The student population at Pierce College District is 8,635 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 2,432 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,728 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 71.88% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,639 where 8,635 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.66 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Pierce College District than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-146,2032,5663,637
2014-155,927
-276
2,430
-136
3,497
-140
2015-165,559
-368
2,135
-295
3,424
-73
2016-176,068
509
2,338
203
3,730
306
2017-186,048
-20
2,283
-55
3,765
35
2018-196,067
19
2,230
-53
3,837
72
2019-206,195
128
2,179
-51
4,016
179
2020-218,329
2,134
2,974
795
5,355
1,339
2021-227,363
-966
2,631
-343
4,732
-623
2022-238,635
1,272
3,243
612
5,392
660
Average6,6392,5014,139
Pierce College District Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.69% and the percentage of black students is 8.08% at Pierce College District. 7.56% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1454389719680873,186495
2014-1544349664683802,944536
2015-1643337567622712,736496
2016-1749342639759742,854607
2017-1848352576813852,794690
2018-1937371530908882,813769
2019-20434155321,048832,787851
2020-21416466261,3701324,053947
2021-22455866381,2201173,590862
2022-23406536981,3341273,686910
Average44444619944943,144716
Pierce College District Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,728 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 71.88% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pierce College District from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,9272,1698642,894
2015-165,5592,0958912,573
2016-176,0682,4799392,650
2017-186,0482,4669582,624
2018-196,0672,7509652,352
2019-206,1953,0961,1291,970
2020-218,3296,5241,561244
2021-227,3635,2621,519582
2022-238,6353,7282,1502,757
Average6,6883,3971,2202,072

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