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San Diego Mesa College Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the San Diego Mesa College diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

San Diego Mesa College Student Population

How Many Students Attend San Diego Mesa College?

San Diego Mesa College total enrollment is approximately 20,693 students.

San Diego Mesa College Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time San Diego Mesa College undergraduate population is made up of 54% women, and 46% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

San Diego Mesa College Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Hispanic	1,710
White	1,004
Asian	534
Multi-Ethnic	307
Black or African American	244
International	75
Unknown	66
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	19

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

San Diego Mesa College Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Hispanic	8,082
White	6,090
Asian	3,107
Multi-Ethnic	1,586
Black or African American	1,197
Unknown	378
International	112
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	92

San Diego Mesa College Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 11,788 female students and 8,905 male students at San Diego Mesa College.

Learn more about international students at San Diego Mesa College.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At San Diego Mesa College, 38.94% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	4,700
20-21	4,463
22-24	4,164
25-29	3,941
35 and over	2,421
30-34	1,714
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.