Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Palm Beach State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida.
Palm Beach State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 19,537 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida average (18,506 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Palm Beach State College25,91625,916
Similarly Ranked Schools19,53719,537
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 Palm Beach State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,132 male and 15,784 female students attending Palm Beach State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 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 Palm Beach State.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Palm Beach State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total25,9168,29517,621
Men10,1323,5796,553
Women15,7844,71611,068

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,911 Hispanic students (34.38%) and 7,500 Black or African American students (28.94%) at Palm Beach State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Palm Beach State College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Palm Beach State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native311219
Asian749343406
Black or African American7,5002,5524,948
Hispanic8,9113,4025,509
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander331419
White6,2892,8393,450
Two or More Races703283420
Race/Ethnicity Unknown899403496
Total 25,91610,13215,784

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,338 students whose age under twenty five and 4,711 students whose age is over thirty years old at Palm Beach State College.
Especially, 2,825 students are younger than eighteen and 39 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Palm Beach State College.
Population by Student Age at Palm Beach State College
TotalMenWomen
Total25,916 10,13215,784
Under 182,825 1,0921,733
18-197,086 3,0624,024
20-214,756 2,0332,723
22-243,671 1,4762,195
25-292,867 1,0941,773
30-341,726 5361,190
35-391,149 333816
40-491,208 324884
50-64589 168421
65 and over39 1425
Total 25,916 10,13215,784

Online Student Population

At Palm Beach State College, 18,170 students (70.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10,964 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, 10,749 students live in Florida where Palm Beach State College is located in and 82 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total25,916
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10,964
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,206
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,746
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10,964
Florida Residents10,749
Other State in U.S.82
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown132