Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Dallas's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
Dallas has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 8,831 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Dallas College69,74969,749
Similarly Ranked Schools8,8318,831
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,793
The below chart compares the student population between Dallas College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 28,600 male and 41,149 female students attending Dallas. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Dallas.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dallas
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total69,74918,39651,353
Men28,6008,26620,334
Women41,14910,13031,019

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 34,387 Hispanic students (49.30%) and 14,681 Black or African American students (21.05%) at Dallas College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dallas College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dallas College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native19696100
Asian4,5592,1252,434
Black or African American14,6814,9749,707
Hispanic34,38714,12520,262
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander954
White9,3714,3335,038
Two or More Races1,091446645
Race/Ethnicity Unknown2,7001,1791,521
Total 69,74928,60041,149

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 54,164 students whose age under twenty five and 9,545 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dallas College.
Especially, 23,315 students are younger than eighteen and 597 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Dallas College.
Population by Student Age at Dallas College
TotalMenWomen
Total69,749 28,60041,149
Under 1823,315 9,70613,609
18-1913,635 6,1157,520
20-219,571 4,2295,342
22-247,643 3,1054,538
25-296,040 2,3213,719
30-343,380 1,1792,201
35-392,059 6571,402
40-492,297 6971,600
50-641,212 375837
65 and over597 216381
Total 69,749 28,60041,149

Online Student Population

At Dallas College, 46,428 students (66.56% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 26,959 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 26,422 students live in Texas where Dallas College is located in and 487 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total69,749
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes26,959
Enrolled Some in Online Classes19,469
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,321
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)26,959
Texas Residents26,422
Other State in U.S.487
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown50