College of the Desert Student Population Overview

College of the Desert educates a diverse community of 14,165 students, with 14,165 pursuing undergraduate degrees and engaged in advanced graduate studies.

College of the Desert has a mixed enrollment student body with 26% of students being full-time and 74% being part-time, totaling 14,165 students across all enrollment types.

For undergraduates at College of the Desert, the majority of students fall in the 18-19 age range with 3,333 students, but also includes 1,405 students in the Under 18 range, 1,684 students in the 20-21 range, 1,199 students in the 22-24 range, 3,140 students in the 25+ range. For graduate students, the distribution shows 0 students in the Under 18 age group, with .

College of the Desert has more women than men with 8,041 female students and 6,124 male students enrolled.

College of the Desert has 178% (1,999 students) from in-state California, and 4% (44 students) from international locations.