Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares GCSC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida.
GCSC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 21,814 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida average (18,506 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Gulf Coast State College5,4265,426
Similarly Ranked Schools21,81421,814
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida18,50616,836
The below chart compares the student population between Gulf Coast State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,922 male and 3,504 female students attending GCSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 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 GCSC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GCSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,4262,1073,319
Men1,9227841,138
Women3,5041,3232,181

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,632 White students (66.94%) and 594 Black or African American students (10.95%) at Gulf Coast State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Gulf Coast State College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gulf Coast State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native30921
Asian1747896
Black or African American594166428
Hispanic512186326
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White3,6321,3172,315
Two or More Races318112206
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1053669
Total 5,4261,9223,504

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,809 students whose age under twenty five and 1,126 students whose age is over thirty years old at Gulf Coast State College.
Especially, 1,087 students are younger than eighteen and 129 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Gulf Coast State College.
Population by Student Age at Gulf Coast State College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,426 1,9223,504
Under 181,087 412675
18-191,373 527846
20-21748 312436
22-24601 209392
25-29491 151340
30-34350 105245
35-39221 61160
40-49231 59172
50-64195 53142
65 and over129 3396
Total 5,426 1,9223,504

Online Student Population

At Gulf Coast State College, 3,171 students (58.44% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,270 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, 1,221 students live in Florida where Gulf Coast State College is located in and 29 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,426
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,270
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,901
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,255
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,270
Florida Residents1,221
Other State in U.S.29
Outside of U.S.19
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