Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Foothill's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
Foothill has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 17,935 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Foothill College12,94912,949
Similarly Ranked Schools17,93517,935
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,707
The below chart compares the student population between Foothill College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,762 male and 6,187 female students attending Foothill. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.09 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 Foothill.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Foothill
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,9493,9538,996
Men6,7621,8704,892
Women6,1872,0834,104

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,381 Hispanic students (33.83%) and 3,421 Asian students (26.42%) at Foothill College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Foothill College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Foothill College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1569
Asian3,4211,6331,788
Black or African American391219172
Hispanic4,3812,2312,150
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander915041
White3,2021,8261,376
Two or More Races777429348
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21712196
Total 12,9496,7626,187

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,760 students whose age under twenty five and 3,238 students whose age is over thirty years old at Foothill College.
Especially, 1,474 students are younger than eighteen and 76 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Foothill College.
Population by Student Age at Foothill College
TotalMenWomen
Total12,949 6,7626,187
Under 181,474 729745
18-192,575 1,2421,333
20-211,836 927909
22-241,875 1,012863
25-291,951 1,146805
30-341,263 779484
35-39751 415336
40-49719 320399
50-64429 163266
65 and over76 2947
Total 12,949 6,7626,187

Online Student Population

At Foothill College, 9,004 students (69.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,985 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, 5,710 students live in California where Foothill College is located in and 62 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total12,949
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,985
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,019
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,945
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,985
California Residents5,710
Other State in U.S.62
Outside of U.S.96
Unknown117