Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Santa Monica College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,905 male and 12,470 female students attending SMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 SMC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22,3758,85213,523
Men9,9054,1465,759
Women12,4704,7067,764

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,314 Hispanic students (41.63%) and 5,723 White students (25.58%) at Santa Monica College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Santa Monica College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Santa Monica College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native281216
Asian1,9939181,075
Black or African American1,9808671,113
Hispanic9,3143,8985,416
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander291217
White5,7232,6993,024
Two or More Races1,203540663
Race/Ethnicity Unknown609268341
Total 22,3759,90512,470

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 15,122 students whose age under twenty five and 4,446 students whose age is over thirty years old at Santa Monica College.
Especially, 1,155 students are younger than eighteen and 162 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Santa Monica College.
Population by Student Age at Santa Monica College
TotalMenWomen
Total22,375 9,90512,470
Under 181,155 511644
18-196,348 2,9663,382
20-214,294 1,9962,298
22-243,325 1,5581,767
25-292,807 1,2101,597
30-341,722 6871,035
35-39883 338545
40-49976 323653
50-64703 251452
65 and over162 6597
Total 22,375 9,90512,470

Online Student Population

At Santa Monica College, 18,105 students (80.92% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10,229 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, 9,276 students live in California where Santa Monica College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total22,375
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10,229
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,876
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,270
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10,229
California Residents9,276
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.263
Unknown690