The student population at Sierra College is 15,766 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,608 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

6,692 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 313.09% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,679 where 15,766 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Sierra than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,3748,4829,892
2014-1518,565
191
8,547
65
10,018
126
2015-1618,218
-347
8,276
-271
9,942
-76
2016-1717,833
-385
8,131
-145
9,702
-240
2017-1818,221
388
8,125
-6
10,096
394
2018-1918,314
93
8,258
133
10,056
-40
2019-2018,226
-88
8,180
-78
10,046
-10
2020-2117,503
-723
7,456
-724
10,047
1
2021-2215,773
-1,730
6,972
-484
8,801
-1,246
2022-2315,766
-7
7,123
151
8,643
-158
Average17,6797,9559,724
Sierra College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.59%. The percentage was 59.90% 10 years ago and Sierra still has a high percentage of white students. 7.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.18% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141168444884,5104611,006942
2014-151058694994,7915910,905979
2015-161048925064,9017610,486959
2016-171021,0065274,7745810,088996
2017-181031,0985184,7816110,3211,094
2018-19831,1775334,8616410,2261,152
2019-20801,2165235,046929,4101,112
2020-21871,2825114,857789,1291,134
2021-22851,2704323,813648,6871,139
2022-23871,2455013,629758,7641,223
Average951,0905044,596679,9021,073
Sierra College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,692 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 313.09% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sierra College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1518,5651,6202,64614,299
2015-1618,2181,8132,97213,433
2016-1717,8331,9033,26512,665
2017-1818,2212,2053,54012,476
2018-1918,3142,3323,91312,069
2019-2018,2262,6574,22111,348
2020-2117,5032,1647,6697,670
2021-2215,77310,5362,9942,243
2022-2315,7666,6924,9094,165
Average17,6023,5474,01410,041

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