Student Population at South Puget Sound CC

Total Enrollment

4,871 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

4,871

Online Enrollment

2,213

Men Students

1,948

Women Students

2,923

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 4,871 students have enrolled at South Puget Sound Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,948 male and 2,923 female students are attending South Puget Sound Community College. By attendance status, there are 2,942 full-time students and 1,929 part-time students.

The number of students at South Puget Sound Community College is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.

South Puget Sound Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,213 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares South Puget Sound CC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington average (7,968 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
South Puget Sound Community College	4,871	4,871
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 Washington	7,968	7,261

The below chart compares the student population between South Puget Sound Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,948 male and 2,923 female students attending South Puget Sound CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 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 South Puget Sound CC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Puget Sound CC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,871	2,942	1,929
Men	1,948	1,249	699
Women	2,923	1,693	1,230

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,241 White students (46.01%) and 749 Hispanic students (15.38%) at South Puget Sound Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Puget Sound Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Puget Sound Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	26	7	19
Asian	336	150	186
Black or African American	195	79	116
Hispanic	749	294	455
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	8	15
White	2,241	903	1,338
Two or More Races	536	201	335
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	709	278	431
Total	4,871	1,948	2,923

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,314 students whose age under twenty five and 1,081 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Puget Sound Community College.

Especially, 1,280 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Puget Sound Community College.

Population by Student Age at South Puget Sound Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,871	1,948	2,923
Under 18	1,280	541	739
18-19	1,079	485	594
20-21	538	244	294
22-24	417	157	260
25-29	476	192	284
30-34	359	112	247
35-39	294	89	205
40-49	290	88	202
50-64	131	39	92
65 and over	7	1	6
Total	4,871	1,948	2,923

Online Student Population

At South Puget Sound Community College, 3,804 students (78.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,213 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, 2,177 students live in Washington where South Puget Sound Community College is located in and 27 students have enrolled from other states.