SMC Student Population

Total 22,375 students are enrolled in Santa Monica College (all undergraduate). Among them, 10,229 students are enrolled in online degree/certificate programs. 1,224 faculties are working for Santa Monica College and student to faculty ratio is 18.28 to 1.
  • Total Student Population: 22,375
  • Undergraduate: 22,375
  • Online Students: 10,229

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Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2022-2023, total 22,375 students enrolled into Santa Monica College. All students are enrolled in undergraduate programs. By attending status. there are 8,852 full-time and 13,523 part-time students. By gender, 9,905 male and 12,470 female students are attending at Santa Monica College. Next table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Santa Monica College.
Student Population By Gender
Santa Monica College
TotalMaleFemale
Undergraduate22,3759,90512,470
Student Population By Attending Status
Santa Monica College
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22,3758,85213,523
Undergraduate22,3758,85213,523

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at Santa Monica College.
There are 5,723 White (25.58%), 1,980 Black/African American (8.85%), 9,314 Hispanic (41.63%), 1,993 Asian (8.91%), and 3,365 students with other races.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Santa Monica College
TotalMaleFemale
Total22,3759,90512,470
American Indian/Native American281216
Asian1,9939181,075
Black/African American1,9808671,113
Hispanic9,3143,8985,416
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander291217
White5,7232,6993,024
Two More1,203540663
Un-Known609268341

Online Student Population

Santa Monica College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses). 10,229 students (45.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 7,876 students (35.20% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for Santa Monica College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Santa Monica College
TotalEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students22,37510,2297,8764,270

Population by Student Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Santa Monica College. 7,619 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.05% of total students), 7,503 students are aged below 20 (33.53%), 865 students are aged above 50 (3.87%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Santa Monica College.
Student Population By Age at Santa Monica College
TotalMaleFemale
Total22,3759,90512,470
Under 181,155511644
Age 18-196,3482,9663,382
Age 20-214,2941,9962,298
Age 22-243,3251,5581,767
Age 25-292,8071,2101,597
Age 30-341,7226871,035
Age 35-39883338545
Age 40-49976323653
Age 50-64703251452
Over 641626597

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023