Student Population at Palm Beach State
Total Enrollment
25,916 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
25,916
Online Enrollment
10,964
Men Students
10,132
Women Students
15,784
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 25,916 students have enrolled at Palm Beach State College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 10,132 male and 15,784 female students are attending Palm Beach State College. By attendance status, there are 8,295 full-time students and 17,621 part-time students.
The number of students at Palm Beach State College is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Broward College and The College of the Florida Keys, its population is large (average population is 19,537).
Palm Beach State College offers online degree/certificate programs and 10,964 students enrolled in online programs.
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).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach State College | 25,916 | 25,916 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 19,537 | 19,537 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges | 11,396 | 9,810 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 4,205 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida | 18,506 | 16,836 |
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.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25,916 | 8,295 | 17,621 |
| Men | 10,132 | 3,579 | 6,553 |
| Women | 15,784 | 4,716 | 11,068 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| Asian | 749 | 343 | 406 |
| Black or African American | 7,500 | 2,552 | 4,948 |
| Hispanic | 8,911 | 3,402 | 5,509 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 33 | 14 | 19 |
| White | 6,289 | 2,839 | 3,450 |
| Two or More Races | 703 | 283 | 420 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 899 | 403 | 496 |
| Total | 25,916 | 10,132 | 15,784 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25,916 | 10,132 | 15,784 |
| Under 18 | 2,825 | 1,092 | 1,733 |
| 18-19 | 7,086 | 3,062 | 4,024 |
| 20-21 | 4,756 | 2,033 | 2,723 |
| 22-24 | 3,671 | 1,476 | 2,195 |
| 25-29 | 2,867 | 1,094 | 1,773 |
| 30-34 | 1,726 | 536 | 1,190 |
| 35-39 | 1,149 | 333 | 816 |
| 40-49 | 1,208 | 324 | 884 |
| 50-64 | 589 | 168 | 421 |
| 65 and over | 39 | 14 | 25 |
| Total | 25,916 | 10,132 | 15,784 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 25,916 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 10,964 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 7,206 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 7,746 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 10,964 |
| Florida Residents | 10,749 |
| Other State in U.S. | 82 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
| Unknown | 132 |
