Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mission'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 California.
Mission has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 12,505 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Mission College6,9096,909
Similarly Ranked Schools12,50512,505
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California11,76111,761
The below chart compares the student population between Mission College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,119 male and 3,790 female students attending Mission. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 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 Mission.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mission
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,9091,6335,276
Men3,1197732,346
Women3,7908602,930

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,525 Asian students (36.55%) and 2,416 Hispanic students (34.97%) at Mission College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mission College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mission College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native651
Asian2,5251,1331,392
Black or African American276130146
Hispanic2,4161,0091,407
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander382117
White796399397
Two or More Races548260288
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18611868
Total 6,9093,1193,790

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,890 students whose age under twenty five and 2,083 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mission College.
Especially, 695 students are younger than eighteen and 72 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mission College.
Population by Student Age at Mission College
TotalMenWomen
Total6,909 3,1193,790
Under 18695 302393
18-191,254 584670
20-21998 521477
22-24943 451492
25-29934 448486
30-34623 267356
35-39444 161283
40-49597 210387
50-64347 140207
65 and over72 3537
unknown2 02
Total 6,909 3,1193,790

Online Student Population

At Mission College, 4,543 students (65.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,484 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, 2,471 students live in California where Mission College is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total6,909
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,484
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,059
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,366
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,484
California Residents2,471
Other State in U.S.3
Outside of U.S.10
Unknown0