College of the Desert

2-4 Years Public College In Palm Desert, CA

Total 10,382 students are enrolled in College of the Desert (all undergraduate). Among them, 4,078 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 452 faculties are working for College of the Desert and student to faculty ratio is 22.97 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	10,382 (undergraduate)
Online Degree Enrollment	4,078
Total Number of Faculty	452
Student to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 10,382 students enrolled into College of the Desert. All students are enrolled in undergraduate programs. By attending status. there are 3,727 full-time and 6,655 part-time students. By gender, 4,205 male and 6,024 female students are attending at College of the Desert. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for College of the Desert.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Undergraduate	10,229	4,205	6,024

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,229	3,727	6,502
Undergraduate	10,229	3,727	6,502

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at College of the Desert. There are 1,594 White (15.58%), 242 Black/African American (2.37%), 7,561 Hispanic (73.92%), 310 Asian (3.03%), and 522 students with other races.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at College of the Desert
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,229	4,205	6,024
American Indian/Native American	27	9	18
Asian	310	149	161
Black/African American	242	108	134
Hispanic	7,561	2,938	4,623
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	6	0
White	1,594	756	838
Two More	311	143	168
Un-Known	115	60	55

Distance Learning Population

College of the Desert offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses). 7,621 students (74.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,344 students (13.14% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for College of the Desert.

Distance Learning Student Population at College of the Desert
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Number of Students	10,229	7,621	1,344	1,264

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at College of the Desert. 2,900 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.35% of total students), 4,014 students are aged below 20 (39.24%), 329 students are aged above 50 (3.22%). The following summarizes the student population by age at College of the Desert.

Student Population By Age at College of the Desert
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,229	4,205	6,024
Under 18	1,155	528	627
Age 18-19	2,859	1,313	1,546
Age 20-21	1,698	747	951
Age 22-24	1,202	501	701
Age 25-29	1,218	432	786
Age 30-34	791	259	532
Age 35-39	474	152	322
Age 40-49	503	155	348
Age 50-64	271	96	175
Over 64	58	22	36
Age Un-Known	0	0	0