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Student Population

Student Population at Great Basin

Total Enrollment

3,197 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

3,197

Online Enrollment

2,998

Men Students

1,136

Women Students

2,061

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,197 students have enrolled at Great Basin College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,136 male and 2,061 female students are attending Great Basin College. By attendance status, there are 878 full-time students and 2,319 part-time students.

The number of students at Great Basin College is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nevada.

Great Basin College offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,998 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Great Basin College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,136 male and 2,061 female students attending Great Basin. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Great Basin.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Great Basin
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,197	878	2,319
Men	1,136	355	781
Women	2,061	523	1,538

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,811 White students (56.65%) and 809 Hispanic students (25.30%) at Great Basin College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Great Basin College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Great Basin College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	74	22	52
Asian	92	34	58
Black or African American	145	57	88
Hispanic	809	283	526
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	3	13
White	1,811	636	1,175
Two or More Races	146	48	98
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	102	53	49
Total	3,197	1,136	2,061

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,008 students whose age under twenty five and 879 students whose age is over thirty years old at Great Basin College.

Especially, 1,012 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Great Basin College.

Population by Student Age at Great Basin College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,197	1,136	2,061
Under 18	1,012	380	632
18-19	484	228	256
20-21	275	92	183
22-24	237	75	162
25-29	310	91	219
30-34	278	86	192
35-39	220	51	169
40-49	242	80	162
50-64	127	50	77
65 and over	12	3	9
Total	3,197	1,136	2,061

Online Student Population

At Great Basin College, 3,165 students (99.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,998 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,732 students live in Nevada where Great Basin College is located in and 256 students have enrolled from other states.