Palomar College Student Population and Demographics

Palomar Student Population

Palomar College has a total enrollment of 19,550 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 6,443 full-time and 13,107 part-time students with gender distribution of 10,538 male and 9,012 female students.

Palomar College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 5,246 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Palomar College has a total enrollment of 19,550 with a gender distribution of 53.90% male (10,538 students) and 46.10% female (9,012 students).

Student Population By Gender
Palomar College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	19,550	10,538	9,012
Full-time	6,443	3,411	3,032
Part-time	13,107	7,127	5,980

[Chart] Palomar College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Palomar College has 6,443 full-time and 13,107 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 6,443 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 13,107 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Palomar College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	19,550	6,443	13,107
Men	10,538	3,411	7,127
Women	9,012	3,032	5,980

[Chart] Palomar College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Palomar College, 5,246 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,667 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 19,550 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Palomar College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	19,550	19,550
Online Exclusively	5,246	5,246
In Some Online Classes	6,667	6,667
Not In Online Classes	7,637	7,637

[Chart] Palomar College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Palomar College. There are 117 American Indian/Native American, 6,181 White, 573 Black/African American, 1,282 Asian, 9,728 Hispanic, 79 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 838 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Palomar College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	19,550	10,538	9,012
American Indian/Native American	117	57	60
Asian	1,282	659	623
Black/African American	573	335	238
Hispanic	9,728	4,971	4,757
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	79	44	35
White	6,181	3,586	2,595
Two More	1,239	674	565
Race Un-Known	259	164	95

[Chart] Palomar CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

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

Student Age Distribution
Palomar College
	Undergraduate
Total	19,550
Under 18	2,331
Age 18-19	4,904
Age 20-21	3,057
Age 22-24	2,677
Age 25-29	2,332
Age 30-34	1,534
Age 35-39	954
Age 40-49	973
Age 50-64	629
Over 64	159
Age Un-Known	0

[Chart] Palomar College 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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