Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Delgado CC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana.
Delgado CC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,469 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana average (4,259 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Delgado Community College12,71212,712
Similarly Ranked Schools6,4696,469
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana4,2594,463
The below chart compares the student population between Delgado Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,828 male and 8,884 female students attending Delgado CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.43 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 Delgado CC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delgado CC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,7124,4958,217
Men3,8281,5322,296
Women8,8842,9635,921

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,518 Black or African American students (51.27%) and 3,282 White students (25.82%) at Delgado Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Delgado Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delgado Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native491633
Asian318136182
Black or African American6,5181,6834,835
Hispanic1,7315561,175
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20812
White3,2821,1512,131
Two or More Races447125322
Race/Ethnicity Unknown682939
Total 12,7123,8288,884

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,375 students whose age under twenty five and 4,217 students whose age is over thirty years old at Delgado Community College.
Especially, 682 students are younger than eighteen and 66 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Delgado Community College.
Population by Student Age at Delgado Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total12,712 3,8288,884
Under 18682 286396
18-191,945 7081,237
20-211,807 5671,240
22-241,941 5621,379
25-292,120 5911,529
30-341,542 4271,115
35-39995 265730
40-491,143 288855
50-64471 117354
65 and over66 1749
Total 12,712 3,8288,884

Online Student Population

At Delgado Community College, 8,676 students (68.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,276 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, 5,019 students live in Louisiana where Delgado Community College is located in and 217 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total12,712
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,276
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,400
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,036
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,276
Louisiana Residents5,019
Other State in U.S.217
Outside of U.S.40
Unknown0