Palo Alto College Student Population and Demographics

Palo Alto Student Population

Palo Alto College has a total enrollment of 12,395 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 2,555 full-time and 9,840 part-time students with gender distribution of 4,762 male and 7,633 female students.

Palo Alto College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 4,882 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Palo Alto College has a total enrollment of 12,395 with a gender distribution of 38.42% male (4,762 students) and 61.58% female (7,633 students).

Student Population By Gender
Palo Alto College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,395	4,762	7,633
Full-time	2,555	947	1,608
Part-time	9,840	3,815	6,025

[Chart] Palo Alto College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Palo Alto College has 2,555 full-time and 9,840 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,555 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 9,840 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Palo Alto College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	12,395	2,555	9,840
Men	4,762	947	3,815
Women	7,633	1,608	6,025

[Chart] Palo Alto College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Palo Alto College, 4,882 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,726 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 12,395 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Palo Alto College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	12,395	12,395
Online Exclusively	4,882	4,882
In Some Online Classes	3,726	3,726
Not In Online Classes	3,787	3,787

[Chart] Palo Alto College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Palo Alto College. There are 17 American Indian/Native American, 1,511 White, 594 Black/African American, 162 Asian, 9,441 Hispanic, 12 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 277 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Palo Alto College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,395	4,762	7,633
American Indian/Native American	17	9	8
Asian	162	69	93
Black/African American	594	239	355
Hispanic	9,441	3,553	5,888
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	5	7
White	1,511	605	906
Two More	289	123	166
Race Un-Known	361	154	207

[Chart] Palo Alto CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

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