College of the Desert Student Population and Demographics

C of the Desert Student Population

College of the Desert has a total enrollment of 12,861 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 4,187 full-time and 8,674 part-time students with gender distribution of 5,587 male and 7,274 female students.

College of the Desert is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 4,122 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

College of the Desert has a total enrollment of 12,861 with a gender distribution of 43.44% male (5,587 students) and 56.56% female (7,274 students).

Student Population By Gender
College of the Desert
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,861	5,587	7,274
Full-time	4,187	1,903	2,284
Part-time	8,674	3,684	4,990

[Chart] College of the Desert 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

College of the Desert has 4,187 full-time and 8,674 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,187 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 8,674 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
College of the Desert
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	12,861	4,187	8,674
Men	5,587	1,903	3,684
Women	7,274	2,284	4,990

[Chart] College of the Desert Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At College of the Desert, 4,122 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,016 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 12,861 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
College of the Desert
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	12,861	12,861
Online Exclusively	4,122	4,122
In Some Online Classes	4,016	4,016
Not In Online Classes	4,723	4,723

[Chart] College of the Desert Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at College of the Desert. There are 37 American Indian/Native American, 1,891 White, 306 Black/African American, 341 Asian, 9,509 Hispanic, 8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 305 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
College of the Desert
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,861	5,587	7,274
American Indian/Native American	37	14	23
Asian	341	157	184
Black/African American	306	143	163
Hispanic	9,509	3,926	5,583
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	1,891	993	898
Two More	314	155	159
Race Un-Known	386	150	236

[Chart] College of the DesertRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at College of the Desert.

Student Age Distribution
College of the Desert
	Undergraduate
Total	12,861
Under 18	2,202
Age 18-19	3,611
Age 20-21	1,794
Age 22-24	1,400
Age 25-29	1,318
Age 30-34	878
Age 35-39	614
Age 40-49	649
Age 50-64	341
Over 64	54
Age Un-Known	0

[Chart] College of the Desert 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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