Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SAC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
SAC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 16,505 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Santa Ana College27,24827,248
Similarly Ranked Schools16,50516,505
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,707
The below chart compares the student population between Santa Ana College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 15,931 male and 11,317 female students attending SAC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.41 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 SAC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SAC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,2484,35122,897
Men15,9312,20613,725
Women11,3172,1459,172

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 14,604 Hispanic students (53.60%) and 5,007 White students (18.38%) at Santa Ana College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Santa Ana College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Santa Ana College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native453411
Asian2,1471,0881,059
Black or African American404224180
Hispanic14,6047,2457,359
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander623923
White5,0073,6641,343
Two or More Races617351266
Race/Ethnicity Unknown4,1953,204991
Total 27,24815,93111,317

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,497 students whose age under twenty five and 10,167 students whose age is over thirty years old at Santa Ana College.
Especially, 3,535 students are younger than eighteen and 169 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Santa Ana College.
Population by Student Age at Santa Ana College
TotalMenWomen
Total27,248 15,93111,317
Under 183,535 1,5681,967
18-194,279 2,2811,998
20-212,958 1,5721,386
22-242,725 1,4391,286
25-293,573 2,0261,547
30-342,978 1,8291,149
35-392,257 1,560697
40-493,110 2,317793
50-641,653 1,220433
65 and over169 11455
unknown11 56
Total 27,248 15,93111,317

Online Student Population

At Santa Ana College, 13,978 students (51.30% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8,579 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, 8,258 students live in California where Santa Ana College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total27,248
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes8,579
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,399
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,270
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8,579
California Residents8,258
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.37
Unknown284