Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Palomar'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.
Palomar has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 20,133 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California average (11,761 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Palomar College19,55019,550
Similarly Ranked Schools20,13320,133
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 Palomar College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,538 male and 9,012 female students attending Palomar. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.17 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 Palomar.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Palomar
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total19,5506,44313,107
Men10,5383,4117,127
Women9,0123,0325,980

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,728 Hispanic students (49.76%) and 6,181 White students (31.62%) at Palomar College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Palomar College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Palomar College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1175760
Asian1,282659623
Black or African American573335238
Hispanic9,7284,9714,757
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander794435
White6,1813,5862,595
Two or More Races1,239674565
Race/Ethnicity Unknown25916495
Total 19,55010,5389,012

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,969 students whose age under twenty five and 4,249 students whose age is over thirty years old at Palomar College.
Especially, 2,331 students are younger than eighteen and 159 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Palomar College.
Population by Student Age at Palomar College
TotalMenWomen
Total19,550 10,5389,012
Under 182,331 9491,382
18-194,904 2,5652,339
20-213,057 1,6181,439
22-242,677 1,5091,168
25-292,332 1,391941
30-341,534 924610
35-39954 599355
40-49973 552421
50-64629 327302
65 and over159 10455
Total 19,550 10,5389,012

Online Student Population

At Palomar College, 11,913 students (60.94% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,246 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, 5,197 students live in California where Palomar College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total19,550
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,246
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,667
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,637
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,246
California Residents5,197
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown48