Gulf Coast State College enrolls 5,379 undergrads

At Gulf Coast State College, 63 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 60 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The four-year public institution in Panama City enrolled 5,379 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 2.8 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

97 percent of undergraduates are residents of Florida, and 3 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (72 percent) and Black or African American (11 percent).

Gulf Coast State College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
5,379
Transfers
148
2.8%
Male
~2,152
40%
Female
~3,227
60%
Age 24 and under
~3,389
63%
Age 25 and over
~1,990
37%
In-state residence
~5,218
97%
Out of state residence
~161
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~54
1%
Asian
~161
3%
Black or African American
~592
11%
Hispanic/Latino
~323
6%
White
~3,873
72%
Two or more races
~161
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~861
16%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,399
26%
Not enrolled in distance education
~3,120
58%