College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1515,0303,6823,1708,178
2015-1615,4484,1692,8308,449
2016-1715,3694,1622,9968,211
2017-1815,6974,9782,9687,751
2018-1914,7325,5473,0956,090
2019-2015,1235,4392,9226,762
2020-2114,60511,7553312,519
2021-2212,4387,3771,6843,377
2022-2312,4346,5302,3463,558
Average14,5425,9602,4826,099

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