Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Monterey Peninsula'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.
Monterey Peninsula 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
Monterey Peninsula College7,1737,173
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 Monterey Peninsula College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,346 male and 3,827 female students attending Monterey Peninsula. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.87 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 Monterey Peninsula.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Monterey Peninsula
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,1732,2254,948
Men3,3461,1292,217
Women3,8271,0962,731

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,589 Hispanic students (50.03%) and 2,053 White students (28.62%) at Monterey Peninsula College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Monterey Peninsula College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Monterey Peninsula College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1358
Asian530256274
Black or African American19610294
Hispanic3,5891,5672,022
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander462026
White2,0531,0471,006
Two or More Races433201232
Race/Ethnicity Unknown287136151
Total 7,1733,3463,827

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,499 students whose age under twenty five and 1,910 students whose age is over thirty years old at Monterey Peninsula College.
Especially, 1,262 students are younger than eighteen and 217 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Monterey Peninsula College.
Population by Student Age at Monterey Peninsula College
TotalMenWomen
Total7,173 3,3463,827
Under 181,262 544718
18-191,495 742753
20-21908 449459
22-24834 392442
25-29763 356407
30-34582 284298
35-39356 167189
40-49386 179207
50-64369 153216
65 and over217 79138
unknown1 10
Total 7,173 3,3463,827

Online Student Population

At Monterey Peninsula College, 3,835 students (53.46% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,552 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, 1,521 students live in California where Monterey Peninsula College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total7,173
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,552
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,283
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,338
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,552
California Residents1,521
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown29